THE STRAWBERRY. 9 



Where Compost is necessary. 



tioned description, the moist and cool com- 

 post or manure recommended may, in all 

 cases, be vised with the greatest promise of 

 success. But where such is not the natural 

 soil, similar compost ought to be pi'ocured :, 

 except in situations where the soil is found 

 to consist principally of good bog earth ; 

 where the additition of neat, cow, or swine's 

 dung, in good proportion, is all which can 

 be further necessary. But where the com- 

 mon soil is the reverse to either we have de- 

 scribed as friendly, it is reccommended to 

 form the beds entirely of the compost pre- 

 scribed, which being required not more 

 than one foot deep, the roots of these plants 

 growing near the surface, sufficient quan- 

 tity of bog earth, rotten tree soil, or de- 

 cayed leaves, may be obtained in most situa- 

 tions. These beds require to be formed in 

 all respects as the former, with the excep- 

 tion of digging out the common earth one 

 foot deep, laying a part thereof on the sides 



