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HARRISONS' NURSERIES 



If you grow Strawberries for market, always use care and neatness in packing your fruit. 

 The 32-basket crate shown here is the best container 



Strawberries 



FOR HOME-GARDEN 

 OR MARKET FIELD 



Land intended for Strawberries should be well subdued for a year or so before 

 the plants are put in. Do not plant Strawberries on the same land formerly 

 used for an old bed until it has been cultivated in other crops for two or three 

 years. Plant' in the spring. The matted row is the only practical commercial 

 system, though the hedge system has been used by some successful growers. 

 This system undoubtedly produces the finer berries, though it requires more 

 work. The hill system is suitable for gardens, where the plants are for recrea- 

 tion and entertainment rather than for the value of the berries they produce. 

 When planting by the matted-row system, put the plants in rows 3 to 4 feet 

 apart, and 15 to 24inches apart in the rows. Let them make runners all summer, 

 and by fall you will have a thick row as wide as you permit the runners to set 

 crowns. This should not be more than 12 to 15 inches. A cutter on the culti- 

 vator will clip the ends of runners that grow too wide. Old beds may be turned 

 over, then all of the matted rows but about 6 inches atthe centers ought to be 

 turned down with a land-side plow. Go over the remaining plants with a hoe, 

 and cut out all that have borne fruit, leaving the remaining young plants 6 or 

 8 inches apart. Then level off the plowed surface between the rows with a 

 fine-toothed cultivator, and mulch the whole surface in the fall. North of 

 southern Pennsylvania, mulches are necessary to protect plants from cold, as 

 well as to keep the berries out of the dirt, but south of that the straw should not 

 «> be put on till spring. , 



A hundred plants will make a patch for a family of four — but there won t be 

 any surplus fruit. Better set five hundred plants, and have fruit for preserving 

 or to sell to your neighbors. If the berries are not disposed of when freshly 

 picked they may be preserved or canned for winter use. No waste here, you see. 



Harrison Strawberry plants are the best that can be produced. If you have 

 never bought any from us, include some with your order for trees, and we know 



