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892, writes: Strawberries have just commenced, and they will lor 
'* on until Ma e m here a particular kind, consisting of three 

el 
* runners are cu tof until May (when the: crop ends). This 
5 ol gape fruiting kind. The northern and English varieties AN 
'“ thrive 
In the p Mountains, Jamaica, a wild strawberry, supposed to be an 
_ escape from gardens, is found very abundantly at elevations of 4,000 to 
a feet. The fruit is regularly gathered and sold in the Kingston 
arket 
iie following note on GINSENG is given in the Official Guide to the 2 
caer pened of Economic Botany at Kew (Dicotyledons and Gymnos osperms), 
p. 87 
^ Ginseng, the root of Aralia quinquefolia, A. Gray, var. ginseng, 
Reg. et Maack, is native of North China. It is so highly valued as a 
tonic and stimulant medicine in China that it is sold at from 20 to 250 
times its weight in silver, sometimes for 506 times this amount. It 
.possesses no important medicinal properties. Corean ginseng is the 
peeve article of. export from Corea into China. It ranks in quality 
xt 
r Chi A on(of 2 
years) mainly through Hong Ko one is abot 00,000 Ibs. It is ranke 
by the Chinese as about fourth in quality, Topine being the least 
son 
Efforts have aa made from time to time to ea pe Conran 
Gauero plant at Kew. Recently a small packet of ived 
at this aibhae from Mr. Walter C. Hillier, Her Majesty’ s Consul 
eneral in Cores, with the following interesting note, dated bu. 
January 6tlí, 1 
“ T have taken some time to reply to your | ees of last Maj 
regard to ise Made owing to the great difficulty I have experi 
in procuring any. The Coreans are very loth to to part with seeds for f 
that their practical monopoly | in this root should be invaded, an 


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at Kew Hie Mr. oe Star oe VIE of the Mueve 
