ricHT] STRAWBERRIES AND THEIR KIN 
present, if I were to set a strawberry bed, I would 
select for quite free planting Miller, Sample, 
Wm. Belt, Howell, Gandy, Senator Dunlap, and 
Glen Mary. These are all what we would class 
as medium early, excepting Gandy, which is one 
of the latest and one of the best. Miller makes a 
very large plant and is a strong rooter, the berry 
being “ perfect”’— that is, it does not need another 
variety to pollenize it. ‘The plant is a great bearer 
and agreatrunner. The fruit is very large, round- 
ish, conical, bright red, and of excellent quality. 
Its ripening season is rather late than early. Sam- 
ple is, all in all, as good as any variety that I have 
tested. It is healthy, extremely productive, very 
large, and runs well. It is one of the varieties 
that make long, strong roots. The fruit is very 
large, dark, rich red in color, and in quality good. 
Wm. Belt is another thoroughly tested and univer- 
sally noble berry, perfect in the way of self-pollen- 
ization, bright red and glossy in color, very large, 
and of the highest quality. Its ripening season 
is a little after medium, although it gives some 
berries quite early. The plant is very large, and 
makes plenty of runners. Howell is a very tall- 
growing sort, with long fruit stems and with long 
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