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MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



the most productive staminate I know of and of large size, good 

 quality and a rapid plantmaker, but as a pollenizer to be used alone 

 with the pistillate varieties, I am afraid of it." Since this is the 

 result of Mr. Bovee's large experience, it is a point well worth 

 noting. 



WARFIELD. (Exact size.) 



It seems probable that that section will ultimately grow berries 

 on a large scale for the Minneapolis and St. Paul markets, as they 

 ripen there at a time when the beds in the vicinit}' of the Twin Cities 

 have entirely ceased bearing, that localit3' being at least two weeks 

 behind any other farther south and away from the retarding influ- 

 ences of the great lakes. The soil there is light but good and is the 

 natural home of the strawberry. 



At some future lime we may get Mr. Bovee to give us the details 

 of the methods by which he has made such a success of this ven- 

 ture in a new region. 



Novelties and Standards.— Every really valuable new plant' 

 fruit or flower goes through three stages. It appears as a brand 

 new "novelty" in some one seedman's or plant man's catalogue. In 

 about two years, it may appear in two or more catalogues. This is 

 a good guide for the buyer,because if it has no merit it seldom gets 

 beyond the first man's catalogue. If it has real merit and is a valu- 

 able addition to the garden or field, it is rapidly multiplied and 

 becomes more common and, consequently^ cheaper every year, and 

 in about five years, it ceases to be a "novelty" and becomes a stand- 

 ard kind of variety. In a few more years, if it has real solid merit, 

 it becomes what might be called an old established standard. The 

 historj' of new plants is very interesting and can be easily traced 

 through the seedsman's catalogues. Now is the time to stud}' these 

 things, during the winter leisure. 



