420 FORCING DEPARTMENT. 



FORCING OF STRAWBERRIES. 



The fruit of the Strawberry may be successfully 

 brought to perfection at an early season, by placing 

 a number of these plants in any of the forcing 

 houses, where they can have a free circulation of air 

 and light, and can be kept well supplied with water, 

 as they appear to require it. They may also be 

 grown and fruited, in small pits, heated with hot 

 water. The pits might be adapted, with advantage, 

 for the growth of the Melon or Cucumber, during the 

 Summer months, after the Strawberry forcing is 

 over. 



But those forcing houses that are constructed 

 with upright or front lights, are well adapted for 

 producing an early crop of Strawberries ; and a suc- 

 cession of this fruit may be kept up by placing a 

 row of their pots along the front of the house, as 

 near to the glass as possible, where they will have 

 the full benefit of the sun and light. A regular suc- 

 cession of plants should be placed in each compart- 

 ment, according as artificial heat is applied for the 

 acceleration of the other fruits, which will bring the 

 Strawberry to perfection, without any additional 

 expense for fuel. A constant supply may thus be 

 obtained from the beginning of March, until the 

 regular fruiting season in the open ground. 



The principal point in Strawberry forcing is, to 

 have a large stock of well prepared plants, that have 



