chap, vi.] THE KITCHEN-GARDEN. 149 
gated by division, and requires a light, rich, 
and rather moist soil. Manure should be 
laid between the rows every autumn, and 
the plants covered with straw in severe wea¬ 
ther in winter. Artichoke-plants do not 
continue to produce good heads longer than 
six or seven years; but young plants come 
into bearing the second year after trans¬ 
planting. 
Strawberries .—Though strawberries should 
be properly included in the list of fruits, 
they are generally classed by gardeners 
among the permanent herbaceous crops in a 
kitchen-garden. There are a great variety 
of named sorts grown in gardens; but they 
are mostly varieties or sub-varieties of three 
species, viz. : the Pine (Fragaria gran- 
diflora), which is supposed to be originally 
from Surinam; the Chili (F. Chilensis), and 
the Scarlet (F. Yirginiana). Of these the 
pine-strawberries are large, pale in colour, 
but with scarlet flesh, and of a very fine and 
delicate flavour. The best strawberries are 
Keen’s seedling, and the old pine; the Chili 
strawberries (one of which is Wil mot’s Superb) 
have very large fruit, with white flesh, but pos- 
