122 MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING 



The fruit is picked when "dead ripe'' and 

 the seeds may be sliced off with a knife, 

 having a small part of the flesh attached, and 

 planted in a flat of wet sand. After two or 

 three weeks, if the flats are kept in a moist, 

 cool condition, some of the seed will have 

 germinated and come up above the ground. 



These small plants may be allowed to 

 develop until three inches high, when it is 

 best to transplant them into a pot of good 

 garden soil or plant them outdoors in the 

 nursery rows. 



The very best care must be given during 

 the summer and fall, also good winter pro- 

 tection provided. The following spring and 

 summer the plants are allowed to set new 

 plants and to make a good growth. Fruiting 

 should not be allowed this year for the best 

 results, however; the second spring fruiting 

 is in order and selection of new improved 

 varieties should begin, following out the 

 selection process along the lines laid down for 

 pedigree plants. 



The beginner in breeding should not be 

 disappointed if the results of breeding are 

 not fully up to his expectations, as the 

 possibility of obtaining a worthy variety is 



