SMALL FRUITS 195 
Beds planted in midsummer should usually be re- 
newed after the second bearing season, or the matted 
rows may be spaded under, so that new rows will be 
formed by the runners in the spaces between the old 
Fic. 106. A Strawberry Plant sending out a Runner 
u, old plant; b, runner; ce, new plant 
rows. The next year the plants will be cultivated 
where the old ones have been removed. 
Set the plants one foot apart in rows three feet apart. 
When setting them out, spread the roots carefully and 
press the soil tightly about them. Water before entirely 
