372 Landscape Gardening 



feet by 3 and three rows of runners be rooted, as shown in 

 Fig. 190, where x illustrates the old plants and a the new 

 plants. Every fourth row is left unplanted for a path. After 

 the bed or row has thus been established all other runners 

 must be pulled or cut off as soon as started, and the land 

 b2 kept cleanly cultivated up to the time the ground freezes 

 in the fall. 



During the winter the bed should be covered with a light 

 mulch of hay, straw, or other material, free from weed-seeds, 

 to prevent the alternation of freezing and thawing when 

 the ground is not covered with snow. In the spring after 

 growth begins this covering should be drawn from the 

 crowns of the plants into the space between the rows, where 

 it will serve as a mulch and protect the fruit from becom- 

 ing covered with soil during heavy rains. 



All weeds that appear in the spring must be pulled out by 

 hand, as stirring the soil with the hoe at this time is not 

 advisable. 



The varieties are so numerous and vary so much under 

 different kinds of soil and location that no list of varieties 

 of much value can be given that will be successful in all 

 locations, and the reader should consult some successful 

 grower in his vicinity and plant the varieties found most 

 valuable. The varieties suggested that may be generally 

 satisfactory are the Minute Man, Brandywine, Sample 

 and the Marshall under high culture. 



The insects or fungous growths that are seriously injuri- 

 ous to the strawberry may be largely overcome by thorough 

 and clean cultivation. 



