Instructions 

 For Planting 



Land intended for Strawberries should be well subdued for a year or so before the ])lants are 

 l)ut in. Do not plant Strawberries on the same land an old bed grew on, till it has been culti- 

 vated in other crops for two or three years. Plant in the spring. The matted row is the only 

 practical commercial system, though the hedge system has been used by some successiul 

 growers. This system undoubtedly produces the finer berries, though it requires more woik. 

 Q\ 1 1 • The hill system is suitable for gardens, where the plants are for recreation and entertainment 



^trRW^DGrnC'S ^'^ther than for the value of the berries they produce. When planting by the matted-row 

 system, put the plants in rows three to four feet apart, and fifteen to twenty-four inches 

 apart in the rows. Allow them to runner all summer, and by fall you will have a thick row as wide as you permit the runners 

 to set crowns. This should not be more than 12 to 15 inches. A cutter on the cultivator will clip the ends of runners that grow too 

 wide. Old beds may be burned over, then all of the matted rows but about six inches at the centres ought to be turned down 

 with aland-side plow. Go over the remaining plants with a hoe and cut out all that have borne fruit, leaving the remaining 

 young plants six or eight inches apart. Then level off the plowed surface between the rows with a fine toothed cultivator, 

 and mulch the whole surface in the fall. North of Southern Pennsylvania, mulches are necessary to protect plants from 

 cold, as well as to keep the berries out of the dirt, but south of that lattitude the straw should not be put on till spring. 

 Harrison Strawberry plants are the best that can be produced and you will find that they will give entire satisfaction. 

 If you have never bought any from us, include some with your order for trees, and we know you will be pleased with their 

 quality as well as you are with the profit, or the enjoyment, from the berries they produce. 



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