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Frefh plantations of ftrawberries fhould be made 

 every fourth year, though ia-a good foil, and with good 

 management they will continue longer ; fo that where 

 they are fuffered to run, the plants being frequently 

 renewed, and old ones removed, beds have borne tole- 

 rably for ten years. Some gardeners infill that this 

 fpreading mode is the bell way of cultivating the ftraw- 

 berry. In a dry feafon, fuch full covered beds have 

 the advantage; but in a zvet one, the fruit is apt to rot, 

 though frill in fuch a feafon, it is cleaner than from 

 plants growing in an open way; but this carries the 

 appearance of, (and rather argues} neglefted culture. 

 See the " fections, nurjery, pruning, and fruits. The 

 method of keeping them in detached plants produces 

 the largeft and belt ripened fruit, and on the whole is 

 preferable; for which practice there cannot be a 

 itronoer argument, than that thole follow it, who culti- 

 vate the ftrawberry for fale. See feftion IT. 



The watering of ftrawberries fhould not be neglefted, 

 doing it aimolt daily, when in flower and are fetting 

 their fruit, if the weather proves dry, particularly to 

 thofe under a warm wall; but this is not to be continued 

 when the fruit is nearly ripe, which would fpoil the 

 flavour, and difpofe them to. decay. 



Fhzvering Shrubs may be d if per fed about, and her- 

 baceous perennial fiswers; but plant them not too near 

 the edge, left they hangover the walks:- The hulbqufc 

 forts may however be within fix inches. 



Afparagus and artichokes fhould be thought of, but 

 they take up much room, and in fmall gardens may 

 therefore be left out. It will be of little ufe to have 

 Ids than fifty or fixty feet of afparagus beds, as there 

 would be fo few heads to cut at a time;, and artichokes 

 muft be planted wide, or they will not grow [a|ge and 

 flefhy, in which their merit confifts* 



Let not pet herbs be forgot, but provide a general 

 herbary in that part of the garden which, is molt con- 

 tiguous fco the kitchen. 



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