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those who desire to find money in the garden as well as 
fruit and vegetables, and the confined limits of a single 
barrel have sometimes yielded rich returns. A lady writes 
to the “Floral Cabinet 75 : 
“In a small yard, only large enough for flowers, I have 
succeeded in having a nice ornament and plenty of nice 
strawberries of my own cultivation. Take a common flour 
barrel, bore about fifty holes in it one inch large, set the 
barrel six inches in the ground, put in good rich dirt, set 
the roots with the stalk out through the hole, continuing in 
this way until the barrel is full. If the season is dry, water 
when you water your flowers. With care, you will have 
nice strawberries, the barrel will be perfectly covered with 
fruit, and as pretty an ornament as your yard can have. 55 
Another excellent plan for raising strawberries in a 
small compass, and one that will insure a good profit, is to 
have a hotbed as long as one’s space will permit and about 
eight feet wide. Moderate heat that will last the longest 
time is obtained by using equal parts of stable manure and 
forest leaves, and the soil itself should be very rich, six or 
eight inches deep. The plants are set out very carefully 
without disturbing the roots, about four to every square 
foot, the middle of January being the best time for early 
fruit. 
After putting on the glass, according to an experienced 
cultivator, “ they will start at once without drooping a 
particle, and make a surprisingly vigorous growth. They 
require careful attention as far as airing is concerned, and 
an occasional watering, unless there are plenty of warm 
rains in February and March, during which the sash can be 
pulled down. 55 
Wilson’s Albany is recommended for this style of cul¬ 
tivation, but Triomphe and Jocunda bear larger and sweet¬ 
er berries. The fruit should be ready for gathering by the 
1st of April. 
