CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



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Early History 



Strawberries in colonial days . 



Wild strawberries of Virginia . 



Wild strawberries of New England . 



Wild strawberries of the West . 



First steps in the domestication of the 

 strawberry .... 

 The beginning of garden culture 



Varieties listed in early trade catalogs 



Cultural directions in early books . 

 "New England Farmer" 

 "American Gardener" 

 "American Gardeners' Calendar" 

 The beginning of commercial culture 



Near Boston 



Near New York .... 



Yields and prices .... 



The mystery of strawberry-growing . 



Varieties increase .... 

 Introduction of the Hovey 



Origin of the Hovey 



The first novelty 



Unsatisfactory results mth the Hovey 



A new interest in plant breeding 

 Extension of commercial culture, 1838-1854 



Near Cincinnati .... 



Near New York .... 



In the South 



Condition of strawberry culture before the introduc 

 tion of the Wilson . 



Yields and prices .... 

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