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Whyte, No. 7. From E. B. Wlijte, Ottawa, Canada. 

 Whyte, JSTo. 13. From Ft. B. Whyte, Ottawa, Canada. 

 Whyte, No. 17. From R. B. Whjte, Ottawa, Canada. 



Miscellaneous. 



Japan Golden Mayberry. From A. Blanc & Co.. Pliila., Pa. 

 Logan Ben'y. From A. Blanc & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Riibus Capensis. P^rom A. Blanc & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Stanley Berry. From A. Blanc & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Strawberry Raspberry. From A. Blanc & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



The strawberries tested at this Station are grown in matted rows. 

 Young plants set in the spring or fall are given thorough cultiva- 

 tion through the Hrst season. The following winter as soon as the 

 ground freezes the beds are covered with a few inches of straw. 

 They are given one cultivation in the spring as soon as the ground 

 is fit to work. As soon as growth starts the straw is removed from 

 the beds and placed between the rows. One or two inches of the 

 straw is left on the beds to serve as a mulch to keep the berries 

 from the ground. The soil is a stiff clay loam, well underdrained, 

 and fertilized with stable manure. 



The difference between staminate and pistillate varieties of straw- 

 berries is now quite generally understood, as is also the necessity of 

 planting a staminate variety with the pistillate berries so that the 

 blossoms of the latter may be fertilized. In the following notes on 

 varieties, the staminate berries are designated by an " S," while the 

 pistillate ones are marked " P." 



Notes on Varieties. 



Aldridge No. 25. S. From Slaymaher c& Son, Dover, Del. 

 Plants very vigorous , foliage good ; fruit stems long ; runners 

 abundant. Fruit scarlet, medium to large, moderately firm, fair 

 quality. Productiveness caunot be definitely stated but it does not 

 rank high. 



* Allen's No. 5. P. From W. F. Allen, Jr., Sallshury, Md. 

 Blossoms with Beder Wood. Dark crimson color. Among the 



♦Varieties marked with a * were fruited in beds two years old. More complete descrip- 

 tions of them may be found in Bulletin 76 of this Station or the Annual Report for 1S94. 



