Demoine courier., 1856-05-15
CULTURE CT TINE STRAWBERRY.

on the culture OF the straw berry, Through
seeing an article III, no l66 OF the Co.
Gent The SRA wberry. the Laun name
of which is Fagarin," supposed 10 be
significant Of lis fragrance. is IIdigenious
10 portions of Europe and Amsrica.-
The different modrs ofculiiv anon are a,
most az numerous as varieties. llowev
er,l viii for The present only nolice one
which | consider tho beet. In July or
August. l select a piece Of ground SUI.
ficIcnt 10 produce a crop, e%riirely free
from shadG-a snR loan is the best-and
commeEcc preparing II by maturing IL
thoroughly wt5l wei Tolfed Stable dung.
1 seiscl Ike PLANS from The earliest. run
mars, Remembering 10 choose those with
The shoEtest roots. When The ground ls
ready, tread * web where they arc TO
he -plaaied. Care should be taken to
plant Them 4 liille below The surface,
pressing The soil ~irtpiyzto the ROOFS
Yet the heart must not be cosered with
earth. II the weather be npt rainy, they
vii require watering. They will re.
ouiFe Rnthing more that season, bul coca
sronal hoeiags, VERY lightly aud keep
free from wests.
The great object rs early planning, SO
as sp gel yous plants well 6 HbiIshed. be.
fore frost. reis III; osheswise,. 1.-The FROST,
by rdisjng the set, would raise the plants
win Il; then comes a -ltaw; The soil
sinks, and lssves' .!he plants worse shan
fresh s,aiiapiantsd-nay mostly Oh, OF HE
aground. Again BY early planning you
obtain The 6nesl and largest lruii The fIst
year. bui generally The lsrges; crop The
second year. Then. directly roo up
your plants; and on no account keep
Them a third; indeed for quality alone.
al annual replanting IS best. 1t rarely
happers IN u prolific sort, by this mode
OF cultivation, that i@o PLANS ou. of a
hundred omit fruiliug. but shonid. they
fail doiEg SO the Grst year, the finer will
be the irqit The next, though some per
sons have. The Absurd idea they are bar.
rem, aud throw them away as worthless.
To strengthen your plants, they should
be GpprlgeJ ef<aA their .au lumual runners
as tsey 'tnske lhsir appearence, for these
only weakch The pasep,. S!rawberres
shoaid always be kept en- :irely free from
weeds-lte plants as disilnc, as when'
first planted out. just btforelhey com
mence 10 blossom is he best une for re
!. moving. all the refuse from among tllem
Tor II cieanei eariier a laie frosi (which
often iiaprehs) cuts The ander shooting
leaves which, If otherwise, would be shell
= faroI .pA. nxatao.r.l 4. L. ,uh,u
isihs fruit is all galhered aud every run
ner removed, some manure should be
spread ever the surface; this viii be o;
great ne ssntage. for the rains will wash
the goodness OF the manure TO the ibrnu.
roots. Sara W berry bets should never be
dug or fofked among, for by doing so you
destroy q number of fbrous roots which
tire plant requires 10 mature iae fruit,
and the soil is SD looscned, that in The
f~ruislng reason. ,se hot sun more %easil.
\ pene.raies TO the roots, which require 10
bekept cool when. the plants are III bios
som, ar unll The ffnii begins 10 sci; the
more moisture the plants have The better;
bbt wien that change lakes place. the
beds cannon be kept loo dry. or the flaw
or OF yolr Fruit will be impaired. One
great dqieci m giving plenty of water. is,
that in dry weather, land will crack, and
such roofs as cross the opening are either
broSeD orso much strained and injured
ihs, they gre of lt,ie use afterwards. .
When the btrry is about .hGT groUn.
comtnencs putting some, luose straw be
tween The plants, aud then spread some
wheat straw between the rows about az
inch lhiek, or yon may lake the cIeanes,
o fs.able Inter. well shaken. for bolh pur
poses Ibis il better than rev mown
grass; or such as is generally used. for a,
the 9Ime tilis is wanted the latte is gen
orally hif0G seeds, and these will do ro
gqed. bpi bring plenty Of weed..j This
- pre- e IS ycur fruii from being damaged
saby che gritand soil which would be wash
cd ap by heavy rains; j, keeps the
ground cool nnd lends to give an air Of
cleanliness. neainess, and order, withou,
whirh a good article loses half lis value.
If the ssrawsag. be delayed uil the berry
hsis geslng ME, ) gu may chance to brnise
IL. and a. strawberry once bruised or
handledg never RECEIVERS lis beauty. |,
aaisaperhaps The mos perishable aud tend
er otfal ripe lruiia rs sal ~
The proper distance for planting is
Aatwo feet each way. TAoMAs JENKINS,
harrington III. 4
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