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are Nos. 2, 3, 5, and 10. All the varieties named are good for dessert ; 

 Nos. 2 and 3 are the earliest, and Nos. 4 and 11 keep latest. Nos. 7 and 11 

 are the best for preserving ripe. Other prolific and useful varieties are 

 Broom Grirl, Lancashire Lad, Langley Green, Leader, Rifleman, and Snow- 

 drop. Rumbullion is a great bearer ; fruit small ; valuable for bottling 

 green. 



Steawbeeeies. 



1. Elton (very late). 



2. James Veitcli (mid-season). 



3. Noble (very early). 



4. Vicomtesse Hericart de Thury (early). 



Note. — No. 1, finest late variety, does best on cool soils. No. 2, very 

 large, good quality, and bears abundantly on warm soils. No. 3, large and. 

 prolific, useful for its earliness. No. 4, hardy and very prolific, the best 

 " all-round " Strawberry. Other good varieties are Aberdeen, Favourite, 

 Moffat's Duke of Edinburgh, Myatt's Eliza, and President. 



Note on Planting. 



The best time for planting all fruits is October and November, 

 except for Strawberries, which should be planted in August or 

 early in September. Just digging a hole, cramming the roots in, 

 shovelling the soil over, stamping it down, and leaving it, is the 

 wrong way to plant, and can only result in failure. 



The right way is : — 



i. Break up all the earth to a depth of eighteen inches, 

 either in a square or circle of at least three feet across, but 

 without bringing the bottom spit to the top. 



ii. If the roots are in any way jagged or torn, cut the 

 injured part cleanly off with a sharp knife, and shorten back 

 all straight downward roots. 



hi. Place the tree in the hole at such a depth that when 

 the planting is finished it will be at the same depth as it was 

 in the nursery, which will be seen by the soil mark on the 

 stem. The depth should be such that the highest up roots 

 will be about three inches below the surface when finished. 



iv. The roots will generally be found to be growing from 

 various parts of the stem. Spread out the lowest roots 

 carefully on the soil and scatter a little fine earth over them ; 

 then spread out the roots next above these, adding more 

 soil ; then the next above, and so on, giving a little shake 

 now and then to let the soil run in between the fine roots. 



v. When all the roots are spread out and covered, give 



