The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-02-11
THE STRAWBERRY.

eat AMI plenty TO wear, and Il little laid UP for
II rainy day Euini;n;nn.
THE STRAWBERRY
We take t..c following .>c:ls"nable dir2c
/ tons To The lovers and growers of the straw
berry. from the .Ianu5rv number of the
.In'ric"" ("''on Pl'"ir, Montgomery.
.\ln.. ;l'c horticultural department OF which
is "'itc'l hy Col. G.. y. prabody:
| Tic p;St:!!;'c varieties should be planted
in the vicinity Of the stamina!cS IIovcy's
Seeding Is Il piStilae, and will not produce
tru, without !'cing impregnatcl with II
stnmIna'". Every tenth row of starnina,cS
will imprc=nalc the IIovcy's we'll. Oar
ncw l!au;bois is Il staminatc. and is Il good
inlrc@nator for pisiIlatc varieties. This
plant being a vigorous grower, requires
more room than mos. strawberry plants
The ground designed for the strawberry bed
should be covered with vegetable matter,
with IL coat of ashes, either bcacllcd or un-
l'lcaclcl, the whole wc! turned under In.
lau;bos should be rantcd,wo fee; bv three,
other varieties may be plan,cl nearer.
As the plants begin to run, the soil should
be kept mellow that the runners may take
root freely. When cultivated entirely for
fr"i, the runners should be kept down, rs
Fast us the runners appear pinch them out,
this Is cas- ly done when they are Young.
and tender, with the thumb aud fore fingers :;
when the plant begins TO bloom, unless it
rams often, water freely just at night, fire,
qucnt watering will cause The fruit to set,
swell rapidly, and ripcn quick. When the
strawberry is cultivated on a large scale,
new fresh land should be selected if possible.
Al! ammal manl,rcs should be- discarded in
strawberry culture, when the plant has once
got possession Of the ground all the space
between the plants should be mu!chcd with
accomplishing leaves. Chip manure from an
oak or hickory wood pile, is one Of the best
Of fertilizers for the strawberry.
I|dES 'on Dying.-'l'hcre is something
unnatural in the painful and cx!ravarant
! sympathy with whc! the dying are sur
rounded. 1t is not such Il gloomy thing to
die. The world has plca>ent places, and
would hear in my last hour the voice,
! and the birds, and the chance music | may
have loved, but better music and voices of
more ravishing sweetness, and far pleas
antcr places are to be found in Heaven
and cannot feel that it is well or natural
to oppress the dying with the DISTRESSING
/ wretc!;edncss Of common sorrow. I would
let go checrfully from the world. | wo,ll
have my friends comfort me, and smile on
me, and feeling willing that | should be
released from sorrow and perplcxity, and
dIsecse, and go up-now that my race
was flushed joyfulIy to my reward. And
II 1t be allotted to me,.as pray it will, to
die in the summer time, would he born.
out in the open sky, and have my pillow
Ietted, that might see the glory of the set
ting sun, and pass away like him with
undiminishcd light to another world.
Btc$scd 10 Gi0e.-1'he sun in the heaven
scatters abroad its beams. The fountain
sends forth its life giving waters. The
earth teens with its various productions.
The birds sing for our pleasure. Man
should copy the example, and live for the
good of others. lie is the lappicst who
does most 10 make others bappv Evno-