Catalogue of strawberries, Holland bulbs and specialties : summer and autumn 1899 . ntsbegin to grow. Mulching to Keep the Fruit Clean.—Before the fruit begins to ripen, mulch the ground around theplants with short hay or straw, or grass mowings from the lawn, or anv-thing of that sort. Thiswill not only keep the fruit clean, but will prevent the ground from drying or baking, and thus lengthenthe fruiting season. Tan-bark can also be used as a mulch. A bed managed in this way will give two full crops, and should then be spaded or plowed down, anew one in the meantime haxing been prepared to ta
Catalogue of strawberries, Holland bulbs and specialties : summer and autumn 1899 . ntsbegin to grow. Mulching to Keep the Fruit Clean.—Before the fruit begins to ripen, mulch the ground around theplants with short hay or straw, or grass mowings from the lawn, or anv-thing of that sort. Thiswill not only keep the fruit clean, but will prevent the ground from drying or baking, and thus lengthenthe fruiting season. Tan-bark can also be used as a mulch. A bed managed in this way will give two full crops, and should then be spaded or plowed down, anew one in the meantime haxing been prepared to take its place. To Ascertain the Number of Plants Required for an Acre.—The number of plants required for an acre,at any given distance apart, may be ascertained by dividing the number of square feet in an acre(43,560), by the number of square feet given to each plant, which is obtained by multiplying the dis-tance between rows by the distance bet\veen the plants. Thus, strawberries planted three feet by onefoot, give each plant three square feet, or 14,520 plants to the i/.^/-»&/////~7//////^V/-^/A<//«i/«r/V/..^V//,y/,y,///,^ STRAWBERRY PLANTS LAYERED IN POTS. POT=QROWN STRAWBERRY PLANTS. Ready for Sfiipment after July 15th. Of late this kind of plant has become very popular, and is almost exclusively employed for gardenplanting. The failures are few, and much care and labor are avoided. We grow the plants in thumbpots, and when they are well established and ready to ship, we turn them out of the pots, preservingthe ball of earth around the roots and wrapping it in paper. In this way during the hottest weather inJuly and August, plants can be transported safely and transplanted satisfactorily. Plants set out in July or August will yield a moderate crop next season. These cannot be sent bymail. ELLIVANGER & BARRYS CATALOGUE CF LAYER STRAWBERRY
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