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FIG. 235. Strawberries are often grown in the narrow row and are not allowed to 

 spread at the sides at all. This is called the hedge-row system. The plants are stronger 

 and the berries larger and more uniform than in the matted-row system. (New Jersey 

 Station.) 



FIG. 236. The straw mulch is left between the strawberry plants until after the pick- 

 ing season is over. Its value in protecting the berries from the soil is here shown. (New 

 Jersey Station.) 



