264 Strawberry-Growing 



special phase of strawberry-culture. Chief of these was 

 John Knox, of Pittsburgh, who sold many hundreds of 

 bushels of Jucunda, between 1863 and 1871, at S16 a 

 bushel. They were packed in pint boxes, which held ten 

 berries each, and retailed at $1 a box. The most 

 noted grower of fancy berries in recent years was E. C. 

 Davis, of Northampton, Massachusetts. He raised many 

 specimens of the Margaret that were three inches in 

 diameter and one that was 3j inches long and 3j inches 

 in diameter. John F. Beavers, of Dayton, Ohio, was 

 very successful ; many of his specimens measured nine 

 to twelve inches in circumference. Joseph Haj'wood, of 

 Ambler, Pennsylvania, raised fancy berries for market 

 that measured five to the quart. Henry Jerolamen, of 

 Hilton, New Jersey, has marketed many that ran ten 

 berries to the quart. When it is remembered that in the 

 general market "large" strawberries run seventy-five to 

 100 to the quart, and "small" berries 100 to 175 to the 

 quart, these results are no small achievement. 



Methods. 



Until the spring of the fruiting year the methods of 

 raising fancy and exhibition berries do not differ materially 

 from those practiced in market-garden culture. Usually 

 potted plants are set in July or August on heavily manured 

 land and kept in hills; some prefer strong layers set in 

 August. The ground is covered four or five inches deep 

 with rotted manure in the fall. Special care is necessary 

 in applying and removing the winter mulch. In spring, 

 only the coarse part of the manure is raked off, and liquid 

 manure is applied frequently after the berries begin to 

 swell. E. C. Davis gave his plants liquid manure every 

 day, sometimes three times a day. One-half bushel of 



