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berry plants are well rooted, set them out in 
the bed. 
Mark off the bed in drills before planting, 
using a line and draw hoe, so as to guarantee 
straight rows. Mark off the rows two feet 
apart and set the plants one foot apart in 
the row. Of course, this applies only to 
gardens that are to be cultivated by hand. 
Be sure that the staminate and pistillate 
flowering types are planted in sufficiently 
close proximity to insure proper fertiliza- 
tion. This is done by planting in alternate 
rows. Use a trowel for planting and for 
measuring the distances, most trowels being 
one foot long (six-inch blade and six-inch 
handle). Put the plants in a flat or small box, 
after knocking them out of the pots, and drag 
this along the drill, setting the plants as you 
go, using the trowel to space them. If the 
ground is mellow, all that need be done is to 
jab the trowel into the soil and press it from 
side to side until the hole is large enough to 
accommodate the plant. If, however, the 
bed was prepared some time ahead and the 
soil has baked a little, loosen it when plant- 
ing by jabbing the trowel down into it severa) 
times where the plant is to be placed, and 
