. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. STRAWBERRY STRAWBERRY 1739 These receipts are by no means the only ones from the land for the two years. For many years past the writer has been in the habit of planting other early crops be- tween the rows of Strawbe
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. STRAWBERRY STRAWBERRY 1739 These receipts are by no means the only ones from the land for the two years. For many years past the writer has been in the habit of planting other early crops be- tween the rows of Strawberries after they are set. For instance, in the spring a plot of five acres is set with Strawberries. As soon as the Strawberries are set plant between the rows (which are two feet apart) a large lot of onion sets and lettuce. One may sow part of the land with radish seed and another part with cabbage seed for late cabbage, and thus till the ground with quick-growing plants that will be off before the runners need the ground. Marketing. —A home market is the best if one can have it, although it is a well-known fact that but few Strawberries are eaten in the neighborhood where they are grown. Along the Gulf coast, Strawberries begin to ripen in February and are at once shipped north, and the consumption continues until 46°north latitude i s reached ; hence the necessity of a variety that will bear shipping. If we all had cooling-houses for berries, and refrigera- tor cars to ship the fruit in, almost any variety would bear more or less transportation; but as most growers have neither, the berries must be picked as soon as colored, and some varieties before they are fully colored. Before the writer had a cool- ing-house, he placed the cases in rows on the floor of a general packing house, and then placed ice along upon the floor between the cases. This did fairly well, but not as well as the present cooling-house, which is a very plain cheap building 12 x 14 ft. and about 12 ft
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