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rest are quite small, and, the second season, there are very few large ones, even 

 amongst the first berries. It is, therefore, not worthy of a place in the market 

 garden. 



The Parry is a fairly vigorous plant. Its berries are borne on long upright 

 stalks, which stand stiffly above the leaves. On this account it appears to carry 

 a heavier crop than it really does. It may, however, be called a productive 

 berry. The fruit is large, smooth and rather attractive looking. It produces 

 very few runners, however, and the rows, in consequence, soon become rather 

 thin. 



Among the list which we have put down as being discarded from the market 

 plantation are the following: Ohio, Burt, Pineapple, Itasca, Cloud, Seneca 

 Queen, Belmont, May King and Downing. 



The Woolverton berry, which was on our list of distribution for a time, 

 was originated by Mr. John Little, of Granton, Ont., and is considered by him 

 one of his best seedlings. Mr. Crawford, of Ohio, has tested it and considers it 

 a variety of great merit. The fruit is large, resembling the Bubach. m form. 

 Our plants of it failed to grow, and, therefore, we cannot report upon its merits. 



MODERN FRUIT ROOMS. 



jHE most approved method is to have the building wholly above 

 ground, and to double or treble the walls. In climates where the 

 temperature does not go much below zero, a well-constructed double 

 wall, double doors and double window sash would be quite safe- 

 For greater security, supposing the walls to be wood, the inside faces of the 

 double wall should be lined with felt. The roof should be also double, with 

 provision for a ventilator if it should be found necessary to use one. This may 

 not be required if windows arc so arranged that there can be a current of air 

 passed through now and then. Air should not be given except when the tem- 

 perature outside equals that within ; otherwise there will be a troublesome con- 

 densation of moisture, which is what we should try to avoid. The interior shcmld 

 have as many shelves as can be conveniently placed, on which the fruit is to be 

 spread, and so arranged as to be easy of access for handling and observation. 

 The fruit may be several courses thick on the shelves, even heaped, without 

 injury, provided we secure the best conditions for preserving it ; hay may be 

 placed over the fruit if there is danger of frost penetrating, but this should be 

 avoided, if possible, because a fruit house should be a show house equal to a 

 greenhouse of pretty flowers ; and, indeed, there are few more beautiful sights to 

 which to invite friends than a well-ordered fruit house, with every variety on its 

 own separate shelf, and presenting to the beholder the most glorious reasons for 

 its existence. — Ohio Farmer. 



