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manner of producing seedling plants is novel, and, as he believes, 

 expedites their production. He produces by artificial means the 

 same thing that the cold of winter produces. 



The berries of this plant being so very large, and growing 

 solid and of a handsome crimson color, will be valuable for mar- 

 ket gardeners, even if not very high flavored. We think it well 

 worth the attention of cultivators. Mr. Ward, who is a relative 

 of Mr. Longworth, says Mr. Longworth is much pleased with 

 this new seedling. 



Mr. Pardee — I don't think there is any necessity of the freez- 

 ing process mentioned, to produce new seedling strawberries. 

 And I judge from the structure of this plant that it is not a 

 prolific bearer. The fruit is very large and handsome, but is it 

 an improvement 7 The shape and color of this berry shows that 

 it is very like, if not really, a Longworth's prolific. It is a 

 settled point that the Running Alpine strawberry never hybridizes 

 with any other variety. The Bush Alpine makes a beautiful 

 border, much better than the box plant. 



Dr. Knight — I have noticed in Paris that the strawberry season 

 is much longer than it is here, and I should like to inquire if any 

 person has ever attempted to prolong their bearing by artificial 

 means, and with what success ? 



Solon Robinson — I will answer that question. Mr. Charles 

 Peabody, of Columbus, Georgia, is the only successful cultivator 

 of strawberies, I believe, in the United States, who has pursued 

 a course that prolongs the bearing season. He has sent his fruit 

 regularly and continuously to market for six months of the year, 

 from the same beds, and his vines have produced fruit ten months 

 out of twelve. Now this is all accomplished by very simple 

 means, and is not at all in consequence of the latitude, except 

 that the bearing season may commence earlier there than here. 

 At first, Mr. Peabody grew vines upon rich soil, and the conse- 

 quence was that he grew vines and not fruit; he could at any 

 time moAV a heavy swath of just such rank leaves as these before 

 us; but as he did not want to grow strawberry hay, and did want 

 to grow fruit, he began to think what nature did to produce 

 strawberries, and changed his course. He then set his plants 



