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Contents 



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Preliminaries - - 



Habits of Growth ^ 



The Soil - *' 



Choice of Location - - - 



Influence of Trees 



Preparation of the Soil 



Fertilizers 



Time to Plant 15 



Sex in Strawberries - 1*> 



Selecting Varieties - - - - 



Heeling In - - - - 



Methods of Culture - - 20 



Marking Out the Ground - 



Planting - - 23 



Cultivation ------------ - - - - '25 



Cutting Runners - - - - 26 



Winter Protection - - - -27 



Early Spring Treatment - 29 



Mulching - - - - - 



Treatment of Old Beds - 31 



, Fall Planting - 32 



Potted Plants - - - - - 34 



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