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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



the first year that only occasional plants live into the second 

 season, and it is with difficulty that runners can be taken and induced 

 to grow, no matter what pains are taken over the plants ! 

 and young runners. ' Givons' Late Prolific,' * Gunton Park,' 

 ' Empress of India,' * Dr. Hogg,' * British Queen,' are unfortunately 

 among them. That fine strawberry * Lord Suffield ' is very shy indeed; 

 in fact, it is difficult to realize that it is the same variety as we have 

 grown elsewhere, so poorly does it grow here. 



* La Grosse Sucr^e,' 'Leader,' 'Latest of All,' 'Latest,' * La 

 France,' ' Noble,' * President,' ' Eeward,' ' Sensation,' ' The Captain,' 

 'The Bedford,' Trafalgar,' ' Veitch's Perfection,' do not grow well 

 on this soil. * Yicomtesse Hericart de Thury,' so useful in many j 

 gardens, can be induced to grow, but the fruits come so very small 

 that it cannot be included among the well- doers. There are several 

 other sorts which do not do well, but the ' Alpine ' and the ' Perpetual ' 

 fruiting varieties are quite satisfactory. 



