22 DISTANCE IN TRANSPLANTING. 
bered that the strawberry plant,-while it’ places its 
roots, mainly, near the surface of the ground, yet a 
portion of its larger roots penetrate favorable soils to 
the depth of from two to four feet, and even a greater 
depth in some cases. 
DISTANCE IN TRANSPLANTING. 
The Alpines and smaller varieties should always be 
eight inches apart, while the larger varieties should 
be allowed twelve to eighteen inches. Put one plant 
in a place, and let no other remain nearer than the 
above distances, and it is not material to success in 
cultivation whether you plant in rows, beds, or hills, 
if you do not hill them up. We often set out in rows, 
two feet apart, and leave the plants one foot from each 
other in the rows; or, a method by which we have 
enjoyed great success in producing the finest fruit, has 
been to prepare a plot of ground, and cover it with 
strong plants one yard apart, and stimulate these, by a 
liberal application of liquid manures or soap-suds from 
the wash, to send out runners, which will soon supply 
the intermediate ground with plants of nature’s own 
planting, which is a little better done than any one 
else can do it; care should, however, be taken to 
spread the runners so that the above distance of from 
eight to twelve inches can be preserved. 
