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GARDENI-NG FOR THE SOUTH. 



strips occupied by tlie plants, tlie same plot of ground 

 will remain productive many years. To produce supe- 

 rior crops, in tliis mode as well as the former, liberal water- 

 ing is required. 



Varieties. — As the season of this fruit, with the ex- 

 ception of Large Early Scarlet and Hovey's Seedling, is 

 very short, but few varieties are required. Having tried 

 Hovey's Seedling, Boston Pine, Hudson, Burr's New Pine, 

 Moyamensing, Rival Hudson, Black Prince, Cuthill's Black 

 Prince, Bishop's Orange, Longworth's Prolific, British 

 Queen, McAvoy's Superior, Walker's Seedling, Buist's 

 Prize, English Red, White Wood, and several others. Of 

 these I have selected for my own grounds the following 

 •varieties, as decidedly the most desirable : — 



Large Early Scarlet. — An American variety. Fruit 

 pretty large, roundish, ovate, regular, light scarlet, seeds 

 deeply imbedded ; flesh tender, and of a rich excellent 

 flavor, leaves broad, deep green, flowers large and perfect. 

 The most valuable Hermaphrodite variety. It will stand 

 dry weather better than most varieties ; bears well ; in a 

 bed of pistillates it is easily distinguished by its foliage. 



Bishojp's Orange. — Fruit light scarlet, somewhat ap- 

 proaching orange, of large size ; shape conical, regular, 

 borne in large clusters lying on the surface; flesh firm 

 and of high flavor. A fine bearer and a favorite with me, 

 requires but little care. In flavor, excellent ; flowers 

 pistillate. 



Hoveyh Seedling. — When we consider the size, flavor, 

 and its habit of long-continued bearing where well cul- 

 tivated, this is the finest of strawberries. Like all the 

 pistillate varieties, it needs a fertilizer. It is the best 

 market strawberry known, and when fully ripened, it is 

 excelled in flavor by few varieties. Leaves large, bright 

 green, foot-stalks long and erect ; fruit very large, round- 



