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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. 
POT-GROWN STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
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Cultural Directions. The Strawberry is easily cultivated: abundant 
crops can be obtained from a variety of soils, differing widely in character, 
from a light sand to a heavy clay. The best soil is a deep sandy loam, but 
any soil suited to the growth of ordinary field or garden crops may be 
trusted to successfully grow the Strawberry. The soil should be broken 
up and pulverized by spade-trenching or subsoil-plowing, enriching with 
good stable manure to a depth of fully two feet, the quantity of manure 
to be determined by the condition of the soil. The plants may be set in 
beds of three rows one foot apart and 
one foot distant in the rows, with a 
space of two and a half feet between 
the outside rows of adjoining beds left 
for a pathway. They may also be 
planted in single rows three feet apart 
and one foot apart in the rows. 
FARQUHAR’S “SELECT” VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES. 
These are strong pot-grown plants, which can be safely shipped 
to any reasonable distance. If planted early, they will produce a 
large crop of fruit next year. All varieties offered are perfect flower- 
ing, needing no fertilization by another variety. 
EARLY. 
Arabine. Extra early, very large, bright red, of high quality, heavy 
cropper and vigorous grower. 
Howard 17. This is undoubtedly one of the finest early strawberries; 
fruit is of attractive conical form, bright red in color, and delicious, 
mildly acid flavor; hardy and ships well. 
Glen Mary. Large conical berry, bright red in color, and finely 
flavored. 
Premier. A wonderfully productive variety bearing large bright red 
berries of beautiful form and delicious flavor. Early and a good 
keeper, fine for shipping. 
Senator Dunlap. ‘The fruit is large, dark red clear to the center, of 
very rich flavor. Does not readily rot on the vines. 
MEDIUM. 
Big Joe. A magnificent new Strawberry of robust growth and very 
prolific. The mammoth berries are light crimson in color and of 
fine quality. 
Brandywine. A large heart shaped berry, of perfect form, firm and 
bright red clear through, and pleasing spicy flavor; it is a great cropper 
and generally succeeds everywhere. 
Marshall. The fruit is enormous, of glossy dark crimson color, and 
delicious, unexcelled flavor. As it does not thrive in all soils it should 
not be planted extensively until its adaptability is ascertained. 
New York. One of the best sorts for Private or Market Gardens. 
The large berries are of conical form, deep red, fine texture and 
sweet and melting. 
LATE. 
Commonwealth. The latest of all Strawberries, bearing large conical 
crimson fruit, extremely sweet and of delicious flavor. It is solid, 
quite juicy, and productive. 
Gandy. This popular old variety is more largely grown than any 
other late sort. It is large, well formed, deep red and agreeably 
flavored; requires a fairly heavy soil. 
William Belt. An exceptionally fine berry, very late, deep glossy 
red and delicious in flavor. 
Pot-grown plants of the above ‘‘Select Varieties’’ $1.00 per doz., 
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000 (250 or over at 1000 rate.) August 
and September delivery. 
EVER-BEARING STRAWBERRIES. 
A fine late crop may be assured from this class of Strawberries by keeping 
the blossoms picked off the plants until July, and cutting away the runners 
during summer. 
Superb. One of the best of this class, the fruit being deep red, firm, 
and finely flavored. 
Progressive. This variety produces an abundance of fruit, deep red 
in color, of good size and flavor. 
Pot-grown plants of the above ‘‘Ever-bearing Varieties” $1.25 
per doz., $8.00 per 100. 
August and September delivery. 
A Bed of Farquhar’s Mushroom Spawn. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
TISSUE CULTURE PURE SPAWN. This spawn is produced by se- 
lecting spores from individual specimen mushrooms and is propa- 
gated and transferred to the bricks of manure which when planted 
produce Mushrooms, uniform in shape, even in size and of a 
creamy-white color. Price per brick, 40 cts.; per 20 bricks, 
$6.50; per 100 bricks, $30.00. 
