This is no longer a matter of theory, for the market of Cincinnati, in which are sold six thousand bushels of strawberries annually, is supplied more abundantly and regularly than perhaps any other in the world, by this very mode of culture. In planting strawberry beds, it is important, therefore, to the cultivator, to know which are the staminate, and which the pistillate, varieties — as they are found to be permanent in these characters. We have, accordingly, designated these traits in the descriptions of the varieties which follow. Upon the relative proportion of staminate to pistillate plants, cultivators are not absolutely agreed. Where, however, such hardy sorts as the Large Early Scarlet, or the Duke of Kent, are chosen for staminates, it is sufficient to plant one-fourth as many of these as of pistillates, to insure a full crop of the latter. When staminate sorts, like Keen's Seedling, or like less hardy kinds, are chosen, then the proportion should be one-third to two-thirds of pistillates. Thus, in planting in the alternate strip mode, let every twelve feet of each strip be planted with Hovey's Seedling (pistillate), and the succeeding four feet with Large Early Scarlet. A very little trouble, bestowed when the runners are extending across the open spaces, will preserve the proportion good from year to year.