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berries, never. Thorough fertilization and cultivation 

 should be practiced. Fertilization for small fruit should be 

 in the first place to get a fairly good wood and plant growth 

 of a fairly nitrogenous nature. Potash and phosphoric acid 

 should predominate. A good one for currants and goose- 

 berries should consist largely of phosphoric acid and pot- 

 ash, with a small amount of nitrogen in the form of manure. 

 I think that manure is the best thing to use on currants and 

 gooseberries, blackberries and raspberries. But an excess 

 of nitrogen in the form of nitrate of potash has a tendency 

 to soften the fruits and it is rather apt to make too much 

 wood growth, so that the fruit is poor in quality and color. 



For varieties of strawberries, if you are near Boston or 

 south of Boston, I don't think there is a better variety to 

 grow than the Marshall. It will bring more money in 

 Boston or any good local market than any other I know. It 

 is only fit to grow near the coast, where you are not trou- 

 bled with late frost. If you are on a high enough elevation 

 to be rid of frost in May or April you can grow it success- 

 fully. But if you are a long way from the market I should 

 choose the Glen Mary or the Sample. The Glen Mary has 

 been probably more chosen in Eastern IMassachusetts, par- 

 ticularly near where I am situated, and there are more acres 

 of that grown than all the others put together. The Sample 

 is good for the local market and very good for the long 

 distance market. 



I see on the list the question, "What are the six best 

 varieties of strawberries to plant to cover the season?" My 

 idea would be the Mashall for south of Boston and for west 

 or north I would grow the Barrymore for early, the Abing- 

 ton and Sample as mid-season, with the Glen Mary as late 

 mid-season, and the Minute Man and Stevens Late Cham- 

 pion to follow. The Commonwealth is of fairly good qual- 

 ity, but I don't consider it good enough to grow as a home 

 berry when we have other varieties that are much better. 

 The Everbearing have come into use and they are truly 

 everbearing. The Pan American, Suburban and Produc- 

 tive I think are best. They fruit in August, September and 

 October, and while they may not be at the present time a 

 commercial proposition still they should be planted more in 

 the home gardens. 



For currants I consider the Fay, the Wilder and the 

 Perfection the very best at the present time. The Cherry 



