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is the strawberry wheat and will always sell at some price. 

 There are but few regions where it cannot be grown profitably, 

 and it certainly is the most abundant bearer of any variety yet 

 generally known. On strong moist land it will produce enormous 

 crops of fair sized berries. But if the ground is poor and becomes 

 hard and dry during the bearing season the fruit runs very small 

 toward the last, and scarcely pays for picking. • 



After the main planting of the Wilson, there are a dozen good 

 varieties to choose from, and which of these are the most profit- 

 able will depend largely upon the nature of the soil, locality and 

 market. If the soil is a good moist loam or inclined to clay, I 

 would recommend Triomphe de Gand, Jucunda and President 

 Wilder, grown in narrow rows. These varieties always bring- 

 high prices, but on light land and with ordinary culture seldom 

 pay. On a thin sandy soil I would suggest Seth .Boyden, Mon- 

 arch of the West, Charles Downing, Kentucky Seedling, and 

 Champion, adding that these strong growing varieties with ordinary 

 care will grow and bear well on almost any soil. The Downer 

 and Green Prolific flourish where a weed will, and few weeds 

 can get the better of them. They bear abundantly berries that 

 iare tolerable for home use but too soft for market. They are 

 good varieties for those who want strawberries without labor. 

 On the other hand, for the amateur who is willing to pet his plants 

 and keep all runners cut, the La Constant, Lenig's White, Black 

 Defiance, and Kissena give beautiful and delicious fruit. There 

 are also new varieties of great promise, the best of which to 

 my knowledge, are Great American and Dutchess. One of 

 the largest, the latest and most beautiful berry that I have 

 seen is the President Wilder. To my taste its flavor is 

 unsurpassed and it also brings the highest prices. It bears well 

 with me, but requires a strong, moist, rich soil. It should have a 

 place in every garden. For general culture after the Wilson 

 I would recommend the Seth Boyden, Charles Downing, and 

 Monarch of the West. I would also advise the trial of several 

 other varieties, as the Colonel Cheney, Triomphe de Gand, &c., 

 on a. iiiiiittid scale. The grower must learn by experience what 



