STRAWBERRY. 105 
“Squashes, of every kind, may be cultivates as directed for cucumbers and 
melons—should be sown at the same time, and at similar distances, with 
this difference, that two plants of these will be plenty for each hill, and 
that they are easier pleased with soil and preparation than the others.”— 
McMahon. 
Use .—The squash is applicable to all the uses of the pumpkin, and, foi 
many purposes, is superior to that vegetable. 
STRAWBERRY. 
Fragaria. — Fraisier , Fr.— Erdbeerpjlanze , Ger. 
The substance of the following article was written for this work, at the 
particular request of its compiler, by a gentleman of Boston, whose success, 
as a practical, is equal to his skill as a scientific horticulturist; and whose 
liberality in imparting his knowledge, as well as the results of its successful 
application in introducing excellent varieties of fruits, merits the thanks of the 
community. 
Varieties .—Every year is producing new varieties of this as well as almost 
all other fruits, from the care and attention which are bestowed on them by 
the scientific cultivators of Europe, among whom, at the present day, Mr. 
Knight, the president of the London Horticultural Society, seems to take the 
lead. 
Society owes much to these gentlemen, and they are constantly receiving 
the reward of their labors from the many and continued testimonies of appro¬ 
bation, which their success calls forth. But their chief gratification is de¬ 
rived from the pursuit .itself, which, above all others, is calculated to soothe 
and tranquillize the mind, and to lead men to “ look through Nature up to 
Nature’s God.” 
The kind most esteemed in England are the pine, imperial, Bostock, Su¬ 
rinam, Bath scarlet, Downton, roseberry, Hudson Bay, large scarlet, musk 
hautbois, round hautbois, and flat hautbois. 
In France, the Bath scarlet is of long standing, and much esteemed. The 
white, the Alpine, or monthly, and the Chili, are also favorites. 
The Chili is a shy bearer, but very large when it comes to maturity—is 
not, I belike, known here : it stands on a stiff, upright, and strong stem, in 
lieu of a pendulous one, like the Hudson. 
The Downton is, however, I believe, a largei strawberry, and is uncom¬ 
monly high flavored. There are other new varieties very large, of which I 
know nothing. The form of the Downton is various; many of them are 
shaped like a cock’s comb, which name it has obtained in some horticultural 
