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of remarkably fine quality, and well supplied 

 with roots. There is a great difference in the 

 running propensities of different varieties. A 

 hundred plants each of the CAPTAIN JACK and 

 CUMBERLAND TRIUMPH, set out last spring, 

 after the above treatment, have entirely cov- 

 ered the ground with very fine plants ; while 

 the GREAT AMERICAN, PROUTY'S SEEDLING 

 and others have shown more of a tendency to 

 stooling, or developing large hills, so that but 

 few plants have been formed. 



SETTING THE PLANTS. Strawberry plants 

 should be taken up carefully with a garden 

 trowel, the roots straightened out, and all de- 

 caying leaves and runner stalks neatly trimmed 

 off. It is well also to trim the ends of the 

 roots neatly and smoothly, as new rootlets will 

 readily start out where they are cut. We 

 have somewhat changed our views, during the 

 last few years, in regard to the best manner of 

 setting the plants. We used to accept the 

 plan so frequently recommended, of spreading 

 the roots as much as possible around a small 

 mound on the surface, as the best. But we 

 have found that it will hardly answer in our 

 locality, where we are liable to suffer on ac- 

 count of very dry weather, as the soil is liable 



