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Minnesota Station, Bulletin No. 18, September, 1891 (pp. 24). 



XOTES ON ST1{A\VIU:i;KIKS and KAHPBEKRIKS, ISIH, S. B. (tKKKN, 



1>. S. (PI*. llL-121), — iStraivherries. — Tabulated and descriptive notes on 

 30 varieties. The leading varieties in yield and quality were Wartield 

 No. 2, Michel Early, Haverlaud, Bubach No. o, Park Beauty, Crawford, 

 Sinister Gem, Jessie, Wilson, and Crescent. 



The Wartield No. 2 strawberry fertilized with Michel Early gave the largest yield 

 (if auy variety growu. It yielded sonu^hing over 90 boxes of berries froiu one row 

 100 feet long. This is at the rate of about 7,000 boxes per acre. * * * 



[The strawberries tested] were cultivated on the matted-row system and were 

 heavily mulched with straw as soon as the ground was frozen. This mulch was Ici't 

 on to retard the plants until the new growth commenced to look a little yellow. It 

 was then drawn away into the rows from directly over the plants to allow them to 

 push through. This method we have found very satisfactory. 



Easpherries. — Descriptive notes tui 11 red and 5 cap varieties. 

 "Among the reds T would recommend Marlborough, Hansell, and (^'ufli 

 bert, and among the black caps, Oliio and Nemaha. Other varieties 

 that should be in every garden, on account of their productiveness and 

 sure bearing qualities, are Schaeffer Colossal and Caroline." 



Evergreens i-rom seed, S. B. Green, B. S. (pp. 121-120). — Brief 

 accounts are given of exj)eriments in raising white pine {Pinus strobus)^ 

 Scotch pine (P. sylresfris), white spruce {Picea alba)^ and European larch 

 {Larix europcea). The seed was so^ai in the latter part of April. 



The Scotch pine seed started very strongly in 2 w eeks. The white pine seed did 



not start until 2 weeks after the Scotch, but the plants then grew with so much 



vigor that these seedlings were in a short time as large as those of the Scotch pine. 



Only a few of the white spruce seeds germinated, and they made a very slow growth. 



' •' The larch seed was damaged and only a small per cent of it grew. 



The following suggestions are made from these experiments: 



(1) By following a few simple directions it is a very easy matter to glow ever- 

 greens from seeds. 



(2) Evergreen seeds germinate readily aud the greatest danger comes when the 

 plants are young and growing fast. 1'bey are then likely to die if the weather is 

 Avarni and moist. 



(3) The damping-oft' of evergreens in the seed bed may be greatly reduced, if not 

 entirely jireventeil, by covering the seed bed with sand or other mulch. 



(4) Moist laud is not safe to use for a seed bed, and the liest seed bed is a rather 

 dry, sandy leaf mold. 



(.")) Young evergreen seeilliims need i)rotecti<)ii from tlie miii in \ ci^ liright or long- 

 eontiuiu'd sunny weatlier, both in summer and winter. Tliis slioiild be so arranged 

 that the beds may be shaded at pleasure. After ordinary lains the sliailes shouhl be 

 taken off and need not be ])iit on again until tiie l»ed is well dried oti'. 



(fi) There is mu("h mor<' daiiiier to colli ferous seedlings from waiiii mnisi weatlier 

 than from long-continued druiiili. l)iil we can .i;ii.iril against danger IVoiii either by 

 exercising a little cal•(^. 



(7) So very manv seedlings may be grown in a small lied that I think it will pay 

 nnrseryiiieii and Ibrcstejs to raise tlieii own seedlings, allbongh llle^ ^rnw \eiy 

 slowly the Ihst few years. 



(K) Pruhablv I inch is al.onl lli< ri^lil dc|.rli :it whi.h (..sow t he seed nl' ii.ir.ly 

 e\ elglcen.s ii:i\ iiii; iiilgc seeds, sm li ;is llic |)ilic> :ili<l I he Norway splllce. 



