50 BIGGIE BERRY BOOK. 



It is somewhat remarkable that a close cover like 

 a leaf of a turnip, put upon a plant, will surely finish 

 it, but a pint of sand will do it no harm. The moral 

 is to have a loose mulch for the strawberry bed. 



Spring cultivation is a delusion and a snare. Keep 

 the ground moist and mellow by a suitable mulch, 

 not by cultivation. 



Taking the mulch off too soon is a fruitful cause 

 of injury from frost. 



For a late crop of late berries four inches are not 

 too deep for the mulch. 



A THIMBLEFUL 



