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and fall. Plants set out in July and August, if kept from runners, 

 produce a fair crop of extra fine fruit the season following, where- 

 as plants set in spring should not be permitted to bear at all. 

 Thus, much time is gained by summer planting. The following 

 testimonials were secured by a bed of Monarchs of the West that 

 I set out in August. 



" I never saw such large berries in this country." — Mr. Ball, of Ball, 

 Black & Co., New York City. 



*' Only in Scotland have 1 seen larger berries." — Rev. Dr. J. Forsyth, 

 Chaplain West Point Military Academy. 



" I certainly never saw so many strawberries growing together of such 

 a uniform monstrous size." — Hon. John Bigelow, Sec'y of State. 



Plantings made in September and even October often yield 

 some good fruit the season following. Land on which an early 

 crop has matured, instead of being left as a seed bed for weeds, 

 can often be planted with strawberries to great advantage in 

 July, August, or September. In our latitude plants set out even 

 in November, if they survive the winter, start with wonderful 

 vigor and make a much stronger growth than if planted in spring. 

 I once set a bed of Charles Downings in November. Two-thirds 

 of them died, but .the few remaining soon made up the loss and 

 covered the ground. Some prefer October and November for 

 setting, and protect the plants by drawing a couple of inches of 

 earth upon them just before winter and then uncover early the 

 following spring. I have not tried this to any extent but know 

 a gentleman who succeeds with this method on a stiff clay. 



The chief difficulty in summer planting is the drouth and 

 heat usual at that season. If there conies a showery time, as is 

 often the case, this obstacle is removed. I set out a large num- 

 ber last summer and lost a far smaller per cent, than in the 

 spring, which was dry. If one has plants upon his own place, 

 and can take them up with a ball of earth around the roots, 

 and water after setting, they will scarcely show they have 

 been moved. Even plants coming from a long distance can be 

 saved by some extra care. I sent away thousands, and chiefly 



