

BRIEF ANALYSIS OF VARIETIES. 8l 



GENERAL, REMARKS. 



I wish to say right here, and please don't forget it, 

 that it is very unwise to select a variety, especially for 

 market, that has a feeble growth, or that shows a 

 tendency to rust. Above all, get a plant of size and 

 vigor, and then take good care of it. 



Be sure to manure heavily, cultivate thoroughly, 

 and do not let the runners set nearer than eight 

 inches from the mother plant and from each other. 

 Then, if you keep off the rust by spraying with Bor- 

 deaux mixture every two or three weeks, as needed, 

 your fame will go forth as a successful grower of the 

 strawberry. 



Some growers make no distinction between the 

 varieties intended for market purposes and those for 

 the family to use ; nevertheless, I believe that different 

 sorts should be selected, because it is not always the 

 sweetest berry that will yield the greatest number of 

 quarts, nor carry to market in the most salable con- 

 dition. On the other hand, the variety that is most 

 desirable for the family to feast oil may be a light 

 yielder, and perhaps of poor color and soft in texture. 

 Buyers in the towns are attracted by size, color and 

 freshness, and are not very particular about the flavor, 

 while for the folks at home nothing is too good for 

 them. A large number of varieties, both of old and 

 new introduction, that have high merit as a home 

 fruit, will not carry to market in good order, and 

 should not be placed in the market list. 



The strawberry plant indicates by its leaf what is 

 the shade of color, size, shape and quality of the berry. 

 The lighter the color of the leaf, the lighter you will 



