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should be provided to fertilize them. Among other va- 

 rieties that do well in most sections, are Brandywine, 

 Greenville, Clyde, and Woolverton. Parker Earle is very 

 late, and is valuable for either home use or market, upon 

 strong, moist soils, where it can have the best of care. 

 William Belt and Marshall have large, showy fruits, and 

 do well on strong soil. 



INSECTS AND DISEASES OF THE STRAWBERRY. The insect 

 most commonly troublesome to the strawberry grower is 

 the common June -bug, or May -beetle, the larvae of which 

 are often very common in land that has been in sod. 

 Two years should elapse before sod land is used for this 

 crop. 



Cut -worms are often troublesome, but plowing the land 

 the fall previous to setting the plants will result in de- 

 stroying many of them. They can be poisoned by sprink- 

 ling about the field clover or other green plants that 

 have been soaked in Paris green water. 



There are also a number of leaf -rollers and other larvae 

 that feed upon the foliage of the strawberry, "but they 

 will do little harm, if on their first appearance the plants 

 are thoroughly sprayed with Paris green water. 



The most common fungous disease of the strawberry is 

 leaf -blight or "rust," which frequently causes much injury 

 to the foliage, and may result in the loss of the crop. 

 Varieties least subject to the disease should be chosen 

 for planting, and upon suitable soils and well cared for, 

 there need be little loss from this disease if the planta- 

 tion is frequently renewed. 



