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the next year. The same care must be taken as in plant- 

 ing the pot layers ; the ground must be kept clear of 

 weeds, and the runners pinched or cut off to make fruit- 

 ing crowns. By the usual field method of culture, it 

 will be seen that there is a loss of one season in about 

 three ; for in the year of planting of course no fruit is 

 produced. Our own practice is to set aside enough to 

 produce early plants, so that pot layers can be obtained 

 to set out by the 15th of July ; thus a full crop of the 

 finest fruit is had every season, and with less cost, we 

 think ; for the only labor, after planting, is to keep the 

 ground clean and pinch off the runners, from July to 

 October, with the certainty of getting a full crop next 

 June, or in less than a year from the time of planting, 

 while by planting by ordinary layers, if set out in Au- 

 gust, we have three months of fall culture, and six or 

 seven months of the next summer's culture, before a crop 

 is produced. Again, if the crop is continued to- fruit 

 the second or third year, every one who has had expe- 

 rience with the nature of the plant knows that the labor 

 of keeping the plants free from weeds is enormous ; 

 while by the pot layering method of taking a fresh crop 

 each year, much of such labor is dispensed with. 



There are hardly two sections of the country, 100 miles 

 apart, where the same varieties of Strawberries are grown. 

 We can only offer those grown in the vicinity of New 

 York as our standard. 



The Henderson. (See figure 102.) This new Strawberry 

 originated with Mr. George Seymour, South Norwalk, 

 Conn., in 1883, who named it in honor of the author of 

 this work. It is doubtful if there is an other Strawberry in 

 cultivation having such a combination of good qualities 

 as the " Henderson." The fruit is of the largest size, rich, 

 glossy crimson in color, looking as if varnished, early 

 and exceedingly productive, but its excelling merit is its 

 exquisite flavor and aroma. Whether for family or mar- 



