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apart, and the outer six inches from the edges of the bed, as shown 

 in this diagram : 



ALLEY. 



ALLEY. 



The plants may be about a foot apart in the rows. This arrange- 

 ment allows the picking of the berries from the alleys on each side 

 without treading on the beds, the distance to the second or inner 

 rows being only two feet. If the ground is more limited, beds two 

 feet and a half wide may be made and but two rows planted, as in 

 the diagram below : 



ALLEY. 



ALLEY. 



In setting out strawberry plants, the following rules may be ob- 

 served : i. Use well rooted one year plants. 2. Make the rows 

 straight and parallel by a stretched cord. 3. Take up in a moist 

 time if practicable. 4. In a dry time water the plants well before 

 taking up. 5. Dip the roots in thin mud before setting. 6. If 

 watered after setting, finish by drawing on mellow surface earth, 

 and avoid covering the crown. 7. Plants set at midsummer should 

 have the surface about them covered with fine manure an inch 

 deep to keep it moist and prevent crusting. 



SELECTION OF VARIETIES. Independently of fine quality, the 

 selection of suitable varieties is of great importance. Some sorts, 

 celebrated and highly recommended, will not yield a tenth part of 

 the crop afforded by others. The most productive, among which 

 the Wilson is conspicuous, have yielded at the rate of one hundred, 



