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disadvantages, and the method to adopt will depend on the 

 conditions under which one must work. 



The hill system consists in growing the plants in indi- 

 vidual hills or stools, only one plant in a place. Such a 

 practice makes a lot of hand work necessary and limits 

 the size of the field. There are several ways of growing 



Characteristic appearance of an old strawberry plant, not 

 suitable for planting. Black, wiry roots at the bottom and 

 new roots above them. 



