OF POT-GROIVN ST RAM^ BERRIES. 



the ground from drying or baking, and thus lengthen the fruiting season. Tan-bark 

 can also be used as a mulch. 



A bed managed in this way will give two full crops, and should then be spaded 

 or plowed down, a new one in the meantime having been prepared to take its place. 



To Ascertain the Number of Plants Required for an Acre. — The number of plants re- 

 quired for an acre, at any given distance apart, may be ascertained by dividing the 

 number of square feet in an acre (43,560) by the number of square feet given to 

 each plant, which is obtained by multiplying the distance between rows by the 

 distance between the plants. Thus, strawberries planted three feet by one foot, 

 give each plant three square feet, or 14,520 plants to the acre. 



POT=QROWN STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



Ready for Shipment after July 15th. 



Of late this kind of plant has become very popular, and is almost exclusively 

 employed for garden planting. The failures are few, and much care and labor are 

 avoided. We grow the plants in thumb pots, and when they are well established 

 and ready to ship, we turn them out of the pots, preserving the ball of earth around 

 the roots and wrapping it in paper. In this way, during the hottest weather in July 

 and August, plants can be transported safely and transplanted satisfactorily. 



Plants set out in July or August will yield a moderate crop next season. These cannot 

 be sent by mail. 



POT GROWN STRAWBERRY PLANT, 



