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DIRECTIONS FOR CULTURE. 
The Soil and its Preparation.—The Strawberry may be successfully grown in any soil adapted to the 
growth of ordinary field or garden crops. The ground should be wed/ prepared by trenching or plowing, at least 
eighteen or twenty inches deep, and be properly enriched as for any garden crop. It is unnecessary to say that, if 
the land is wet, it must be thoroughly drained. 
To Cultivate the Strawberry.—For family use we recommend planting in beds four feet wide, with an 
alley two feet wide between. These béds will accommodate three rows of plants, which may stand fifteen inches 
apart each way, and the outside row nine inches from the alley. The beds can be kept clean, and the fruit can be 
gathered from them without setting the feet upon them. 
Culture in Hills.—This is the best mode that can be adopted for the garden. To obtain fine, large, high- 
flavored fruit, pinch off the runners as fast as they appear, repeating the operation as often as may be necessary 
during the summer and early autumn. Every runner thus removed produces a new crown and in the fall the plants 
will have formed large bushes or stools, on which the finest strawberries may be expected the following season. In 
the meantime the ground among the plants should be kept clear of weeds, and frequently stirred with a hoe or fork. 
Covering in Winter.—Where the winters are severe, with little snow for protection, a slight covering of 
leaves or litter, or the branches of evergreens, will be of great service. This covering should not be placed over the 
lants until after the ground is frozen, usually from the middle of November till the first of December in this locality. 
Fatal errors are often made by putting on f00 wzuch and too eardy. Care must also be taken to remove the covering 
in the spring, just as soon as the plants begin to grow. 
Mulching to keep the Fruit Clean.—Before the fruit begins to ripen, mulch the ground around the 
plants with »/o7¢ hay or straw, or grass mowings from the lawn, or anything of that sort. This will not only keep the 
fruit clean, but will prevent 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 required for an acre, at any given distance apart, may be ascertained by dividing the num- 
ber of square feet in an acre (43,560), by the number of square feet given to each plant, which is obtained by multi- 
plying 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. 
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READY FOR SHIPMENT AFTER JULY 15th. 
Of late this kind of plant has become very popular and is almost exclusively employed for gardenplanting. 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 wrap- 
ping itin 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. 
