Pot-grown Strawberry Plant 



DREER'S Pot-Grown STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



Pot=growii Plants set out this summer will produce a 

 FULL CROP OF FRUIT NEXT YEAR 



Our facilities for growing Strawberry Plants at our Nurseries at 

 Riverton, N. J., enable us to produce early in the season strong pot- 

 grown plants of greatest vitality. 



Time of Shipment. Our pot-grown Strawberry Plants are usu- 

 ally ready for shipment the latter part of July, and can be supplied as 

 late as October. It is better, however, to secure the plants in August 

 or September, as earlier plantings develop larger and more vigorous 

 plants and produce a greater crop of fruit next year. 



We forward by express, at the purchaser's expense. The plants are 

 packed compactly, and as light as possible. We make no charge for 

 boxes or packing. 



Directions for Garden Culture. To cultivate Strawberries for 

 family use, we recommend a thorough preparation of the ground by 

 deep spading or plowing. Work into the soil a liberal quantity of well- 

 rotted manure. Use also our brands of ground bone and wood ashes. 

 Plant in rows two feet apart ; the plants fifteen inches apart in rows. Pinch off all 

 runners. Cultivate frequently. In December cover the entire bed an inch deep 

 with straw or long litter from the stable. In late March remove litter from crowns 

 of the plants, but not from the alleys. Use sufficient straw about plants to keep the 

 berries clean. This is the "hill" system of strawberry growing, and is especially 

 adapted to summer and autumn planting. It involves the most work, but produces 

 finest berries and largest crop from a given area. 



The "matted row" plan, more especially suited to spring planting, is used by all 

 market gardeners, and is adapted to family gardens also. It is substantially as fol- 

 lows : Prepare the ground as above. Set the plants in rows three feet apart, and fifteen inches apart in rows, 

 permit runners to form and take root ; cultivate the alleys continually, as close to the plants as possible, fin- 

 ally making alley and row each about eighteen inches in width. Keep the bed wholly free of weeds. Cover in winter, 

 as above, and in March uncover crowns of plants. Use plenty of mulching, so as to keep berries clean and ground 

 moist and cool. 



Pot=grown versus Layer Plants. Potted plants may appear expensive, yet when the labor necessary to grow them 

 into proper condition and the time saved in the result of the crop are considered, they will be found cheaper than 

 ordinary layer plants. They may be planted after a crop of early summer vegetables have been harvested, and a 

 crop of fruit secured eight to ten months after planting. 



Layer Plants. A full list of layer plants will be given in our Autumn Catalogue, which we issue in September. They 

 are not so desirable as pot-plants, and will not produce as large a crop of fruit next spring ; but they are cheaper and 

 more available for extensive planting. 



Under proper autumn treatment they produce quite satisfactory results. A "layer" strawberry plant is one that has 

 taken root by its own effort, whereas a "pot-grown" plant, having all the fibrous roots confined in pot, is not checked 

 in growth by transplanting. 



BIG JOE (Mid-season, Perfect) 

 This variety came to us highly recommended by reliable growers, and our own experience with it justifies us in endors- 

 ing all that has been said in its favor. The plant is unusually vigorous, with a mass of large, healthy foliage ; the fruit is 

 large, of great substance, exquisite flavor and pro- 

 duced freely on strong stems held well above the 

 ground. We do not know any variety that promises 



to give more general satisfaction. 85 cts. per doz. ; .^B^S^'-^*^'3**'='''^i5^._^*'^f^©''''''' "^"^^^ 



$6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. .^^■fct.^..* -*_.«c< .^^.-- -,-,• 



BRAND YWINE (Mid-season to Late, Perfect) 



All growers are unanimous in their praise of this 

 magnificent berry, and it is considered one oj the 

 finest mid-season to late-fruiting sorts. We do not 

 know that it has a single defect, plants of extra 

 strong constitution and growth doing well every- 

 where. The fruit is extra large, heart-shaped, color 

 bright, rich red, and the flavor leaves nothing to be 

 desired. A grand variety for preserving, retaining 

 its flavor in a wonderful degree when canned. It 

 always produces satisfactory crops, and whether 

 grown for market or home consumption, will always 

 be found in the front rank of high-grade berries. 

 85 cts. per doz. ; $6.00 per 100 ; $50.00 per 1000. 



CAMPBELL'S EARLY (Extra Early, Perfect) 



An extra early variety of great promise — a very 

 vigorous grower, producing great crops of large, 

 rich, red berries. Practically all the fruit grows to 

 full sized perfection, ripening perfectly. 



We believe there is no variety superior to it for 

 earliness and vigor. 85 cts. per doz, ; $6.00 per 100 ; 

 $50.00 per 1000. 



DREER'S "HOME GARDEN" Collection of Strawberries offered on page 27 is sure to please the most critical 



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