The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-20
cadeas tot lMon1ea.


a woman who l,ves IN a certe<H sub
NIB about twenty minutes from the CEN
trail portion of Philadelphia derives both
play ana profit from . small garden
which she uwns adjoining her house.
She plants in it strawberries, and
makes euise a aittle sum of money from
the sale Of the fruit. mot to mention the
flowing bowls of them which are found
upon her table when the berries are in
season.
/ asked for some hints regarding this
culture, and l was told thar TO be really
fine, old land should be chosen for the
bed. The plants. sfe said, should be set
either during May or about August
Good plants should BIZ secured. The
reason that so many beds which are
are willing TO take the inferior grade
of shoots offered them by gardeners as q
gift thar to invest the small sum nee
essary IN purchasing plants for their
own particular purposes from those who
make a business of supplying seeds
and young seedlings.
1T is not a very generous thing to
say" said my friend, but if the garden
ers are willing to make you a present
Of these plants, except in extraordinary
cases. they are of .nferfor quality"
Plants should be set out about fifteen
inches apart. n If the season is dry
they should be well watered in the even
ing, or ever twice a day if the dry spell
is Of long duration and the earth be-
comes hard.
"-
In winter, Of course. the plants re-
cure absolutely a good covering if they
are to live n flourish. This covering
can be composed Of dry pine boughs and
the needles Of this tree.
Then meadow grass makes another
good suggestion IN this line, and care
must be taken not to use grass in when
weds are predominant. unless it is alb
~solGtely a certainly that the seed of
the weedy growths Rave not matured-
Many a strawberry gardener notices a
mast extraordinary crop of weeds in her
berry bed wh.ch she can in no way
account for resulting from carelessness
IN fall covering.
In preparing berries for the market l
was told tina purchasers and even the
market men who buy the produce whole
sale are always attracted by boxes which
were prettsly doae and prettily trimmed
with leaves.
Win regard to market sales. too, i
was said that never was honesty a bet
ter policy than in strawberry selling.
If a strawberry cu7sivator beccmes
known at the markets and grocery shops
fcr giving honest measure. ana for re-
q.- s,acs-,ons af tbe fri,,t ner trade
7s,a Shs r.iess = nerbsns the most
a~a4,a- zssars : thor-
-, avssf5o,+ 80 e,,,4i-S.sso, either
~ uIsssa
=
s !, ~
gag. lasos, aho 1F Ha's =
: $50 po7e
sa1-ss2escng ana VINO prefer
a sasuEssR 7ss4asfsee' strawberry raising
seems lFoHe al an Ideal sug-
gs@ei'-
L aas q clsesude wa;ea women. I'M
accustomed to business life, are most
harry n Il IS even suitable for IN
Nalds ara w5EleH whose strength IS not
qasse what II should be-
Then tso, it is dainty work, n tnece
IS IN most women q eEsving to be plant
ing and e~uistVating ard watching some
th.ns grow which develops as soon as
they find themselves in open air and
the country.
And in this fact Ct the pen air lies
the salvation CT many z woman whose
indoor life he's weakened her conistitu-
ton, rendered her liable 20 coughs and
colds and deprived Of her strength and
yigor.
I was told moreover that following the
example of the Roman rnonarc who left
his palace and the cares of state to en-
sage in the cultivation Of caboages
that many Philadelphia society women,
threatened with nervous prostration. are
seeking in strawberry raising a healing OF
Their Ills.
Surrounded by her descendants to the
fourth generation Matilda Weedle, of
san Francisco, celebrated her SOth, birth
day last week. Although fast approach
sng the century life Mrs. Weedle is al
NEST as hale and hearty as her grand.
children. She still reads and writes and
is the picture of health. A remarkable
featnre Of the birthday celebration was
the display of the clothing worn by the