34 THE CULTURE OF 



Good flavoured Crops produced by having the Sun. 



It may also be remarked, that in moist 

 seasons, such shade will be found of little 

 use, crops of strawberries being general 

 with little attention in most situations in 

 wet and cloudy summers : but it deserves 

 to be understood that crops thus produced, 

 having the advantage of all the sun which 

 the usual time of ripening affords, will be 

 found equal to any other ; and in common, 

 but more especially in warm and hot sea- 

 sons, ample crops of full-grown fruit may 

 be uniformly looked for ; while those indis- 

 criminately planted, without regard to soil 

 or exposure, notwithstanding repeated libe^ 

 ral and expensive supplies of water in dry 

 seasons will, in general, produce, at best, 

 partial crops, or diminutive fruit. 



From what has been stated on the advan- 

 tage of shady situation, some persons may, 

 with apparent reason, incline to consider 

 any common north border eligible. Such 



