170 MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING 
If the old or central stems are very long, the 
lower or older part may be cut away, leaving 
only the upper and younger roots attached. 
In setting out again, the crown of the plant 
should be just level with the surface of the 
soil in order that new lateral roots may spring 
out above the old ones on the central stalk 
or stem. 
Monthly Alpines are very valuable for 
forcing, as they will thrive in a lower tem- 
perature than those of other species, and, 
with ordinary care, will continue to bloom 
and bear fruit all the year round. Fruit is 
not produced in any great abundance at 
any one season, but, the crop being a con- 
tinuous one, it amounts to a pretty fair 
quantity during the year. As an ornamental 
window or greenhouse plant there are very 
few bearing edible fruit worthy of more care 
or attention than the Monthly Alpine straw- 
berry. 
This Alpine type of strawberry should be 
encouraged among those who have the taste, 
capital or time, and the inclination. It is 
a valuable adjunct to the larger field of 
strawberry raising. 
