22 MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING 
The advantages are: 
1. Quickness of opening furrow for plant- 
ing. 
2. Quickness of setting plants, it being 
necessary only to set the plant against the 
straight edge of the furrow, and place soil 
around and on the roots. 
3. Ease of watering plants after being set. 
4. Cheapness of setting. 
5. Best method for matted row culture 
where the planter is short handed. 
RECEIVING PLANTS 
As soon as the plants arrive at the station, 
get them at once, take them home, unpack 
the box without delay, and, if you do not 
immediately plant, dig a shallow trench and 
place the plants in this. Be sure that the 
bundles are untied; be sure that the soil is 
moist and packed firmly around the roots. 
If there is any trouble with the plants, such 
as mould, or the plants are of poor quality, 
notify the dealer at once, writing exactly the 
trouble, and make a settlement with him. 
Notice the roots of plants you buy. If 
they are black or dark coloured, better not 
