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abundant one. It is quite evident that tlie luxuriant growth 
given by Guano to this shy bearing Strawberry, is highly 
advantageous to its fertility. Most persons agree in acknow- 
ledging Myatt’s Pine Strawberry to be the finest-flavoured and 
the most difficult to cultivate successfully, of any in our gardens; 
we believe, however, complaint against its fertility need no 
longer exist. If runners be planted as early as they can be 
obtained — certainly not later than July, and the beds be sup- 
plied with Guano-water, four ounces to the gallon, once a week 
for four weeks, commencing as soon as the blossom buds are 
visible in the hearts of the plants, we believe they will not 
fail to bear abundantly ; and, by maturing the latest flowers, 
will continue longer in bearing than many other sorts. Prob- 
ably it would be advantageous to apply a little Guano to the 
plants in September; but, if greatly stimulated at this season, 
the plants may, possibly, be driven into flower, to the prejudice 
of the spring blossom. The Roseberry Strawberry is much 
less desirable than it would otherwise be, were it not for the 
shortness of its fruit stalks, whereby half the produce is mixed 
with the soil, and spoilt. Now, there appears reason for believ- 
ing, if liquid Guano were, perhaps twice, applied, when the 
fruiting stems have fairly appeared from the crowns of the 
plants, tliat an impetus may be given to their grow th, and that 
they would be thereby lengthened, very much to the benefit of 
the crop of fruit. This, however, is but theoretical — we have 
not yet tried it. 
Since our observations on Guano have been published in the 
foregoing pages, we have to thank many friends for their com- 
munications on the subject; and we hope to receive many 
more. One gentleman tells us that w hen his turnips came into 
the rougli leaf, and were almost destroyed by the fly, he put 
two ounces of Guano into a two-gallon garden pan full of water, 
stirred it up, and then, through the rose, well watered the young 
plants over head. He left some of the turnips unwatered, to 
prove the effect of the experiment, and he observes that he is 
unable to express his astonishment at the vigorous growth of 
those supplied with Guano. The fly left them immediately, 
whilst the remainder were half destroyed, and those left were of 
weakly growth. Another gentleman says, that, from our 
remarks, he had been induced to make a cask of liquid manure^ 
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