88 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Have nice, mellow soil under the roots ; work rich soil — not manure 

 — among the roots and pound it in firmly, filling all air spaces ; let 

 the long roots reach towards the west and the tree lean slightly 

 towards the 2 o'clock sun. Throw some loose soil over the hard 

 pounded earth that holds the roots and the little job is done. 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



Never expose the roots to the sun. Handle them with plenty of 

 earth clinging to the roots if you can. If the roots are bare of 

 earth, carry the plants in a vessel containing a little water to keep 

 the roots wet, and set out directly from the vessel, spread the roots 

 well and press mellow soil firmly upon them and covering the crown 

 of the plant — two plants go into each hill. 



Grapes, currants, gooseberries, raspberries and blackberries,, 

 should all be planted deep enough, so that the cultivator will not 

 readily tear them out, all of these are hardy except the black cap 

 raspberry, and are not difficult to make live. 



IN CULTIVATING, 



stir the ground once a week by running the cultivator both ways ; 

 clean off the rows by hand hoe. Practice clean culture and carry 

 the habit over to all cultivated crops. 



Broken roots and limbs, and limbs not needed for a shapely top, 

 smoothly cut away. The remaining cut back more or less accord- 

 ing as the roots are many or few, but do not trim to a bean pole. 

 Watch the trees as they grow and pinch all buds and sprouts not 

 needed for a shapely top. 



When setting g ape vines cut back to three br.ds. as they grow 

 rub off the two wt aker, thus train to one wire the first year. 



WINTER PROTECTION. 



The currant anil gooseberry do not need it, even in Alaska, but 

 we must not forget that both need summer protection against the 

 currant worm. Dusting the damp leaves with hellebore is a good 

 remedy. 



The strawberry is also an Arctic plant. It gets on well here 

 under oar snows, and a covering in fall of seedless stable manure 

 or evergreen boughs only, that makes the crop sure and abundant. 



The raspberry and blackberry give a sure crop only when laid 

 under the snow. Mr. Norris said his plan for protecting his rasp- 



