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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12069, 12 September 1902, Page 6

! Ladv Suffield is said to hi one of tho finest-flavoured strawberries in cultivation, its only fault being a rather weak habit, esj pecially on very heavy soils. An American expert advises as follows: — i Make your trees root d ply by ploughing ! and cultivating the orchard the first, second, I third, and following years, and by keeping I the- surface clean. Tho membership of the New York Fruitgrowers' Association is close to the thousand mark. The two thousand mark is now aimed at. The association will help all fruitproducers. It is a live organisation. The gooseberry is declared to be one of the most profitable small fruits that can be grown. It is easily cultivated, very productive, ships well, can be kept for some time, and is in fair demand at good >prices.• Montana brail* of the second largest apple orchard in tha United States, It is the property of the late Marcus Daly, and contains 665,000 trees, being part of the Bitter Root stock farm. Another big orchard is owned by tho Bitter Boot Orchard Company, containing 49,000 trees in one solid block. 11. R.H. the Princess of Wales is devoted to picote.s, both light and heavy edged, the » yellow ground ones especially. For personal wear Moriio Kenwood ha.? supplied this I Royal lady with plenty of blooms. As Duchess of York she had time to superinI tend the raising of some most interesting i carnation seedlings io a ffiojid'a grcpjubou.'je,