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tion is concerned, but a variety with imperfect flowers must have a variety with 

 perfect flowers planted near it or no fruit will be produced, at least the fruit pro- 

 duced will be small and deformed. In such oases one row of plants with perfect 

 flowers should be planted to about every three rows of plants with imperfect 



Imperftct Flower 



Perfect Flower 



flowers. Do not put the imperfect variety on one side of the field and the 

 perfect variety on the other side, but rather mix them up in the above proportions. 

 The following is a good list from which varieties for commercial plantings 

 may be selected. 



Splendid. 



Beder Wood. — Perfect flower, early, plant vigorous, producing numerous 

 runners, a good pollenizer, valuable on account of its earlinesfe. 



Michel or Michel's Early. — Perfect flower, very early, hardy, and on some 

 soils very productive, largely planted and quite popular; quickly crowded off the 

 market by the later berries. 



