. 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. longitude. il the larger the cioj hence the ii„' it rich 1 \ extra manuring. tibe suiethat the land is thoroughly impossible to mike Strawl erries do ith the roots in land that is hlled with water. Underdraining is not always a necessity, but good surface-draining is,
. 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. longitude. il the larger the cioj hence the ii„' it rich 1 \ extra manuring. tibe suiethat the land is thoroughly impossible to mike Strawl erries do ith the roots in land that is hlled with water. Underdraining is not always a necessity, but good surface-draining is, and no land should be set with plants until it is so prepared that it can be thoroughly surface-drained and kept so. If the land is at all in- clined to be wet, it will pay well to have it thoroughly underdrained, in addition to the surface-draining. Next comes the preparation of the soil. The writer prefers spring setting. He has sometimes done well with setting in August or early in September, but has never failed in siniiiL; ; As i:iily as laud is fit to be , imi uti i wmn ' laii---i/. and ].lo\v il ill ; llirntop- harrow it in thurouL'hIv. Il llm- iiianuie caJiinit be ob-. 24J1. Qandy Strawberry ( tained, it would be better to plow all the manure under, as coarse manure on top of the beds would be an an- noyance, and cause more or less trouble the entire sea- son. Whether the manure Is wholly or partially plowed under, the land must be made fine and mellow before putting in the plants. Setliiifi the plants should be taken from beds were set the previous season, if possible. Use a common six-tined manure fork and take up a lot of the young plants, being sure to get only the runners of the previous fall. Pick them out of the loose earth, taking off all the old dry leaves, and if they have long, nice, light-colored roots (throw away all others), clip off about one-third of their length. Fig. 2414. Be careful not to let the
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