deep before planting. This is President 
Barry’s plan. For field culture plant in 
April or May, in rows 3£ feet apart, one 
foot apart in rows, cultivating and hoeing 
thoroughly the first seaon. For home use 
plant in September or October, covering 
each plant with a quart of compost or cut 
straw, to keep from heaving; also before 
fruit ripens a light mulch of leaves or straw 
should be given to keep the fruit clean. 
In field culture, if the soil is clayey, keep 
matted rows as narrow as six inches; if san¬ 
dy, permit the runner to form matted rows 
8 inches wide, but do not seek to have 
plants stand very closely in matted rows. 
The second or bearing year but little care is 
bestowed on such plantations, except in case 
the ground gets hard, to loosen it between 
the rows often. After the first season’s 
bearing the matted rows are made very 
narrow with a plow, the ground leveled 
and new plants permitted to take root 
between the rows, after which the strip of 
old plants should be dug or plowed over, 
and the cultivator kept running therein. 
Plant on soil suited to corn or wheat. 
Avoid newly ploughed sod land on account 
of white grub. 
Do not grow Strawberries only; the pa¬ 
trons who purchase them will want the 
other small fruits also, and the boxes and 
crates will do for all. 
Plant Black Raspberries in rows G feet 
apart, and 8 feet apart in rows. Cut off 
the top of Raspberry canes when 2 feet 
high, and when side branches appear, short¬ 
en them also. This is the hedge system— 
no stakes required. Layer Black Cap tips 
in August and September for new plants. 
Unleached wood ashes and plaster mixed, 
is a good dressing for small fruits. Apply 
in fall or winter. 
Flower Bulbs for Fall Planting. 
Having frequent applications from our pa¬ 
trons to furnish them with flowering bulbs, as 
well as seeds, we have been for the last two 
years collecting an assortment, and preparing to 
furnish them of such quality as to give satisfac¬ 
tion, and at prices which all who care tor them 
can afford to pay. All the following should be 
set in the fall, at any time helore the ground 
freezes, and protected with a light covering of 
coarse straw or evergreen boughs. They will 
flower early in the following spring. 
SINGLE STRIPED TULIP. 
We send these bulbs securely packed by mail 
post paid, t$/ any address, at the prices quoted. 
HYACINTHS. 
Among hardy bulbs the Hyacinth stands de¬ 
servedly foremost on the list. It is not only 
a great favorite for the garden, but has become 
exceedingly popular as a winter flower from 
the facility with which it may be forced into 
bloom either in pots, or glasses filled with water. 
Nothing can be more delightful, either for 
beauty or fragrance, than a stand of these 
lovely flowers, in the parlor or drawing-room, 
SINGLE PIED TULIP. 
