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as they are withdrawn. This greatly protects the 

 plants on a short or a longer transportation. 



For transplanting, the earth should be levelled and 

 made as flat as possible. If raised into beds or hills, 

 it will invite the drought, to which the strawberry 

 plant has a decided aversion. The plants should then 

 be set out, leaving the roots in as nearly their natural 

 spreading condition as possible ; with the fingers press 

 the pure earth compactly around the body of the 

 plant, being careful not to set the plant too deep. If 

 there is any old bark or decayed portion of the leaves 

 on the plant, remove it before setting out : an old plant 

 will usually renew itself by sending out a new set of 

 roots on being transplanted, and it should be remem- 

 bered that the strawberry plant, while it places its 

 roots, mainly, near the surface of the ground, yet a 

 portion of its larger roots penetrate favorable soils to 

 the depth of from two to four feet, and even a greater 

 depth in some cases, as has been stated. 



DISTANCE IN TRANSPLANTING. 



The Alpines and smaller varieties should always be 

 eight to ten inches apart, while the larger varieties 

 should be allowed ten or twelve to eighteen inches. 

 Put one plant in a place, and let no other remain nearer 

 than the above distances, and it is not material to suc- 

 cess in cultivation whether you plant in rows, beds, or 



