Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Crawford's Catalogue of New Strawberries, 1887
Just as soon as the runner is ready to root, out it off close to the parent plant and drop it in water. 0 When all are cut, fill thumb pots with good potting soil, then prepare the bud (embryo plant) by cutting the runner off, leaving on the plant that-is-to-be only a piece one and'one-half or two inches in length - like a handle. Now insert this tail end into the pot, the same as any cutting, so that the bud is about half in the soil. Press the soil firmly about the plants, place the pots in cold frames close together and water freely two or three times a day. Always cover during hot sunshine; uncover dur ing cloudy weather and at night. Our glass is coated with a paint as follows Turpentine, 1 quart; boiled oil, 1 oz.; white lead, 1 oz.; put on with a whitewash brush. The plants will be ready to turn out in from two to three weeks.
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