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A B C OF STRAWBERRY CULTURE. 



fair crop. But I do not propose to neglect them, and prefer to 

 do more work, and have something much nicer. And I have 

 found that the people in our little town would take the finest 

 every time, at a much higher price. I have watched closely, 

 and noticed that those with little money to spend will go right 

 by common Crescents, to pay more for large choice Downings 

 and Sterlings. Mr. F. hit me also when he spoke of beginners 



ordering many varieties, etc. But, how else is one to learn 

 what they will do on his grounds ? Certain ones do best on 

 certain soils, and no one can tell surely which is the best berry 

 for him to grow, except by experience. And it may seem an 

 easy matter to pick out the best one or two kinds, after you 

 have grown a number of varieties side by side for two or three 

 years : but I have not found it so. One may have the healthiest 

 foliage, another may produce the largest berries, another the 



