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ly against them. If the surface is dry, scrape it off with your 

 trowel and get moist soil to throw next to the roots. Wet roots 

 put in moist soil, well firmed about the roots, and mellow or 

 loose on the surface, are the best conditions possible. 



FIG. /.SET JUST RIGHT. 



FIG. 8. SET TOO DEEP. 



FIG. 9. SET TOO SHALLOW. 



Some people laugh at such carefulness, and say that 

 " strawberry-plants will grow if stuck in almost any way ; even 

 a plant left lying on the surface, by the person setting out, will 



