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APPENDIX D. 



From the " Horticulturist," August, 1854 By P. Barry, Editor. 

 THE CULTIVATION OF THE STRAWBERRY. 



The discussion of tlie Strawberry question, which 

 has occupied the pages of agricultural and horticultural 

 journals so largely for a few years past, has been the 

 means, directly and indirectly, of advancing materially 

 the cultivation of that fruit. We find ample evidence 

 of this in the more abundant supply of our markets, 

 and in the production of a large number of seedling 

 varieties. Eecent letters from correspondents in all 

 parts of the country, as well as the reports of late 

 exhibitions, all testify to the very general interest 

 which is felt on the subject, and the progress that has 

 been made. But, after all, we are constrained to say 

 that our cultivation is yet very indifferent. The size 

 and appearance of the great bulk of fruit offered in 

 market, convince us of this. Those who know how to 

 cultivate are in many cases slovenly, or act upon the 

 principle that good culture will not pay ; while there 

 are many who fail for want of correct information. 

 We have now before us a large number of inquiries on 

 the subject. One wants to know how to prepare the 

 soil; another, wh^n to plant; and another, how to 

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