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had occurred. It is important to leave the covering on as long- 

 as you can without danger of the plants molding. 



The mulch when taken oft" is just put between the rows, 

 sf as to retain the moisture during the summer, and prevent 

 the soil from dirtying the fruit, and also to make it more easy 

 for the pickers to keep them out of the mud, and to keep the 

 fruit clean. We make no eft'ort to cultivate between the rows 

 at all. 



/// regard to the varieties — The following are among the 

 best. The Sample, a variety which cannot be too highly spoken 

 of, and a comparatively new sort; a very handsome fruit, bright 

 red in color, symmetrical in shape, looks well in the box. For 

 the benefit of those who do not understand, I will say that plants 

 are of two kinds ; for instance some varieties only produce im- 

 perfect flowers. If you plant a Sample by itself you can get 

 no fruit unless an odd flower happened to be perfect. It is im- 

 portant to get a variety which is perfect to grow next an imper- 

 fect one. The perfect flowered variety will set fruit by itself; 

 does not require any other around it. It is necessary to have 

 perfect and imperfect in order to get the two to fruit. To show 

 you that it is important to have some imperfect varieties, but 

 of twelve varieties here named there are eight of them perfect 

 and four imperfect kinds, and I think the most attractive is the 

 Sample. 



The Buster we have found very satisfactory ; we distributed 

 some of these a few years ago. 

 The Bisel, another pistillate. 



The Warfield, a well known kind, not a large variety, but 

 very productive. 



The Glen Mary, a perfect variety. 

 The Greenville, an imperfect variety. 



The Enhance,, a perfect variety. I may say the Enhance 

 is a most productive firm berry ; it is a great shipper. 



The Bederwood, another perfect kind. If I were to plant 

 a plantation of strawberrnes, I would use this. It is one of 

 the best for supplying pollen. It is necessary to have a variety 

 that will supply others with pollen in order to get a perfect 

 crop. The Bederwood is one of the best for this purpose. It 

 is a little bit early for fertilizing the Sample, but will do so as 

 it flowers for a long time. I would prefer the Lovett for fertiliz- 

 ing the Sample. 



Bubach, a very large berry, and one of the best for home 

 use, both productive and large and of good quality. Does not 

 make very many runners, and for this reason I prefer it to some 

 of the others which mat up very thickly. 



