Propagation 



New beds should be made in July if possible, 

 and when this is done the plants may be allowed to 

 bear fruit in the following year, but if planted in 

 October the first year's blossom should be picked off. 

 The land must be well manured with good dung 

 and made very firm before planting. Strong young 



I-AYERJTSG 



(A) A STRONG YOUNG PLAfST S TO PEG DOWN 



(B) WHERE TO SEVER THE RUNNER AFTER PEGGING DOWN A 

 (C) WHERE TO SEVER THE RUNNER AFTER(/0 IS ROOTED 



M I C EL L_V . 



FIG. 29. 



runners should be pegged down into small pieces of 

 turf which are set into the ground near the parent 

 plants for this purpose. These turf squares may be 

 about two or three inches wide and they are inserted 

 grass downwards with a trowel. Runners pre- 

 pared thus may be easily transplanted, even during 

 dry weather. The rows should be 2 J feet apart and 

 the plants just 12 inches apart in the row. Runners 

 should be removed as soon as they show if they are 

 not required for furnishing new beds. 



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