STRAWBERRY. 15? 
particularly after the fruit is set, and occasionally till it 
begin to color. The old practice, from which the fruit 
derives its name, of laying straw between the rows to pre- 
vent the soiling of the fruit, has been recently revived ; and 
where there are dressed lawns, the short cut grass may be 
‘employed for the same purpose. As soon as the fruit sea- 
son is over, the runners are again removed; the straw or 
grass is taken away, and the ground hoed and raked. In 
October the runners, and also the reclining, but ot the 
erect, leaves, are cut away, and the surface of the earth is 
stirred with a three-pronged fork, great care being taken 
not to injure the roots. Strawberries may be raised from 
the same ground for an indefinite space of time, but the 
plants should be renewed every third or fourth year. In 
the garden they are generally put in a quarter by them- 
selves, and it should be one fully exposed to the sun and air. 
The alpine and wood varieties may be placed in situations 
rather moist and shady, as edgings in the slips or in rows 
behind walls and hedges, in which situations they succeed 
perfectly well, and produce fruit late in the season. — 
If strawberries be planted on a good border, in rows a 
yard asunder, a crop of early peas may be taken between 
the rows; and the peas may be succeeded by Cape broc- 
coli, which seems not only not to be hurt by the excretion 
from the roots of the peas, but to remove any noxious 
quality thus imparted to the soil. The regular manuring 
for these crops keeps the strawberries in good vigor. The 
bed should not occupy the same ground more than three 
or four consecutive seasons. _ 
Strawberries have always been a favorite dessert fruit, 
They likewise form an excellent preserve; and from their 
freedom from excess of acid seem well adapted to the 
manufacture of home wine. To this purpose they have 
