258 the amateur’s kitchen garden. 
in a mixture of turfy loam, road sand, and fat manure, and 
then put upon a shelf in the vinery or strawberry house and 
kept moving slowly in a temperature of 60 degs. They must 
have plenty of air when in flower, and when a reasonable (and 
rather smallish) crop of fruit is set, the remainder of the 
flowers and, young fruit should be picked out, for it is only by 
limiting the crop that you can ensure a fine sample. The 
more slowly they come along the better, provided they do not 
stand still through lack of attention. If kept near the glass 
and well ventilated the berries will be large, highly coloured, 
and in davour perfect. 
The Selection of sorts for forcing is a matter of great 
importance. Black Prince and Keens Seedling have had the 
lead for many years, and are not likely soon to be superseded. 
The following are suitable for forcing, and should haVe a 
trial in every garden where the earliest strawberries are re- 
quired : — Lucas , Leon de St. Laumer (syn. Vicomtesse 
Hericart de Thury), Eclipse , Marguerite, Prince Arthur, 
Sir Harry, Sir Joseph Paxton. 
