eight] strawberries AND THEIR KIN 



present, if I were to set a strawberry bed, 1 would 

 select for quite free planting Miller, Sample, 

 Wm. Belt, Howell, Gandy, Senator Dunlap, and 

 Glen Mary. These are all what we would class 

 as medium early, excepting Gandy, which is one 

 of the latest and one of the best. Miller makes a 

 very large plant and is a strong rooter, the berry 

 being '* perfect" — that is, it does not need another 

 variety to pollenize it. The plant is a great bearer 

 and a great runner. The fruit is very large, round- 

 ish, conical, bright red, and of excellent quality. 

 Its ripening season is rather late than early. Sam- 

 ple is, all in all, as good as any variety that I have 

 tested. It is healthy, extremely productive, very 

 large, and runs well. It is one of the varieties 

 that make long, strong roots. The fruit is very 

 large, dark, rich red in color, and in quality good. 

 Wm. Belt is another thoroughly tested and univer- 

 sally noble berry, perfect in the way of self-pollen- 

 ization, bright red and glossy in color, very large, 

 and of the highest quality. Its ripening season 

 is a little after medium, although it gives some 

 berries quite early. The plant is very large, and 

 makes plenty of runners. Howell is a very tall- 

 growing sort, with long fruit stems and with long 



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