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BIGGLE BERRY BOOK. 



find the color of the berry ; the darker the leaf, the 

 darker the berry. The leaf also indicates the size of 

 the berry. An irregular berry 

 is indicated by an irregular leaf, 

 a round berry by a round leaf, 

 a long berry by a long leaf. 

 Leaves on the same plant will 

 vary considerably, no two are 

 alike, but their general form 

 will be the same. Also the 

 relative productiveness of differ- 

 ent varieties of strawberries can 

 be told by the number of serra- 

 tures or saw teeth on the leaf. 

 The greater the number of ser- 

 the number of berries will be 



ROUND LFAF INDICATING 

 ROUND BERRY 



ratures the greater 



produced on an individual plant. 



