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is an excellent strawberry, forces well and sets re- 

 markably free. La Marguerite and Victoria are also 

 very showy varieties. But had I to force many 

 thousands of plants, I would still cling to the old 

 favourites — namely, Black Prince, Keen's SeedUng, 

 and Vicomtesse Hericart de Thury, the latter two 

 predominating. Then for late sorts nothing can be 

 more satisfactory than Sir Charles Napier, President, 

 and, where it does well, British Queen. Those who 

 may fancy a few very large fruits should grow Dr 

 Hogg and James Veitch, but their size is about all the 

 good quality they possess. I have, however, proved 

 that localities, or rather soils, influence strawberries 

 very much, some succeeding where others fail, and 

 vice versd. 



