STRAWBERRIES. 



berry, and either is or has become " a native 01 the coun- 

 try ;" it bears well, ships well, and in flavor is superior to 

 the Neunan berry. 



With many growers -the Crescent seedling is growing 

 rapidly in favor, and deservedly so. This is a very dis- 

 tinct and remarkable variety; its average size does not 

 much exceed that of the famous old market berry, the 

 Wilson, and its flavor is about the same. Its blossoms 

 are, however, imperfect, and a perfect flowered variety 

 should be set in every eighth row. It is extremely pro- 

 ductive, and has a really wonderful capacity for thriving 

 on poor, thin land, and under almost all circumstances and 

 in any soil ; it cares nothing whether its home be in the 

 cold clay of Canada or the warm sand of Florida. Prac- 

 tically it is the cosmopolitan berry. A yield of over five 

 thousand quarts to the acre is not uncommon, even with 

 slight fertilizing, and the bright scarlet berries are very 

 handsome, attracting quick sales. 



The chief fault of the Crescent seedling is that the ber- 

 ries are apt to be too soft for a long journey by rail, unless 

 carried in refrigerator cars, as, in fact, all strawberries 

 ought to be. 



We might go on indefinitely suggesting varieties as 

 worthy of at least a trial, but the truth is that every berry 

 which has been proven to do well on light, sandy soil, and 

 to resist summer heat and drought and these are many 

 should be tested carefully by the Florida grower who de- 

 sires to attain the best possible results, and consequently 

 the largest profits. 



Remember always that it is only the best fruit that 

 brings the best prices, and that there is a right way and a 

 wrong way in picking and packing, as in every thing else ; 

 and this latter part of the business is of so much impor- 

 tance that though all the rest may be done properly, and 



