300 FORCING STRAWBERRIES, &C. 



the tan, which will revive the heat, arid then 

 replunge them immediately. As the plants 

 advance in growth, be careful to attend to the 

 watering. They will require a greater supply to 

 the earth while in bloom and the fruit setting ; 

 but when the fruit is ripening, very little should 

 given, in order to preserve the rich flavour of the 

 fruit. 



Therefore in hotbeds, either of dung or tan, 

 supplies may be produced in succession, by in- 

 troducing the plants at different times, and by 

 occasional linings to the former, and forking up 

 the latter, the heat may be revived to produce 

 fruit, until the strawberries arrive at maturity in 

 the open ground ; and for the purpose of having 

 plants which may be depended on for fruiting 

 successfully, it is advisable to have fresh supplies 

 prepared for forcing, as formerly described, every 

 season, which will preclude the necessity of for- 

 cing the plants a second time, which seldom 

 proves so successful as fresh plants. 



FORCING RASPBERRIES. 



Par. 66. The raspberry as a table fruit being 



