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of the plant is not exposed to the air to become hard and dry, 

 with the resulting* contraction of the sap vessels. One plant 

 planted like this is worth a dozen of the others. The inex- 

 perienced I wish particularly to impress with this point ; 

 remember there are many ways of doing- thing's wrong- to 

 every one way of doing- them rig-ht, and a plant that is not 

 properly planted in the first place 

 will be nothing but a fruitful 

 source of annoyance and disap- 

 pointment to its cultivator. 



In selecting- a spot for a 

 strawberry bed it is necessary to 

 have it located in a somewhat 

 sheltered position, in order that 

 the snow will lie upon it until 

 quite late in the spring-. If you 

 have not the desired shelter belt, 

 efficient and profitable protection can be had in the following- 

 manner : Plant rows of raspberries or other bush fruits, 

 eig-ht feet apart, filling- in the spaces between with strawber- 

 ries to within three feet of the 

 canes or bushes ; this will not 

 only have the effect of holding- 

 the snow, but will give plenty 

 of light and air to the latter 

 fruits. 



GENERAL MANAGEMENT. 



This consists in snipping 

 off the runners as fast as they 

 form, except when they are 

 wanted for producing plants ; 

 this method is somewhat new 

 and I consider it a long way ahead of the matted system. It 

 has been followed in England for about twenty years and is 

 now extensively used in the United States. From the state 

 of Michigan we have one grower remarking, that he would 

 no more think of going back to the matted row system than 



