Strawberries 



The work of growing strawberries is greatly 

 simplified by this method, and any amateur 

 can understand it perfectly and see the advan- 

 tages of it readily. 



In fall, cover the plants with coarse hay or 

 straw, but do not use too much or you may 

 smother them. It should not be more than 

 three inches deep. Some advise leaving this 

 on the ground, in spring, to prevent the berries 

 from coming in contact with the soil, but I 

 would prefer taking the chances of their keep- 

 ing clean without it, as it interferes greatly 

 with the use of the cultivator, and you cannot 

 afford to let the ground go umvorked about 

 your plants. 



In spring, a liberal amount of good manure 

 should be applied. This should go into the 

 soil close to the roots of the plants. 



Some varieties are staminate, some pistillate. 

 Pistillate varieties must have perfect-flowered 

 plants every^ eight or nine feet in the row, to 

 poUenize them. 



There are so many fine sorts on the market 

 that it is not an easy matter to decide which 

 are best. Indeed, it is not possible to decide this 

 matter except in a general way, because some 



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