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midsummer, after the growers have allowed runners to root in 

 pots sunk in the beds. The potted plants are wrapped in 

 paper, and carefully shipped. There is no reason why home 

 gardeners cannot set new beds from old ones, even without 



Fig. 123. — Young strawberry 

 plant, with many soft roots. These 

 should be trimmed, as here shown. 



Fig. 124. — The broken runners 

 from the crown, and the hard wiry 

 roots, show this strawberry plant to 

 be old. 



the use of pots, by carefully lifting the young plants with a 

 trowel, taking plenty of earth. 1 



The choice of varieties is usually pretty wide. They 

 classify first as early, medium, and late-season plants, and 

 every garden should have some of each. Then there are two 



1 For directions for setting strawberries and other plants, see pages 268 

 and 269. 



