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fruit, though it is feldom pra&ifed, fuckers being ge- 

 nerally plenty. 



Rafpberries are almoft univerfally propagated from 



fuckers, being always abundant ; and as this faves a 



year, and feed produces varieties not defirable, lowing 



js" not to be recommended: This Ihrub is rarely brought 



into the nurfery to obtain ftrength. 



Strawberries are raifed from feed* offsets , and runners , 

 but almolt univerfally from the laft ; plants from feed 

 produce the fined fruit, and fometimes a variety that is 

 fuperior to the original. It mould be fown in pots, 

 or boxes in March, or April. This method is particu- 

 larly to be recommended for the alpine, chufing the 

 largelt and moit conical fruit for feed. 



The young offsets of the prefent year, flipped in 

 autumn, or thofe of the laft year (which will be better 

 rooted) flipped mfpring, will do for plants, cutting off* 

 the fticky parts ; but the firft runners are more com- 

 monly and properly ufed ; and to have thefe fine, the 

 runners beyond mould be pinched off in time. Offsets x 

 early in fpring, and forward runners in fummer, (as 

 foon as rooted in June,) may be planted out in cool 

 ground, at fix inches diftance, by way of a nurfery, 

 in order for making new plantations towards the end of 

 September, or in October. This is thought a good way 

 by many, but it is feldom practifed : Let the fummer 

 plants be well watered till rooted, and fufl'er no runners 

 to proceed trom them. The common method is to let 

 the runners remain till September, and then, as early 

 in the month as may be, to drels the beds, and felecl 

 the flrongand moil bufhy-rooted fets for forming new 

 beds : It would, however, be an advantage both to the 

 old ftools, and the young plants, to fuffer only the firft 

 or fecond runners to remain tor the purpofe : Thus their 

 own beds will be the nurjery for them ; and except the 

 foil is worn out (perhaps,) the belt. 



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