Il6 MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING 



These plants may be allowed to fruit the 

 next year, and one or two, that have even 

 better qualities than the parent, may be 

 selected and placed in the propagating bed 

 after fruiting. New plants are thus obtained 

 which are, the following year, subjected to 

 the process of choice selection. 



This selection may be carried on for years 

 and years, and, if the grower has some good 

 ideals to select to, each plant will tend to be 

 of higher quality than its parent. There may 

 be poor seasons; as drought, frost, and in- 

 sects, or other injuries may somewhat hinder, 

 but the results for an average number of 

 years will be of great value to the grower 

 who practises this process of selection. 



Many times a person has not the time 

 nor the inclination to practise improvement 

 of strawberry plants by selection, and it is 

 fortunate that we have engaged in selling 

 plants to the public men that do take pains 

 to produce plants that are thus pedigreed or 

 thoroughbred. 



POLLINATION 



The statement is often made that certain 

 plants must be planted with reference to 



