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THE ABOVE ILLUSTRATION SHOWS A FIFTY-ACRE FIELD AT SWANLEY 
TFe respectfully solicit orders for ours, the finest plants 
and most complete collection in England. Swanley is 
acknowledged to be the largest and best Strawberry - growing 
district in the world. 
Eight Acres grown entirely for the Runner Plants, at a distance of 3 ft. from 
plant to plant, on purpose so that every plant must be true to name. 
T HE Strawberry is one of our most important fruits, and should be better under- 
stood and grown; if so, a full crop would almost be a certainty every year. 
, ■* 10 1 ftnc * great main thing is to have the soil well trenched or deeply dug 
ftn -i 'L™ ?r; r secon( ^ t' me > "’ell mix the three inches of manure put upon the 
soi , us should be done not later than J uly. Then have fine young green plants from 
us, trim ott all the leaves, except one or two, place the roots as in Fig. 4, with the 
ciown well above the soil, and tread down firmly ; this done, well water them, should the 
sen be dry , every few days until they show well into growth. Beyond this little else 
is needed until just before the fruit shows colour the following year, when the ground 
should be carefully covered with clean straw ; at all times cut away the runners, and 
tie crop will be large. If fine exhibition fruit is required, and the weather be dry 
make tour to six holes with a crowbar around the plants, and fill up with liquid 
manure three or tour times a week, and the fruit will be much increased in size. The 
berries must be thinned, and none left to come after the exhibition takes place. 
Always keep tree from weeds and all runners as they appear. 
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