CHAPTER XIII. 



Small Fruits. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



SOME one has said: "Doubtless God could have 

 made a better fruit than the Strawberry, but 

 doubtless God never did." Best of all, it can 

 probably be grown through more latitude than any 

 other fruit. Growing as it does so near the ground 

 it is easily covered, and in this condition the sever- 

 ity of the winter has but little effect upon it. It 

 can almost be said to thrive wherever wheat can 

 be successfully grown. 



The person who is to grow strawberries, or any 

 of the fruits that will be described in this chapter, 

 for market, on an extended scale will provide him- 

 self with some of the many works devoted specially 

 to their culture; but as this is for the home and 

 home maker, we can only give such directions as 

 will be necessary for his guide to this end. 



These plants are of two general classes; Stami- 

 nate and Pistilate. The former are bisexual, hav- 

 ing both stamins and pistils, and require no other 

 than their own pollen to produce fruit; while the 

 latter have only the pistils or female organs and 



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