THE STRAWBERRY 



The Strawberry is the most popular of small fruits. 

 It is grown in practically all home gardens worthy the 

 name and in enormous quantities in practically all 

 market garden regions. From the time the crops begin 

 to ripen in the southern states in March until the last 

 berries have matured in Nova Scotia in July the markets 

 of the larger cities are suppHed with strawberries. 



The cultivated Strawberry has been developed chiefly 

 from a plant called Fragaria Chiloensis. It is a native 

 of ChiH, from whence it was carried to Europe more than 

 two centuries ago. Various attempts have been made 

 to improve our native wild strawberry, but with small 

 success. 



Culture 



Strawberries thrive best in a cool, moist, rich soil. 

 The young plants produced from runners bear trans- 

 planting readily. In the south they are commonly set 

 out in autumn, but in the north spring is the better 

 season. There are many methods of culture, some 

 growers preferring to keep each plant in a separate hill, 

 others preferring wide matted rows, and others narrow 

 sparse rows. The more root room and air space each 

 plant has the better will be the fruit it produces. It is 

 better to renew the plantation every two or three years 

 than to attempt to keep old plantations in bearing 

 condition. 



