THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
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of tlio sun. Our own rule is to plant all strong growing sorts four feet 
apart, and put out winter greens between. By the time the winter 
greens begin to be a little hampered by the overspreading growth of 
the potatoes, the latter will be ripening, and will be taken off the 
ground. The result will be, as a rule, a line crop of potatoes, and 
the ground covered with a grand growth of such things as sprouting 
broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Scotch Kale, and such like. S. H. 
CHOICE STRAWBEERIES EOR GARDENS. 
BT GEOEGE SMITH. 
you well know, we grow a large collection of straw- 
berries, comprising all the most important of the new 
introductions, and thinking a few notes on those which 
deserve to be the most generally cultivated, to be ac- 
ceptable, I have sent them, for you to do with them as you 
wish. As some strawberries do better on certain soils than others, 
it is desirable it should be stated that the soil of my garden is a rather 
deep holding loam without being too heavy ; strawberries therefore 
do exceedingly well, and some varieties which make but poor progress 
in other gardens thrive amazingly, and yield very excellent crops. 
It may happen that in very heavy or very light soils, some of those 
which I shall recommend as being really first-class may not do quite 
so well as could be wished ; but it is very certain they are all 
exceedingly good when grown under favourable circumstances. The 
varieties which are the best for maintaining a succession over the 
longest period are — 
Aromatic. — A heavy cropper, producing large and handsome fruit, 
fine flavour, with a most agreeable aroma ; valuable for main crops. 
Cockscomb. — Eruit large and rather flat, hardly so handsome as 
some others ; flavour rich, productive and useful for main crops. 
Crimson Queen. — Eruit large, but sometimes coarse in appear- 
ance ; the flesh is very solid and highly coloured, but it is hardly so 
richly flavoured as some others ; it is, however, most valuable for 
late crops, and will be much appreciated by those who prefer a rather 
acid strawberry. 
Dr. Hogg. — Valuable in rather strong soils, but of little use in 
those . of a light character. The fruit is large, handsome, and well 
coloured, and the flavour rich and sweet ; rather late. 
Elton Pine. — The fruit is large, handsome, and well coloured; 
rather late in attaining maturity, and like other late kinds it possesses 
a rather acid flavour. 
Frogmore Late Pine. — This is one of the most valuable of the late 
varieties ; the fruit is large and handsome, and the flesh is rather 
sweeter than the other late kinds. 
James VeitcJi. — Eruit very large and handsome ; flesh white, witii 
dark crimson skin ; flavour rich, with most agreeable aroma ; tine for 
main crops. 
January. 
