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in the row : these soon put forth luxuriant runners, ex- 

 tending before the winter to the edges of the bed. 



" At the close of the year 1819, the bed was covered 

 with the plants, and the runners of the former year had 

 thrown out a number of upright bearing shoots, from 

 which, last year, I gathered several bottles of excellent 

 fruit, much superior in flavour to any imported berries I 

 have ever tasted. In the autumn of 1820 I had the satis- 

 faction to see the entire bed filled so completely by the 

 plants, as to form a mass through which scarcely a weed 

 could penetrate, the whole exhibiting a profusion of 

 bearing branches, which are now (May 1821) putting 

 forth such an abundance of blossoms as not only to make 

 a very handsome appearance, but to promise a supply of 

 berries far exceeding my expectations. 



"The plants, after the first supply, may be easily pro- 

 pagated to any extent that may be required ; for though 

 they root more freely under glass, yet a hot-bed is not 

 absolutely necessary to raise them. 



" I have known the cuttings strike well, and make good 

 plants in pots in the open air, and after being rooted they 

 require no trouble to preserve them. One of the boxes of 

 those raised in 1818, has been left exposed to the open 

 air throughout three summers and as many winters, and 

 though no care was bestowed on the plants, and the depth 

 of earth did not exceed four inches, yet neither the sum- 

 mer's heat nor winter's cold affected them, and last year 

 they produced some very fine berries. This proves their 

 hardy nature, and that an exposed situation will not be 

 inimical to the health of the plants. The berries I have 

 likewise found to be as little susceptible of injury from 

 being allowed to remain out late in the season ; for on 

 examining my bed in April last, I discovered that out of 

 a considerable number which had not been gathered in 



