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berry plants are well rooted, set them out in 

 the bed. 



Mark off the bed in drills before planting, 

 using a line and draw hoe, so as to guarantee 

 straight rows. Mark off the rows two feet 

 apart and set the plants one foot apart in 

 the row. Of course, this applies only to 

 gardens that are to be cultivated by hand. 

 Be sure that the staminate and pistillate 

 flowering types are planted in sufficiently 

 close proximity to insure proper fertiliza- 

 tion. This is done by planting in alternate 

 rows. Use a trowel for planting and for 

 measuring the distances, most trowels being 

 one foot long (six-inch blade and six-inch 

 handle). Put the plants in a flat or small box, 

 after knocking them out of the pots, and drag 

 this along the drill, setting the plants as you 

 go, using the trowel to space them. If the 

 ground is mellow, all that need be done is to 

 jab the trowel into the soil and press it from 

 side to side until the hole is large enough to 

 accommodate the plant. If, however, the 

 bed was prepared some time ahead and the 

 soil has baked a little, loosen It when plant- 

 ing by jabbing the trowel down Into it severa) 

 times where the plant is to be placed, and 



