ANOTHER HARDY GARDEN BOOK 



able to get sometimes in more distant parts 

 of this country, brought in by the farmers' 

 children, and also in the Alps, or Dolomites, 

 where they ripen toward the end of July. 



There are two kinds of strawberry 

 plants, the perfect flowering varieties and 

 the pistillate or imperfect flowering. The 

 pistillate varieties must be planted with or 

 near the perfect flowering, so that the bees 

 and winds may carry the pollen from the 

 perfect to the imperfect flowers. It may be 

 best to plant only strawberries of perfect 

 flowering varieties to insure a crop, for 

 should heavy rains come when the straw- 

 berries are in blossom the pollen may be 

 washed away. A row of perfect flowering 

 strawberries should be planted to every two 

 rows of the pistillate or imperfect flowering 

 varieties. 



Strawberries are seldom attacked by dis- 

 ease, but occasionally rust or mildew appears. 

 These troubles can be held in check by 

 spraying the young plants with Bordeaux 

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