EVER-BEARING STRAWBERRIES. 47 



pleasure in inserting Mr. Peabody's plan and directions 

 in full, in his interesting articles, in the Appendix, A. 



On the 20th December last, Mr.'Peabody took up a 

 few plants in fruit from his garden, and placed them, 

 with the soil attached, in a basket, and sent them by 

 express to Messrs. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 13 John 

 street, New York. On their arrival, on Christmas 

 Day, they were well loaded with large, ripe ilovey's 

 and Early Scarlets, together with a large variety of 

 green fruit, of all sizes, from that of a pea upwards to 

 full-grown berries. They remained on exhibition in 

 their windows some two weeks, when they were 

 politely handed to us, and we had them potted in a 

 greenhouse, with soil composed mostly of sand. The 

 plants all grew finely ; in March they came into blos- 

 som, and in May into ripe fruit. The foliage was very 

 small, but healthy. They continued in blossom and 

 bearing during the months of May, June, and July, 

 without sending out a single runner, and some of the 

 plants at the present time (the 14th of August) are in 

 blossom, and have not started a runner. On one of 

 the pots which had no runners started, we placed a 

 very little rich soil, and in a week the plant threw up 

 vigorous runners, caused by the slight addition to the 

 richness of the soil. 



The inference we draw from all this is, that no 

 variety is ever-bearing under our usual manner oi 



