STEAWBEKRY 



HABDY FRUIT GABDEN strawberry 1091 



and more airy place if possible, with 

 plenty of sunlight to bring the fruit to 

 maturity. 



Where greenhouses and conservatories 

 exist there is very little difficulty in obtain- 

 ing early Strawberries in pots in this way. 

 The plants need not aU be forced into 

 fruit at the same period. This may be 

 arranged by taking' a few from the cold 

 frame to the somewhat warmer tempera- 

 ture at mtervals of a week or a fortnight, 

 as required. 



After fruiting, the plants may be 

 transplanted in the open ground at the 

 end of May or beginning of Jujie, in 

 warm sheltered spots, and if they have 

 not been allowed to bear too heavily, will 

 very likely produce a second crop of fruit 

 in autumn in the open air if the season 

 has been at all a good one. To increase 

 the chance of obtaining a second crop of 

 fruit, it is safer to grow the plants in 

 frames in good soil, as they can then be 

 protected in autumn in the event of bad 

 weather. 



Enemies. — Outdoor Strawberries are 

 sometimes preyed upon by caterpillars, 

 slugs, snails, and the larvae of a little 

 beetle called Otiorhynchus sulcatus. 

 Picking by hand and destroying under 

 foot will put an end to the larger 

 marauders, and a dressing of soot and 

 lime in winter or early spring on the soil 

 round the plants wiU also be a great 

 preventive against most of them, large 

 and small. Mice often disfigure the fruit 

 by eating the seeds, and must be diligently 

 trapped until they are exterminated. 



VARIETIES or STBAWBBERY TO GROW 



There are about 200 varieties of Straw- 

 berries, which have been described at one 

 time or another, but many — perhaps the 

 great majority — exist no longer, except 

 in name. The following varieties will be 

 found the most serviceable for outdoor 

 cultivation, but will also stand forcing 

 well. They have been arranged as nearly 

 as possible in the order of ripening. 



It must not be taken for granted, 

 however, that they will succeed equally 

 well in all parts of the country, and it is 

 not unusual to hear glowing accounts 

 and exactly the reverse from gardeners 

 who grow the same variety, and who 

 perhaps obtained their plants from the 

 same source. 



Royal Sovereign. — This is a very 

 early vigorous variety with very large 



conical fruits of delicious flavour. It is 

 comparatively new, but has already found 

 its way into almost every garden, both 

 for outdoor and indoor cultivation. It 

 bears abundantly, but in some soils lacks 

 flavour. 



Keen's Seedling. — This variety was 

 raised in Isleworth as long ago as 1820, 

 and still retains its hold upon gardeners. 

 It has large deep crimson fruits, with a 

 brisk and agreeable flavour. 



Sir Joseph Paxton. — An excellent 

 Strawberry for the open air and also for 

 forcing. The fruit is large and handsome, 

 solid, and highly flavoured. 



Dr. Hogg. — This is an excellent and 

 good all-round Strawberry with very 

 large fruits, rich and highly flavoured. 



La Grosse Sucree. — This is an ex- 

 cellent and highly flavoured variety, and 

 well adapted for forcing. The fruit is 

 large, deep glossy red. 



Vicoratesse Hericart de Thury. — This 

 is a grand Strawberry, although not of 

 the largest size, conical, bright red, with 

 a brisk rich flavour. It bears abun- 

 dantly, and is very hardy as well as good 

 for forcing. 



President. — An excellent open air 

 Strawberry, large, deep crimson, with a 

 firm flesh and high flavour. Also good 

 for forcing. 



Waterloo. — This is a very highly 

 flavoured late Strawberry, although its 

 peculiar deep purplish-crimson colour 

 when fally ripe is not very attractive. 



Latest of All. — This is a new late 

 Strawberry with large fruits of a rich and 

 pleasant flavour. In some poor soils it is 

 apt to be one of the first to ripen. 



The above varieties will give a good 

 succession from the earliest to the latest. 

 Where space for other varieties exists, the 

 following sorts arranged in the order of 

 ripening may also be grown if desired : 

 Kmg of the Earlies, Auguste Nicaise, 

 Lord Suffield, QiMiton Park, British 

 Queen, Noble, a fine-flavoured and good 

 all-round Strawberry in some localities, 

 and Elton, the latter being particularly 

 suitable for preserving. Garibaldi is still 

 a great favourite in the North. 



PERPETUAL STRAWBERRIES 



Within the past two or three years 

 great attention has been called to some 

 varieties of the Alpine Strawberry which 

 promise to extend the Strawberry season 

 from early summer to late autumn. The 



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