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which are receiving a good deal of attention as late varieties 

 are " Laxton's Latest," " Progress/' and " Givon's Late 

 Prolific." Dealing with these in the order of their names,. 

 " Laxton's Latest " may be first referred to. In passing, I 

 cannot but think that this variety was somewhat unfortunately 

 named, inasmuch as we have had in cultivation for several years,, 

 and raised by the same firm, a variety called "Latest of All.'" 

 Confusion between the two seems to be inevitable. However., 

 there is a difference between their seasons, for " Latest of All " 

 is not a very late variety, as compared with " Waterloo," for 

 example, whereas " Latest " certainly is. " Latest of All "' 

 (a mid-season variety of excellent flavour) was one of its parents,, 

 and an unnamed seedling the other. " Latest " is well worthy 

 of trial." 



" Progress." — " Progress " is absolutely new, and as yet quite- 

 untried, except on the grounds of the raisers. It is a cross 

 between " British Queen " and " Latest of All," and is said to 

 be as late as " Waterloo," but brighter in colour. Having 

 no acquaintance with it beyond seeing the fruit, I cannot do. 

 more than indicate it as a sort to be tested. 



" Givon's Late Prolific." — " Givon's Late Prolific " has. 

 almost got be3^ond the experimental s^age, and it is a proof of the 

 real want that existed for a good late strawberry that it should 

 so soon have spread into thousands of private gardens, and on 

 to a considerable number of farms. The result of a cross between 

 " Waterloo " and " Latest of All," it more resembles the former 

 than the latter, but it is somewhat brighter in colour and much 

 more prolific. The flavour is as good as " Waterloo " We 

 need not say better, because the strong point of the latter is its 

 flavour. Where Waterloo " has failed is as a hardy, free- 

 bearing strawberry that would do on a variety of soils. Under 

 special garden culture it has done well in many places, but has 

 not proved itself adaptable, and hence the opening for a high- 

 class late sort which has existed for some time past. Those 

 who want to plant a late strawberry somewhat largely would 

 probably be well advised to select " Givon's Late Prolific." 



II. — Soml Cultural Problems. 



Fruiting first Year after Planting. — The strawberry is a plant 

 of free and generous nature, yielding readily to the cultural 



