. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1892. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 304 The Canadian Horticulturist. The following are of This Season's Introduction : Vliilip Seedling No. i—Notes taken at Geneva (N. Y.) Experiment Station. Stems unable to hold up the enormous fruits, which arc produced in large quan- tities. Berries showy, scarlet, firm, good flavor. Beverly—The color is dark and rich ; large size. All reports are favorable so far, and the variety is one of great promise. Muskingum—This has succeeded well everywhere; with an ordinary chance it bears a heavy crop of large, fine loo
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1892. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 304 The Canadian Horticulturist. The following are of This Season's Introduction : Vliilip Seedling No. i—Notes taken at Geneva (N. Y.) Experiment Station. Stems unable to hold up the enormous fruits, which arc produced in large quan- tities. Berries showy, scarlet, firm, good flavor. Beverly—The color is dark and rich ; large size. All reports are favorable so far, and the variety is one of great promise. Muskingum—This has succeeded well everywhere; with an ordinary chance it bears a heavy crop of large, fine looking berries. Dayton, Iowa Beauty, Beebe, Jefferson, Clark's No. 14, and one or two more will be reported on in due time, if spared. John Little. Granton, Aug. /J, i8g2. THE STRAWBERRY. ^ WM. SAUNDERS, Superintendent of the Gardens and Grounds of the Agricultural Department at Washington, submitted, with some other papers on horticultural subjects, the following to the Secretary of Agriculture : The principal points involved in the successful culture of the strawberry are : I. Prepare the ground by deep plowing and subsoiling ; apply a dressing of rotted manure, equal to twenty cords per acre ; spread it over the surface, and mix it with the soil by repeated disintegration with a harrow. The best crops are produced on strong, loamy soils ; if somewhat clayey it will be all the better, provided it is drained. 2. Allow the plants plenty of space ; the rows thirty inches apart and plants about half that distance between each other in the rows. 3. Remove all runners as they appear, and keep the surface pulverized and clean. If young plants are wanted, keep a portion of the plantation for that purpose. 4. Cover the plants in winter in all localities where the thermometer may run down to 10 degrees Fahrenheit ; this to be done after the first frost, using straw, leaves or other similar material as a partial protection. 5. Do not disturb the roots by any process of culti
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