68 RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
be planted closer; for instance, the Extra Early, which is of very dwarfish habit, two and a halt 
feet apart is enough. 
They should be supported by stakes. 
touches the ground will rot. 
part of May and during June. 
King of the Earlies. This variety 
was introduced here by me a few years ago. 
It is very early and productive; color bright 
red, of good size and quite solid. The vine 
is medium, stout and branching. The buds 
appear soon, blossoms as a rule adhere and 
produce fruit. It is so much earlier than the 
Livingston varieties, that it should be planted 
for the first. The latter kind are so hand- 
some in shape, that they will sell better than 
any other, when the market is once well 
supplied. 
When allowed to grow up wild, the fruit which 
For a late or fall crop the seed should be sown towards the latter 
Extra Early Dwarf. This is the 
earliest in cultivation. It is dwarfish in habit: 
fruit larger than the following kind, and more 
flat; bright scarlet in color and very productive. 
For an early market variety it cannot be sur- 
passed. 
Horsford’s Prelude. This is a valu- 
able variety on account of being very early. 
The skin is very tough and perfectly free from 
rot. Fruit medium in size. It is of excellent 
flavor, specially adapted for forcing as well as 
outdoor culture. 
Horsford’s Prelude. 
