150 THE KITCHEN-GARDEN. [chap. vi. 
sess very little flavour; and the scarlet-straw¬ 
berries have small, bright-red; slightly acid 
fruit, which is principally used for ice-creams 
and preserving. To these may be added the 
Hautbois (F. elatior); which; though so often 
mentioned by the street vendors; is in reality 
very seldom grown; from the fruit; which is 
small and blackish; being rarely produced 
in any quantity; the Green strawberries (F. 
collina and F* virides); the Alpine straw¬ 
berries (F. semperflorens); and the common 
wild Wood strawberry (F. vesca). 
Strawberries should be grown on rich 
loamy soil; and they are generally planted in 
beds three feet wide; three rows in a bed„ 
Every year; the strongest of the runners 
should be taken off; and planted to form a 
succession crop; as the beds seldom remain 
good more than three or four years. When 
the old beds are suffered to remain; they 
should be covered with manure in winter 
to be forked in in spring. When straw¬ 
berries are wanted for forcing; pots are 
placed near the beds, and the runners are 
placed over them; and kept down with a 
stone; or hooked down with pegs to root. 
