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long and slender stalks that do not stand up under the 

 weight of its heavy crop of fruit. This fault, together 

 with the small size of the berries under ordinary condi- 

 tions, places it in the list of only medium value. 



Glen Mary — A perfect flowered variety of vigorous 

 growth and good quality. The fruit is large but some- 

 what irregular in form. The flowers do not produce 

 as much pollen as some other varieties, and if planted 

 as a fertilizer for pistillate sorts it should be planted 

 in every third or fourth row. 



Sample — One of the most productive pistillate 

 varieties, producing berries of large size and good qual- 

 ity. For general purposes it has proved one of the 

 most profitable. It is medium in season and often 

 carries its fruit very late. 



Brandywine — One of the most vigorous perfect 

 flowered varieties, producing berries of large size, firm 

 and of the best of quality. It is a rather late variety, 

 and under most conditions is productive, but under 

 others it is reported as not productive. It is a good 

 poUenizerfor late varieties. 



Other varieties that are of value under some 

 conditions are Bubach, Senator 'Dunlap, Nick Ohmer, 

 Seaford, Gandy, Warfield, Excelsior, Marshall, etc., etc. 



MARKETING 



The strawberry is a very perishable fruit, and must 

 be handled with the greatest skill to give the best 

 results. If possible the picking should be done early 

 in the morning or the latter part of the day, and after 

 picking at any time the fruit should be taken to some 

 cool place where there is not too much of a draft of air 

 to dry them too rapidly. It is not advisable to put them 

 on the ice, if it can be avoided, on account of the con- 

 densed moisture that will collect on the berries wheo 



