Summer Planting Of Strawberries

itüfliipu jn)iis. The scarcity of plants and tho exceeding demand for thom last Spring, owing to winter-killing, destruction by tho grub, and various other canses that eeoin to havo conspirad to injuro the beds, ought to admouish thoso who did not Rucoeed in ronewing their plantationa last Spring, to try Slimmer planting after tho runners are well rooted, which should be by tho first to the middle of August. We have never advised this course lor general planting, and do not propose to do so now, but for home uso whero needed, it should be done by all means whereenough wero not plantod last Spring for the next year's erop. By this means a fair erop of excellent berrios inay be secured next season, and the bed will be in perfection for the succeeding year. As soon as the runners are well rooted, having prepared the land in the best possiblo manner, take up the rootod plants with as much earth as possible, and plant thom as in the ordinary way, at a a distance of twelve to sixtoen inches apart, tho distance botwoon the rows two and a half or threo toet, leaving a depression about the plants. Let an assistant followand give each from a pint to a quart of water. When this is settled away, draw the earth over to cover the plants well up to tho crown. The principal part in planting ia to pross thü earth firnily about the roots. All this haviug been properly done, and it is not a slow process by any ineans if judgment bo used in organizing the labor, thero will be but little moisture by evaporatien beforo an absorption can take placo by the roots, since' the dry earth prevents undue heating by the sun, and must itsolf bo saturated before moisture can be passed into the air. Then if you cover each plant with a leaf of burdock or rheubarb, or any other large leaf; or if you cover tho rows with niuich to break tho direct rays of the sun, the plants will hardly cease growing, and a erop of superior fruit will be the result next year. Protection during the winter is essentialto all beds of strawberries, and much thicker than is usual ; say three or four inches. With summor and autumn-pl anted beds, it is not only essontial, but imperatively necessary, since, on all but the firmest soil, they would be inevitably thrown out and thus the value of tho plantation destroyed. A bed thus set and protocted will, under the circumstances of plants, fully ropay its coat in fruit, since the plants in addition to the fruit they boar, will be thoroughly established for the succeeding Summer's growth. Thoro will be no necessity of clipping the runners, if any aro made the present season ; and next season, by keeping thora properly clipped, if the soil be rich, they will make immense trusses for the succeeded year. If you be so unfortunate as to have no strawberry bed, get plants from a neighbor, and thus learn to know not only the full value of this superb fruit, but also the comparativo ease with which the