FIFTY YEARS IN STRAWBERRIES. 



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self to all soils made some think that the plants were "doctored" 

 in some way to make them fail in order to sell more plants. This 

 is a splendid variety but is partial to certain clay soils. I think the 

 first Jessie sent out were slightly injured by the previous winter. 



Geo. J. Kellogg, Lake Mills, Wis. 



Splendid has been one of the best on prairie soil. I picked at 

 one time, when I had five acres, five quarts without moving out 

 of my tracks, and could have reached the other five quarts by turn- 

 ing around. Clyde was one of the best last season on three year 



