CONTENTS. 



Chapter 



I. 



II. 



III. 



IV. 



VI. 



VII. 



VIII. 



IX. 



X. 



XI. 



XII. 

 XIII. 



XIV. 



XV. 



XVI. 



XVII. 

 XVIII. 



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Preliminary Parley 17 



The Fruit Garden , . 24 



Small Fruit Farming and its Profits . 34 

 Strawberries : The Five Species and their 



History 44 



Ideal Strawberries versus those of the 



Field and Market S7 



Choice of Soil and Location 62 



Preparing and Enriching the Soil ... 66 



Preparation of Soil by Drainage ... 77 

 The Preparation of Soils comparatively 



Unfavorable — Clay, Sand, etc. ... 91 



Commercial and Special Fertilizers . . 99 

 Obtaining Plants and Improving our 



Stock 109 



When shall we Plant? 114 



What shall we Plant ? Varieties, their 



Character and Adaptation to Soils . 120 



Setting out Plants 133 



Cultivation ' . 139 



A Southern Strawberry Farm, and Meth- 

 ods OF Culture in the South .... 153 

 Forcing Strawberries under Glass . . 182 

 Originating New Varieties — Hybridiza- 

 tion 188 



