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ing of the polleniser or perfect flowering plant should, moreover, be 

 more protracted than that of the " pistillate," so as to fertilise all 

 the blossoms throughout the blossoming period. 



It is convenient in that case that the sorts brought together, 

 instead of being intermixed haphazard, should be planted in alter- 

 nate rows. It is generally considered that one row of perfect or 

 bi-sexual strawberries is sufficient to three rows of "pistillate." 

 The pollen in that case is conveyed from blossom to blossom by the 

 agency of wind, insects, and notably bees, which in every well con- 

 ducted strawberry garden should receive every care and attention. 



Although it is recommended that the amateur should do well 

 to entirely avoid pistillates, the commercial grower, on the other 

 hand, will find them as a rule, under proper treatment, more 

 prolific, hardier, and better packers than the majority of straw- 

 berries : ex Haverland. 



Nor are all imperfect strawberries exclusively pistillated ; 

 amongst them, and especially in the Hautbois and the Chilian 

 strawberries, male organs only are found 

 on separate plants, as well as female 

 organs on others, and the former are 

 strictly " staminate." Either of the two 

 if left alone would be barren. Occa- 

 sionally even these species produce 

 perfect flowers, and it is'by propagating 

 such plants by runners that self-prolific 

 stock have been raised. When the 

 Chilian strawberries were first intro- 

 duced into Europe, they found little or 

 no favour, all the plants introduced 

 being found to possess female organs 

 only, and it was only after their cultural 

 peculiarities became better known that 

 they were reinstated and attained to the 

 exhalted position they now occupy in the 

 estimation of professional growers. Haverland. 



Another peculiarity with regard to fsome of these varieties is 

 that the male plants are generally more numerous in runners than 

 the female, and grow to vigorous, healthy plants, which tempt the 

 growers ; their selection will, however, only lead to so many barren 

 plants being planted. 



The conclusion growers should draw from these notes is that 

 although pistillate sorts are highly profitable, they should not be 

 planted alone, but other sorts with perfect flowering organs should 

 be planted amongst them. 



Propagation. Strawberries are propagated from seeds, runners, 

 and divisions of the roots. Propagation by seeds is only resorted 

 to for raising new varieties or crosses. The seeds may either be 

 washed out of the pulp crushed in water, or it may be preserved in 

 the dried pulp. They may be sown immediately or kept till next 



