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N. H. AGR. EXPERIMENT STATION. 



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conditions equal potash and phosphoric acid have a tendency to 

 produce earliness, solidity, quality and color in the strawberry, 

 while excess of nitrogen tends to produce heavy foliage and late 

 maturity, with large, soft, irregular, light-colored fruit. 



Setting Plants. 



Spring is the best season for setting, the time recommended 

 being from May 1 to 10. Use only plants of the past season's 

 growth which may be distinguished by the light color and 

 thrifty appearance of the roots, while the roots of old plants 

 are dark brown in color. Prepare plants for setting by remov- 

 ing dead leaves and trailers, as well as all large new leaves, leav- 

 ing not over one medium-sized leaf on a plant; also shorten 

 roots, if long, to three or four inches ; plant in rows four feet 

 apart, setting the plants 18 to 2-1 inches apart in the row, de- 

 pending upon the freedom of varieties to set plants. Secure 

 straight row^s by marking out or by the use of a line. Set plants 

 firmly in moist soil with roots well spread, being careful to set 



Fig. 1. — A tino-i/ear old draivhernj field, showing the wide malted wirx; plants 

 were set 18 inches apaH in rows every 4 M't>' walks 15 to IS inches wide. 



