170 MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING 



If the old or central stems are very long, the 

 lower or older part may be cut away, leaving 

 only the upper and younger roots attached. 

 In setting out again, the crown of the plant 

 should be just level with the surface of the 

 soil in order that new lateral roots may spring 

 out above the old ones on the central stalk 

 or stem. 



Monthly Alpines are very valuable for 

 forcing, as they will thrive in a lower tem- 

 perature than those of other species, and, 

 with ordinary care, will continue to bloom 

 and bear fruit all the year round. Fruit is 

 not produced in any great abundance at 

 any one season, but, the crop being a con- 

 tinuous one, it amounts to a pretty fair 

 quantity during the year. As an ornamental 

 window or greenhouse plant there are very 

 few bearing edible fruit worthy of more care 

 or attention than the Monthly Alpine straw- 

 berry. 



This Alpine type of strawberry should be 

 encouraged among those who have the taste, 

 capital or time, and the inclination. It is 

 a valuable adjunct to the larger field of 

 strawberry raising. 



