Strawberry Culture 35 



Transplanted Layers 



For summer and fall planting, I have found transplanted 

 layers to be almost equal to potted plants. A grower near Cleve- 

 land induced me to adopt this plan nearly forty years ago. Since 

 that time several other growers have "discovered " the method, 

 which is as follows : A bed or frame of nice, loamy soil that 

 will not bake is made fine and level. Into this are transplanted 

 layers that have recently commenced to root. The plants should 

 be three or four inches apart, and the roots spread out in fan 

 shape, and covered with but little soil, and not pressed very 

 firmly. They must be well watered at the time of transplanting 

 and then shaded. They will need some water and shade for a 

 few days or a week, when they will have thousands of new, white 

 roots. The bed is then to be watered thoroughly when the 

 plants are to be taken up, with the soil adhering, and trans- 

 planted where they are to* fruit. 



If the ground is dry, make a hole large enough to hold a pint 

 where each plant is to stand, and fill it with water in the even- 

 ing, and do the planting the next morning. If some shade is 

 necessary, cover each plant with a handful of lawn clippings, 

 and leave them there until they dry up. By that time the plants 

 will need no shading. 



Raising Plants from Cuttings 



It is sometimes very convenient to raise plants from cuttings, 

 and it is easily done. Cutting plants bear transplanting remark- 

 ably well, having been thrown on their own resources when 

 roots first appeared. My method of growing them is as follows: 

 It is best to have a frame for this work, and it is made in the 

 simplest manner, out of six inch fence boards. Commonly it is 



