THE STRAWBERRY JANUARY 1907 



ning down her face. Mr. Fielding came 

 back upon this little scene after he had 

 pitched the big piano box out into the 

 back yard. There was a queer look in 

 his eyes as he said rather shamefacedly. 



"Now I'd like to know what all this 

 means. I thought you youngsters told 

 me you were saving up your money for a 

 rainy day." 



"Well, it's raining, isn't it.'" said Dicky 

 boy, with a little air of independence that 

 brought a twinkle into his father's eyes. 



'And it was our own money anyway. 

 We made every dollar of it selling berries 

 from our Rainy-Day Strawberry Patch," 

 added Gretchen, as she gently pushed 

 her mother toward the piano stool and 

 waited impatiently for her to begin to 

 play. 



But as Mrs. Fielding's fingers began to 

 wander softly over the shining keys and 

 the tender strains of Home, Sweet Home' 

 filled the shabby little room like a New 

 Year's benediction, a strange thing hap- 

 pened. Mr. Fielding cleared his throat 

 once or twice and then said, a little 

 huskily: 



"The new piano makes the other things 

 look a little shabby, Mary, and I guess 

 I'll have to do my share toward li.xing 

 things up a little," and he laid a big roll 

 of bills on the keys of the piano and 

 slipped out into the kitchen where the 

 faithful Ning Poo was busy preparing 

 supper, to be met with this startling bit 

 of philosophy delivered in Ning Poo's 

 most innocent and unconscious manner: 



"Lainy day mighty good thling some- 

 times. Lainy Day Stlawbellies make 

 heap good times. Mebby good plan set 

 out gleat big patch Lainy Day Stlawbel- 

 lies, Mis'r Fielding." 



"Mebby so, Ning Poo," answered 

 Mr. Fielding, with a new note in his 

 voice that did not escape the observant 

 Ning Poo. 



Some Diseases Dangerous to the 

 Strawberry 



By R. L. Adams 



SUCCESSFULLY to grow any 

 crop a thorough knowledge of the 

 troubles to which it is subject is 

 not only desirable but essential. This is 

 particularly true of the strawberry, for, 

 while it is not attacked by many diseases, 

 there are one or two that do an immense 

 amount of damage, and a knowledge of 

 these is necessary to insure success. 



With the exception of the leaf-spot the 

 strawberry is not severely troubled with 

 fungous diseases. Of course, in certain 

 sections and during weather favorable to 

 their development, others may appear. 

 It is these exceptional conditions which 

 make it necessary to watch the growing 

 plants and supply a remedy on the first 

 appearance of any disorder. To do this 

 intelligently the wise grower will learn 



the symptoms of all diseases that may 

 crop out. 



The characteristics of the worst dis- 

 ease, the leaf-spot (Sphcrrella Fragarioe) is 

 known to every grower. It is variously 

 called leaf-spot, blight, rust or sunburn. 

 It attacks the vines at any stage of their 

 growth. Small reddish-purple spots ap- 

 pear, which gradually enlarge until they 

 are from one-eighth to one-fourth inch 

 in diameter. When numerous they coa- 

 lesce and the more or less regular shape 

 is lost. ' The color also changes as they 

 enlarge, the center becoming first 

 reddish-brown and then whitish or gray- 

 ish, while the edge remains a deep pur- 

 pie, shading off to the healthy green of 

 the leaf. 



It appears at any time during the grow- 

 ing season, an early infestation influen- 

 cing the crop the same season; a late one 

 the succeeding crops. The leaves, calyx 

 and stems of the fruit are attacked, the 

 former turning brown and dry, and the 

 latter shriveling up because of the inter- 

 ference with the plant tissues. Heat and 

 moisture favor its development, plants on 

 heavy, wet land showing a marked in- 

 crease of spotting. On the other hand, 

 dry seasons do not seriously retard its 

 development. In the fall, small black 

 points appear in the ashy portion of the 

 spots. There are multitudes of so-called 

 resting-spores which perpetuate the dis- 

 ease from season to season. 



Remedies: Remove and burn any dis- 



N abundance of fruit of highest 

 quality, finely colored and 

 flavored, is the direct result of 

 supplying a complete fertilizer con- 

 taining from 7 to 12 per cent, of 

 Potash to the tree, vine or bush. 



"Plant Food" is a book well worth 

 a place in the library of any fruit 

 grower. We will gladly mail it to 

 all applicants. 



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