TRUE-TO-NAME SMALL FRUIT PLANTS 
customers to get all there is in it by using the 
proper methods. Th large crops are produced 
when grown in hills and cultivated each way, 
one way with horse, if in commercial lots, and 
the narrow way with hoe or wheel hoe. If for 
garden purposes, plants may be set 12x24 inches 
and worked with wheel hoe and give the larg- 
est yield. 
MATING VARIETIES. This paragraph shouid 
be especially noted by all. 
Strawberry plants are divided into two sexes, 
male and female, or perfect and imperfect blos- 
soms as the varieties are listed in our books. 
The perfect flowering sorts will produce as well 
with out the imperfect flowering sorts, but 
should you plant all imperfect sorts, you would 
have indeed a very poor crop, if any crop at all. 
Most catalogue writers recommend planting per- 
fect varieties of the same season, with the im- 
perfect sorts, same rows of each, or two rows 
of perfect flowering to three or four imperfect 
and so on across the field or garden. 
For best results, we have found that where 
the most is to be gotten from an imperfect va- 
riety, (and indeed they are our very best pro- 
ducers when properly mated), is to set an im- 
perfect variety between two different perfect 
varietis, on one side should be a perfect variety 
that opens blooms a few days in advance of 
the imperfect sort, and on the other side a per- 
fect sort, that will continue to bloom until after 
the blooming of the imperfect sort. When a 
trio of this sort is set, you are sure of getting 
fertilization for all blooms of the imperfect 
sorts, hence the larger crop to be expectd and 
more uniform shape berries. Let us illustrate. 
Commence by setting two rows of Dr. Burrill, 
four rows of Kellogg Prize, and two rows of 
Chesapeake, and continue across the patch in 
this manner. If other cultural methods 
are followed success is sure with the 
the above varieties. We shall at all times be 
pleased to make the selections of the perfect 
sorts when imperfect varieties are wanted, for 
main erop. 
REMOVING BLOSSOMS (Very Important). 
All strawberry plants whether standards or 
ever bearing begin to bkossom very soon after 
being ‘set in the Spring, and these blossoms 
should be removed as soon as they are all open 
by cutting off the fruit stems with a sharp 
knife or shears. Nothing weakens a plant more 
than letting the fruit ripen on it when it is 
young.. 
It requires but a few hours to remove the 
blossoms from an acre and that will mean your 
success tn growing a strong, healthy crop of 
plants that will prove fruitful the following 
erop. : 
Most of the ever bearing sorts require the re- 
moving of blossoms about twice during the first 
season before berries should be allowed to rip- 
en. Aside from this fact ever bearing straw- 
berries are given the same care and cultivation 
as other standard varieties. 
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CULTIVATING AND HOEING. 
The Cultivators should start soon after plants 
are set and given often and shallow cultivation 
the entire growing season. Always remember 
the shallow cultivation, nothing is more injur- 
ious to a plant than deep cultivation. The 
light, shallow cultivation keeps a dust mulch 
around the plants which is so essential in dry 
weather, and the roots should never be dis- 
turbd by either hoe or cultivator. 
AS TO SPRAYING.—This is Jeft entirely to our 
customers. They can get better advice from 
their State Colleges, than we can give; every lo- 
ecality has its own individual troubles with in- 
sects. (We are thankful that we have no plant 
insects on the old Eastern Sho’ of Maryland). 
Neither do we have to mulch our plants in win- 
ter in order to save them from freezing. But 
in the very cold sections of the country where 
Mulch is necessary, we recommend straw man- 
ure if possible, if not convenient, any kind of 
straw, Marsh grass, shredded corn stalks, may 
be used and removed in the early 
new growth starts. This 
spring before 
muleh should be rak- 
ed off and left between the rows as a protector 
to the coming fruit crop. As to the length of 
time a strawberry bed should be allowed to 
stand depends on the care given to it. We have 
reports that beds have been kept up for six 
years and given bumper crops, sometimes pro- 
ducing more fruit the third and fourth year 
than the first esason. Keeping up old patches 
requires a great deal of work, more so than re- 
newing with a new bed at least every two 
years. Old beds are given practically the same 
eare as new beds in first vear. The ground 
must be kept constantly cultivated and all the 
weeds kept out. 
Waited A Year to Get Premier. 
A Tenn. grower picks more than 500 quarts 
from, 300 Premier plants, says a half row of 
Premier picked more than three whole rows of 
Klondyke. We had sold out on Premier and he 
would have none; preferred to wait a year to get 
Premier. 
Big Joe and Ford a Royal Pair. 
From Mass.—I have been growing Big Joe and 
Ford for past two seasons and they are a Roy 
Pair. As I do not know which I like best, wi 
stick by the two. Townsend plants and Town- 
send service are good enough for me. 
Chicago, Il., May 29, 1918 
Strawberry plants came yesterday, opened 
fine and Oh such fine plants and such good cou 
aed I wish to thank you for such serviee. W. ?. 
auer. 
Premier in a Class by Itself. 
From Penn.—Jan. 1st, 1919. Book my order 
for 5,000 Pren-ier plants. I want to be in time 
this season J got a trial order 3 years ago and 
they were in a class by themselves I want noth- 
ade else, nor nothing better than Premier for 
line. 
We have a stock of more than 
TEN MILLION KLONDYKE 
Pinats this season, and the 
finest quality we have ever 
seen grown. We have 20 acres 
in one field that was never 
£rown to any crop beforsr 
Land cleared and lmed and 
fertilized season 1918. These 
Plants: stand nearly: one. feot 
hizh and it would take guess- 
ing to tell which way the 
rows run at this time, Nov. L 
The ground ts loose and the 
roots are are a sight te be 
hold, as well as the large 
crowns and ptants. If ft t 
| Klondyke plants, let Townsend 
| serve you. 
Our guarantee goes that ev- 
|; ery plant is true to name anég 
} of the very highest quality 
possible to grraw. 
Large Growers and Assocta- 
tions, let us quote you special 
prices on large orders. 
