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losses that could and should have been averted with a little knowledge 

 and foTethought. 



Fertilizers. — Can be applied, if needed, in the early Spring, directly 

 after the plants have been uncovered, by broadcasting It over the rows 

 in the quantities per acre as recommended heretofore. 



Rust on Strawberries. — This comes from various causes. Land that 

 has been used continuously for strawberries for a number of years is al- 

 most sure to produce It. The only remedy then is to plow the plants un- 

 der and use the land for a year or two for other crops. Then rust comes 

 from an excessive wet season or from long and protracted drought. We 

 should spray with the Bordeaux Mixture or the Ammoniacal Copper Car- 

 bonate Solution. We must not use these sprays during the fruiting sea- 

 son, but in the early Spring, or as soon as the crop has been harvested. 

 To guard against rust we must in the beginning select our stock of plants 

 from young, vigorous beds that are used exclusively for propagating pur- 

 poses and not from worn out old plants or beds that have been fruited 

 for several years and consequently of low vitality and vigor. 



VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES. 

 We have in the past twenty-five years fruited many hundreds of 

 varieties of strawberries. For one reason or another nearly all of them 

 have been discarded. It will probably surprise some of our horticultural 

 friends and acquaintances to observe below the small number of sorts 

 we have selected from this long list as the best and the ones we recom- 

 mend. We have a pretty accurate knowledge of these kinds and believe 

 they will give general satisfaction and good results over a large ter- 

 ritory. Besides the ones we mention there are others that succeed and 

 do well in some favored sections, or perhaps near the home of their 

 origin. Such varieties are local in their character and not worthy of gen- 

 eral recommendation. 1l is always safest to select a few of the good old 

 reliable standard sorts that we find in general use throughout the coun- 

 try. Occasionally we find a berry of unknown parentage that is valuable 

 in a local way; more often, however, we find upon investigation, that 

 these so called new wonders are old kinds with new names or without 

 any name. As heretofore explained the perfect flowering kinds will bear 

 alone or with other sorts. The pistillate varieties must have every third 

 row of the staminates. 



Beder Wood (Perfect Flowers). — 

 An early staminate variety of great 

 merit, producing large crops of good 

 sized fruit of excellent quality, round; 

 smooth, regular in shape, bright scar- 

 let in color; good for market or for 

 home use. 



Bubach (Pistillate). — Plants are 

 strong, rampant, healthy growers, one 

 of the best for market. The fruit is 

 firm, of good flavor, dark rich color, 

 and pleasing appearance. Season sec- 

 ond early. The Bubach has taken a 

 very prominent place in strawberry 

 culture. This berry is planted large- 

 ly with the Sharpless, the size, color 

 and shape being much alike. It we 

 were going to fruit the strawberry for 

 commercial purposes, we would plant 

 BETiEK WOOD. largely of the Bubach for many rea- 



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