STRAWBERRIES. 27 



When a square of land, no matter of what size, 

 cannot be occupied with several rows of Straw- 

 berries marginal lines may be conveniently and 

 profitably grown by the side of paths. This plan 

 should be more common in small gardens. , These 

 edgings occupy little space and bear bountiful crops, 

 handy for picking. A marginal row is shown in 



Fig. 6. STRAWBERRY EDGING. 



conjunction with dwarf and standard Currants, in 

 fig. 6. Insert the plants a foot apart, and there 

 will be no vacant spaces between them in a year 

 after planting. 



General Management, This consists in snip- 

 ping off the runners as fast as they form, except 

 when they are wanted for producing young plants ; 

 giving all the soap-suds possible during the period 



