STRAWBERRIES AS POT FRUIT i8i 



steady. If the irons are adjusted at t;ie propei angle the shelf will be perfectly 

 level. With such a shelf it will not be necessary to drive a nail, and when the 

 berry season is over the sheKes can be stored away until needed again. Have 

 the shelf irons long enough, so that the Strawberry foliage will be about six inches 

 from the glass. The advantage of shelves of this description is that when they 

 are remo\ed there will be no marks to disfigure the house. They can be hung 

 up in any house, and if the\- arc not made too long, they will not be cumbersome 

 to handle. 



Strawberry Sharpless 

 This old standard variety can still be higlily recommended for forcing, providing strong, 

 heahhy stock is procured 



SELECTING THE RUNNERS 



There are different methods of treating runners. It is ver_\- important 

 to secure strong, thrifty ones from comparatively young plants. Good stock 

 cannot be propagated from old, worn-out beds. Though fairly good crowns 

 might develop out of runners from old beds, the berries will not be nearly so 

 fine as when taken from young plants. This, of course, applies to the propaga- 

 tion of all plants. If one goes to the expense of growing Strawberries artifici- 



