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are generally sown too thick and become too crowded when two or three inches high, which 

 makes the plants too thin and spindly. If they are transplanted when two or three inches high, 

 about three inches apart each way, they will become short and sturdy, and will not snflt'er when 

 planted into the open 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. Eor a late or fall crop the seed should be sown towards the latter 

 part of May and during June. 



King- of the Eai'Iies. This variety 

 was introduced here by me three 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 ap- 

 pear soon, blossoms as a rule adhere and pro- 

 duce fruit. It is so much earUer 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 EarSy I>warf. 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. 



Morsford's Freliade. Novelty of last 

 year. This is a valuable variety on account of 



Horsford's Prelude. 



