For all the talk of having fruit from the southern parts of our country, there are several months when strawberries are not to be had; and those who are forcing them find great encouragement. We have had several articles in recent volumes from our own growers, but as the art of forcing strawberries has reached great perfection in the old world, we give the following as the experience of one of their best growers. "32's," we believe, are five or six inch pots:

" I have for many years read articles in the Gardeners Chronicle and other gardening papers on the best strawberries for pot culture, but do not remember having seen Auguste Nicaise recommended for that purpose to those who are not always successful with other varieties that they have grown. I have grown this sort in pots for several years, and have found that, with good treatment, it invariably produces excellent crops of very large fruit. I have this year gathered fruit from it, eighteen of which weighed a pound. and these from plants growing in 32 pots, with from twelve to twenty strawberries to each plant. The treatment the plants received, from which the above-mentioned large fruits were gathered, was that they were layered in small pots as soon as the runners were procurable, contrary to the practice of many gardeners; but if plants are desired with good strong crowns before winter, there is nothing like making a timely show. When well rooted they were potted in 32's, and as soon as these were fairly well filled with roots they received weak manure water two or three times a week until the autumn.

They were wintered in a cold pit, and in the spring put into the vinery, not having the advantage of a strawberry-house. The plants were taken in some time previous to closing the house, or putting on heat to start the vines. This is very important, as the plants then start very slowly compared with what they would if put at once into heat, which weakens the plants to a great extent. As soon as the plants began growing freely they received manure-water liberally until the fruit began to ripen, when it was again discontinued. - E. Webber, Hall Grove".