On the Forcing of the Strawberry. 47 



of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, must remember 

 a remarkable specimen, which graced the magriificent dis- 

 play of its sister varieties, and which was produced in the 

 immediate vicinity. Yours, 



John Lewis Russell. 



Salem, Jan. 1, 1836. 



Art. II. On the Forcing of the Strawberry. By E. Sayers, 

 Newark, New Jersey. 



The high estimation in which the Fragdria, or strawberry 

 (as its name imports, from the very apparent qualities it 

 possesses as a superior table fruit), has been held for many 

 years, render it needless, in this place, to bestow any enco- 

 miums on its recommendation ; as a table fruit, it may be 

 considered of the first order, and in the confectionary de- 

 partment it is used in various ways, as creams, jams and 

 jellies. To these may be said that it is of a very wholesome 

 quality, and recommended by the faculty, in many cases of 

 sickness, in their catalogue of pleasant remedies, in which 

 it is said to dissolve the tartareous incrustations on the 

 teeth, promote perspiration, and sweeten the breath. 



Class and Order. According to the Linnsean system, it 

 belongs to the twelfth class, Icosdndria., having many sta- 

 mens or male parts attached to the calyx ; and the order 

 Polygynia, having more than ten stiles or stigmas. 



Species. The species are numerous and undetermined, 

 and are found to be natives of Britain, France, North and 

 South America, India, and other parts of the world. 



The varieties are very ntunerous, and daily increasing, by 

 crossing them by means of impregnation, by which many 

 very fine varieties have been obtained, as Keen's seedling, 

 Bostock, Wilmot's superb, &c. &c. 



PROPAGATING THE STRAWBERRY FOR FORCING. 



Rooting the Plants. The method mostly adopted, and 

 which, I think, most recommendable, is, to plant out some 

 stools purposely, either in the spring or fall, on a rich plot 

 of ground, in a western aspect. They may be planted 

 three feet apart, and the ground well worked between them 

 by digging in the spring and summer. When the flower 

 trusses or stems begin to show, they should be nipped off^ 



