. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1744 STRAWBERRY Strict attention must be given to syringing the foliage every pleasant day. Keep the walks wet until the time of blossominfT. This moisture keeps down the red spider. At blossoming time the house should be al- lowed to dry out, and a free circulation of
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1744 STRAWBERRY Strict attention must be given to syringing the foliage every pleasant day. Keep the walks wet until the time of blossominfT. This moisture keeps down the red spider. At blossoming time the house should be al- lowed to dry out, and a free circulation of air should be maintained through the middle of the duy, in ludcr to ripen the pollen. It is necessary to polliiKiti- cac'li tlcuvn- by hand. The pollination may be done in tiir cf the day while the houses are dry. A sm;ill caTiH-l-lKiir brush is useful for distributing the pollen. A ladle or spoon should also be provided in order to carry the sur- plus pollen. The surplus pollen may be used on varieties that are pistillate or do not have pollen enough to set their own fruits. Six to eight fruits are enough for a 6-inch pot. When these are set the remaining ilowers should be cut off, in order that the entire strength of the plant may go to swelling the chosen fruits. After swelling begins, liquid manure should be given. Dur-. ing the first week give one dilute application. After this give two applications a week, increasing the strength of the manure liquid each time. Well-rotted cow manure or sheep droppings furnish good material for this purpose. When the fruits are coloring the liquid manure should be withheld and only clear water given. As they swell, the fruits will need support, and the best method of furnishing this is probably by using small-meshed window-screen wire cut into suitable squares. These squares may be laid on the pot, binder the clusters of fruits. They hold the fruits away from the sides of the pots, protect them from any water or liquid manure tha
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