DREER'S Pot=Qrown 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



Pot-grown Strawberry Plant 



Pot=grown Plants set out this summer will produce a FULL 

 CROP OF FRUIT NEXT YEAR 



Our facilities for growing Strawberry Plants at our Nurseries at River- 

 ton, 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 usually 

 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 Septem- 

 ber, as earlier plantings develop larger and more vigorous plants and pro- 

 duce 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. Cul- 

 tivate 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 follows: 

 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, finally 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. For those who wish complete cultural directions we 

 recommend any of the books offered on page 26. 



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 JOC (Mid-teaxon, Perfect) 



This variety has been offered by us the past three seasons because it came to us so highly recommended by reliable growers, 

 and our own experience with it justifies us in endorsing 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 produced 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.; $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. 



BRANDYWIIVE 



(Mid-season to Late, Perfect) 



All growers are unanimous in their praise of thi^ 

 magnificent berry, and it is considered one oi the fines^ 

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

 that it has a single defect, plants of extra strong consti- 

 tution and growth doing well everywhere. 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 higti-grade 

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

 1000. 



CHESAPEAKE. (Late. Perfect) 



A most reliable berry, which is giving perfect satis- 

 faction in all parts of the country, both in the home 

 garden as well as with market growers, many of the 

 latter using it for their main crop. It is not a variety 

 that sets an immense quantity of fruit, but every blossom 

 makes a berry, every berry being well developed and 

 strictly fancy, of good color without any green tips and 

 of highest quality. A berry that we can recommend 

 for all soils and conditions. 85 cts. per doz.; $6.00 

 per 100; S-JO.CO per 1000. 



DREER'S "HOME GARDEN" Collection of Strawberries offered on page 26 is sure to please the most critical 



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