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LXIV. Notices of Communications to the Horticultural 

 Society, between January 1, 1823, and January 1, 1824, 

 of which separate accounts have not been published in the 

 Transactions. Extracted from the Minute Books and 

 Papers of the Society. 



Charles Calvert, Esq. exhibited on the 4th of February, 

 forced Roseberry Strawberries in Pots, the fruit of which was 

 very fine. Plants with more abundant produce than those 

 shewn, had been sent to the house of the Society, in the middle 

 of January. Mr. George Meredew, Mr. Calvert's gar- 

 dener, gave the following account of his plan of manage- 

 ment which unquestionably had been particularly successful. 

 Runners were placed two in a pot early in July, and the pots 

 were left in a shaded situation till the end of the month, they 

 were then plunged in an open quarter of the garden till the 

 end of September, having been regularly watered during the 

 whole time. At this period they were repotted, one plant 

 only being put into a pot, and transferred with as much 

 earth as possible attached to the roots. The pots were then 

 set under a frame, with a little bottom heat, being supplied 

 daily and regularly with air, and kept thus till the end of 

 November, when they were moved into the Pine stove. The 

 fruit began to ripen early in January. 



John Williams, Esq. of Pitmaston, in a Letter to ^e 

 Secretary, dated the 28th February, communicated the fol- 

 lowing particulars of his treatment of the Golden Pippin 



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