THE STRAWBERRY. 17 



Method of preparing Composts. 



compost, in which to plant Strawberries* 

 and apply to the beds for an autumnal 

 dressing, is as follows: One half of fresh or 

 maiden earth from a rich pasture ground 

 of cool, soft, and loamy texture, taken one 

 whole spit deep with the turf; one fourth, 

 of soft and black bog earth, or of any other 

 substitute that can most readily be ob- 

 tained; with one fourth of rotten neat's 

 cow's, or swine's dung ; or in default of this, 

 the most rotten hot-bed manure, well incor- 

 porated, which will be most readily effected 

 by laying the whole together, and frequently 

 turning it over during six, nine, or twelve 

 months. 



The peculiar method of preparing com- 

 post will be found more particularly ex- 

 plained in the culture of Ribes Grossularia, 

 ■—the Gooseberry. 



