32 THE STRAWBERRY CULTTJRIST. 



C D, the cross line showing the point at which the 

 roots should be cut. This pruning or shortening of the 

 roots causes the production of a new set of fibres from 

 the severed ends. It also causes other roots to push out 

 from near the crown, and if a plant thus pruned be taken 

 up in a few weeks after planting, its roots will appear 



Fig. 9. PLANT WITH ROOTS PRUNED. 



somewhat as shown in Fig. 9. This pruning of the 

 roots is not so generally practiced as it deserves to be, 

 especially with plants that have been out of the ground 

 for several days, or until the roots are withered or hare 



