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are lacking in vigor and do not freely develop runners and 

 new plants. 



5. Determining the Planting System. The matted row 

 is the prevailing planting system in the Eastern states for 

 commercial purposes. In it hand labor is reduced to the 

 minimum. Runners are permitted to develop from the mother 



(17. s, D. A.) 



Fig. 182. Good plants of different varieties 

 jshowing differences in root growth and size. 

 Klondike at left, Dunlop at right. 



plants at will so that by the end of the season a solid row 

 from 1 to 2 feet wide, or sometimes more, has formed (Figs. 

 183, 184). Rows 4 feet apart with plants 15 to 24 inches 

 apart in the row represent average practice, variations there- 

 from being determined by local conditions and experience. A 

 sparse plant maker like Chesapeake should be planted more 

 closely than a profuse plant maker like Aroma. Gandy is 



