^ The Fruit G ardent. [Feb. 



there may be room for their runners to fpread and take 

 root, this kind of llrawberry being different in its man- 

 ner of her^ring from the others ; for the runners which 

 they fend forth in fummer, take root at every joint, and 

 each of the joints produce blofToms and ripe fruit the 

 f^me feafon ; and thefe runners often yield the largeft and 

 fairell fruit, which are generally in their utmoft perfetf^ion 

 in Auguil and September. 



But this frrawberry com.monly begins to bear in June, 

 with the other forts, and continues bearing from that 

 time till November, and fom.etimes till Chriflmas, pro- 

 vided the weather continues open till that time. 



Strawberry plants for forcing may now be placed in 

 hot-beds, &c. the beginning, niidale, or any time in 

 this month, with good fuccefs : having two years old bear- 

 ing plants in pots, as directed lafl month, place them in 

 the hot- bed, and managed as explained in tlie fame work 

 in January. 



Be careful that all flrawberries in hot-beds have the 

 glalfcs raifed a little every day, when the weather is any 

 ihirg f^ivourable, to admit air to them; and let the 

 plants have moderate waterings. 



If the heat of the hot-beds fall oif much, you Ihould renew 

 it, by applying a lining of hot dung to one or both fides 

 cf the bed, as you fee it neceffary. Cover the glalles 

 every night with mats, or other covering. 



Now is alfo a very fuccefsful time to place pots of 

 ftrawberry plants in the hot-houfe, or in any forcing 

 houfes, &c. and they will bear early in good perfcdlion. 

 See the hot-houfe, and forcing early fruit, page 82. 



Planting Fruit-Trees. 



Fruit-trees of all forts may be planted any time this 

 month, when the weather is open. 



Let every kind be planted at proper diftances, fo that 

 they may have room to grow without interfe.ing with 

 each other, in the fpace of a few years, which is often 

 the cafe in many gardens. 



Peaches and nedannes fI:iould never be planted nearer 

 than fifteen feet afunder againft walls, nor need they be 

 planted more than eighteen or twenty feet diltance. 



Apples and pears for walls and e'fpaliers fhould not be 

 planted Icfb than eighteen or twenty feet afunder, but 



twenty- 



