CONTENTS 



IX 



CHAPTER III 



History of Strawberry Packages, Methods op 

 Training, and Pollination 

 Early packages 



Pottle .... 



Punnet .... 



Tubs .... 



Cincinnati stand of drawers 

 Evolution of the box and crate package 



Early types of boxes and crates 



Introduction of the return crate and box 

 Origin of the "Hallock" 

 The first gift packages 



Slow adoption of gift packages in the East 

 History of methods of training 



Hill training before the Wilson 



The era of broadcast training . 



Evolution of the matted row . 



Early methods of renewing the bed 

 History of the pollination discussion 



Experiments of Duchesne and Keens 



Early pollination troubles in North America 



The secret of Abergust 



The ' ' Strawberry War ' ' . 



Influence of culture on sex 



Report of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society 



Final vindication of "Long worth's Theory" , 



76-108 



76-81 



76 



77-78 



78 



78-81 



81-86 



81-82 



82-83 



83 



84 



84-86 



87-94 



87 



88-89 



90-92 



92-94 



94-109 



94-96 



96-98 



98-99 



99-102 



102-104 



105-107 



107-109 



CHAPTER IV 



Origin and Botany 



Early history in Europe 



References in early writings 



Origin of the English name 

 Origin of the garden strawberry of Europe 



Experience with the Wood and Hautbois 



Introduction of the Scarlet 



Introduction of the Chilean 



109-156 

 109-113 

 109-111 

 111-113 

 113-125 

 113 

 113-114 



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