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passes the Haverland and Bubach or Warflekl, then the ideal berry will 

 have been found. Succeeding as they do on nearly all soils and under 

 adverse conditions, and over such a wide area, makes them a general 

 favorite. Being imi)erfect bloomers is the only serious objection, but they 

 may be pollenized with Bederwood and Marshall, an early and late 

 bloomer, and we have a quartet hard to beat. 



If the Haverland, Bubach and Bedei'wood are too light colored or too 

 soft, then some of the newer varieties may be substituted. Of the scores 

 recently brought out, the Sample, Nic Ohmer, Wm. Belt and Marshall are 

 receiving much deserved praise, and will, no doubt, open a new era in 

 strawberry culture. While much depends upon the variety, we should 

 not lose sight of the fact that to succeed we should have a thorough 

 knowledge of plant life and the laws which govern the development of 

 fruit, and by applying this knowledge in further perfecting these leading- 

 varieties, astounding results Avould be reached in strawberry culture. 



VARIBTIKS OF STRAWBERRIES FOR NORTHERN INDIANA. 



BY H. W. HENRY, LAPORTE. 



The answer to this subject is almost as varied as the views of a 

 kaleidoscope. No two varieties will do the same for two different gi-owers, 

 although only a fence may be between them. There are as many differ- 

 ent varieties of growers as there are of berries, and each has his pecu- 

 liarities, the same as the berries. The grower has much to do with the 

 success or failure of any variety. A poor variety in the hands of a good 

 grower may bring better results than a good variety under the treatment 

 of a poor gi-ower. There are many, many things that enter into a suc- 

 cessful strawberry patch besides the variety of berry. The first of these 

 is a successful man. A man of inteUigence, industry, business, and who 

 loves his work and will grow berries not only for the money there is in 

 them but for the love of the berries themselves. A man who hates a 

 foul weed and will not allow one to enter his patch and associate with 

 his plants any more than he would a bad child with his children. A man 

 must be able to see pleasure in his strawberry patch whether it is counted 

 by the row or acre from the time it is set until the last berry is in the 

 box on its way to market. Such a man will make a success of most any 

 of the standard varieties whether he lives in Northern Indiana, the garden 

 spot of the world, or any other old place. 



The ri^ht kind of a man can not always make a success unless he has 

 some of nature's assistance, and the most important of these is the right 

 kind of soil. We have in Northern Indiana four distinct kinds of soil: 



