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soil and then plunged in the ground, around the old 

 stools and in such positions as will admit of placing a 

 young plant while attached to the runner in each, or on 

 the surface of the soil in the pot so that the new roots 

 will penetrate it. When the new plants have produced 

 a sufficient number of roots in these pots to form a some- 

 what compact mass or ball of the earth within, they are 

 carefully separated, the pots lifted, and either sent to 

 the purchasers in the pots or knocked out, and each plant 

 rolled up separately in a piece of paper or some similar 

 material. 



Plants that have become well established in the pots in 

 time for planting out early in the fall will often yield a 

 moderate crop of fruit the following season, which the 

 amateur cultivator may value far more highly than the 

 professional who raises fruit for market. Pot-grown 

 plants cost more than those raised in the ordinary way, 

 and they are worth more, especially to persons who are 

 anxious to test a new variety or see Strawberries ripen- 

 ing in their own garden. 



PROPAGATION BY DIVISION. 



This mode is seldom practiced except with the Bush 

 Alpines, which do not produce runners. To propagate 

 these varieties the old stools should be lifted early in 

 Spring and divided, leaving only one or two crowns to a 

 plant. 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 sur- 

 face of the soil in order that new lateral roots may spring 

 out above the old ones on the central stalk or stem. 



In its wild state the Strawberry is found growing in 

 a great variety of soils, from the rich alluvial depositi 



