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goFrutilla. Fnx.Voy. Large Chili 

 Strawberry. 



6. Fracaria fruflu glohofo ma- 

 jore fuawijfimo. The Globe-haut- 

 boy Strawberry. 



7. F9..\G\K\hfruSlu parvo ex al- 

 bo <virefctnte. Strawberry with a 

 fmall greenifli-white Fruit. 



The fir il and fecond Sorts of 

 Strawberry are found wild in the 

 Woods in divers Parts of England, 

 from whence the Plants are taken, 

 and tranfplanted into Gardens, by 

 which the Fruit is improv'd. The 

 bell Seafon for this Work is Septqn- 

 btr, that the Plants may be rooted 

 in their new Quarters before the 

 Frolt begin ; which is very apt to 

 loofen the Earth fo much about their 

 Roots, that when the Froft goes off, 

 the Plants -are apt to be turn'd out 

 of the Ground. They may alfo be 

 tranfplanted in February ; but then, 

 if the Spring lhould prove dry, they 

 will require a great Expence of 

 Water to keep them alive. 



The Soil which is molt proper 

 for thefe Plants, is a frefh hazelly 

 Loam, not over-rich, which would 

 caufe the Plants to fpread and flou- 

 rifh ; but they would not be fo fruit- 

 ful as upon a moderate Soil. The 

 Ground lhould be well dug, and 

 c'ear'd from th° Roots of all noxious 

 Weeds ; and after it is levell'd even, 

 you mult mark it out into Beds 

 about three Feet and an half wide ; 

 leaving a Path between each Bed 

 two Feet broad, for the Conveniency 

 of walking between them to water 

 and clean them, as alfo to gather 

 the Fruit. In thefe Beds may be 

 planted four Rows of Plants, where- 

 by they will be about a Foot afun- 

 der Row from Row ; and in the 

 Rows they fliould be planted at leafl 

 eight Inches diffont Plant from Plant; 

 for if they are planted nearer, they 

 VViU in one Year's time be 1q thick, 



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that they will not have room ta 

 thrive. 



Note, The Diftance here defign'd 

 being for the Wood - ftrawberry, 

 the other large-growing Kinds muft 

 have a greater Share of room, ac- 

 cording to their different Degrees of 

 Growth ; as for Example, the fear- 

 let- ftrawberry mould be planted a 

 Foot fquare Plant from Plant ; and 

 the Hautboy fixteen or eighteen 

 Inches Diftance each Way ; and the 

 Chili Strawberry twenty Inches, or 

 two Feet. 



In the Spring of the Year, when, 

 the Strawberries begin to flower, if 

 the Seafon fliould be dry, you muft 

 obferve to water them plentifully, 

 otherwife the Flowers will fall away 

 without producing any Fruit. You 

 muft alfo carefully clean your Beds 

 of Strawberries from Weeds from 

 time to time, as they fhall require ; 

 for if they are once fuffer'd to over- 

 bear the Plants, they will decay in 

 large Patches ; and alfo greatly 

 weaken all thofe that may continue 

 alive. About Michaelmas you lhould 

 clear off all the Weeds from the 

 Beds, as alfo cut off all the Strings 

 or Runners from the Roots, pulling 

 out all weak Plants where they are 

 too clofe ; then dig up the Walks 

 between the Beds, burying theWeeds 

 that came off" in the Bottom, and 

 throw a little fine Earth over the 

 Beds between the Plants ; being very 

 careful not to lay it fo thick as to 

 bury the Plants ; this will greatly 

 ftrengthen them, and caufe their 

 Fruit to be larger, and in greater 

 Quantities, than they would be, if 

 left undrefs'd. 



Thefe few Rules will be fuflicient, 

 if duly regarded, for cultivating thefe 

 Plants. I would only farther ob- 

 ferve, that thefe Beds will not con- 

 tinue bearing well more than three 

 Years; therefore, in order to have 



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