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inches deep, as the plants should be placed in the ground that depth, 

 set out the plants. The roots should be thoroughly wet and placed 

 in a pail or basket. One boy carries the plants, handing them one 

 at a time to the planter, who places them in the furrow and draws 

 sufficient earth around them to well cover the roots, not stopping 

 to pack the soil until all the plants are set, when the soil may be 

 firmly pressed about the plants with the feet; then, using a hoe or 

 potato hook, draw enough earth into the furrow to fill it half full, 

 and the cultivator will do the rest. By this process the plants are 

 exposed to the air the least possible time, thereby insuring a good 

 stand. When through planting it is always best to go over the 

 ground with the cultivator, and every two weeks thereafter during 

 the growing season. 



Plants should not be allowed to fruit the first season. 



When uncovering the strawberry beds in the spring it should 

 be remembered that the earliest varieties should be uncovered about 

 the first of April, the medium about the middle of the month, and 

 the late the last of the month. 



The President : I think you will have some questions to ask of 

 Mr. Wright. I especially wish to commend Mr. Wright's reading 

 of his paper. It was not read in a particularly loud tone, but his ut- 

 terance was deliberate and distinct, something we might very well 

 follow. Such a delivery is much more distinct and easily under- 

 stood than one that is loud and rapid. 



Mr. W. L. Taylor : I would like to ask Mr. Wright whether he 

 ever tried the Dunlap and the Haverland ? 



Mr. R. A. Wright : Yes, and I liked them very much, but I 

 thought for the general small fruit garden the Splendid was about 

 as good as anything we had. The Dunlap is good ; I don't think 

 it can be beaten, but the general grower lets them run too thickly 

 in the row. 



Prof. Green : Do you cover your strawberries before or after 

 freezing ? 



Mr. Wright : My strawberries are not covered yet. I used to 

 cover early, but I changed that plan and cover late. 



Mr. R. H. L. Jewett : Mr. Wright speaks of the North Star cur- 

 rant; I would like to ask him whether he ever tried the Pomona? 



Mr. Wright : I never have. 



Mr. Jewett : I have tried the Pomona, and it yields twice as 

 much as the North Star, and the fruit is of a better quality. 



Mr. Wright : I have only a few of the North Star, but I have 

 a friend who has planted an acre of North Star, and he thinks there 

 is nothing like it. 



Mr. C. C. Hunter : What do you think of the Loudon rasp- 

 berry ? 



Mr. Wright : I wouldn't plant it if you gave it to me. 



Prof. Green: What is the objection? 



