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rolraa, and two of the Chili \ ig the plants at the 

 fame diftance in the rows, a« : e rows are from one 

 another in what is called the q>dncunx order. In a 

 good, cool, loamy foil, Which fuits them beft, a little 

 more diftance may he allowed the four firft forts; and. 

 in quite a dry light foil, fofiaewhat lefs, that they may- 

 made one another the better Irom drought. 



The belt filiation for irr aw berries is an open and 

 funny one, as thus they be^r more, and finer flavoured 

 fruit. Some of the fcarlets fhould be planted under 

 warm walls to com: early. The woo ds bear made as 

 natural to them, and the alpines do tolerably well in it 5 

 As lengthening the feafon of fruit is a defirable cir- 

 cumftance; tor thefe three forts (at leaft) the fituation 

 fhould be various. 



The rnoft proper time for planting the ftrawberry is 

 the firft moift weather in September, (or even earlier) 

 that they may be eftabliihed in the ground before 

 winter, and they will bear the better the firft year; 

 Froft is apt to throw up late planted ones, and injures, 

 if not deitroys them. Thofe planted in fpring often 1 

 fuffer from drought, and bear very little the firft year, 

 except the alpines: Choofe forward runners for plant- 

 ing, and let them be from beds in full bearing, i. e. of 

 two or three years old; for plants from old beds are 

 not fo fruitful: Take care alfo they come from beds 

 producing fruit good in its kind, and true as to fort : 

 Much depends on this, fee Nurfery. Prefs the mould 

 to the roots, give them a watering, and again once or 

 twice, if the weather proves dry. Some gardeners let 

 them ran over the beds, which in a dry light foil, may 

 be proper; but in this cafe, a greater diftance fhould be" 

 allowed them at planting. 



If the alpine fort be planted on a warm border,' 

 eighteen inches afunder, and fuffered to fpread, the 

 firft runners will fruit the fame year, and fometimes 

 this prolific flrawberry bears till November* 



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