76 



mCHARD ITKOTSCHER'S ALMaNAC AKD (lARDEH MANUAL 



way, they will become short and sturdy, and will not sujffer when planted into 

 the ojDen ground. Plant them from three to four feet apart. Some varieties can 

 be planted closer ; for instance, the Extra Early, which is of very dwarfish habit, 

 two and a half feet apart is enough. 



They should be supported by stakes. When allowed to grow up wild, the fruit 

 which touches the ground will rot. For a late or fall crop the seed should be sown 

 towards the latter part of May and during June. 



King* of the Esis'Hes. This variety 

 was introduced here by me two 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 varieties 



are so very handsome in shape, that they 

 will sell better than any other, when 

 the market is once well supplied. 



Extra Earay B^^arf. This is the 

 earliest in cultivation. It is dwarfish in 

 habit; fruit larger than the following 

 kind, and more fiat; bright scarlet in 

 color and very productive. For an 

 early market variety it cannot be sur- 

 passed. 



King- of the Earlies. 



