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BLACKBERRIES. 
NEW ROCHELLE, or LAWTON.—Monstrously large fruit, and very productive. 25 
cts. each; $2 per doz. (For cut see preceding page.) 
IMPROVED HIGH BUSH, or DORCHESTER.—Prolific and excellent; very hardy. 
25 cts. each; $2 per doz. 
NEWMAN’S THORNLESS.—Considered the finest for the table. 25 cts. each; $2 per 
doz. 
STRAWBERRIES. 
CULTIVATION OF THE STRAWBERRY. 
To cultivate the Strawberry for family use, we recommend planting in beds four feet 
wide, with an alley two feet wide between. These beds will accommodate three rows of 
plants, which may stand 15 inches apart each way, and the outside row 9 inches from the 
alley. These beds can be kept clean, and the fruit can be gathered from them without 
setting the feet upon them. We find by experience that no more convenient mode can 
be adopted than this. The ground should be well prepared by trenching or plowing, at 
least 18 to 20 inches deep, and be properly enriched as for any garden crop. ae 
The season for planting depends upon circumstances. It may be done with safety from 
the time the plants begin to grow in the Spring, until they are in blossom. And again in 
the Fall from the time the young plants are sufficiently rooted, until the freezing of the 
ground, It is well, however, to plant ata time when the plants will at once commence 
growing. If planted in warm, dry weather, as August or September, it is necessary to 
water the ground thoroughly before planting, and then to shade the plants until they have 
began to root. The culture subsequent to planting consists in keeping the ground among 
the plants clear of weeds, and frequently stirred with a hoe or fork, to keep the runners 
closely pinched until after the fruit is gathered ; and to mulch the ground among the plants 
before the fruit begins to ripen, with two inches deep of cut straw or short grass mowings 
from the lawn, or anything of that sort, to keep the fruit clean and the ground from 
drying. In exposed situations, or where the winters are severe, with little snow for pro- 
tection, a slight covering of leaves or litter will be of great service. This can be raked 
off and the beds dressed at the opening of the growing season. A bed managed in this 
way will give two full crops, and should then be spaded down, a new one having been in 
the meantime prepared to take its place. 
Those marked (p) are pistilate, others are perfect in their flowers, 
Pricu.—b0 cts. per dozen, $2 per 100, except Bush Alpines, which are $1 per dozen, 
and $4 per 100. 
ALPINE, orn WOOD—with runners, red and white; very hardy and _ prolific, of rather 
small size ; flavor musky and agreeable. 
ALPINE BUSH—or without runners; make a fine edging for beds in the kitchen gar 
den, and bears from June till October; same size, flavor, c&ec., as the preceding, 
BRIGHTON PINE.—Medium size, productive and excellent. 
BOSTON PINE, (Hovey’s.)—Large, productive and fine flavored. 
BURR’S NEW PINE, (p)—Medium to large ; light colored, productive, delicious, 
BLACK PRINCE, (p)—Large, very dark crimson ; very productive, fair quality. 
CRIMSON CONE, (p)—Large, dark scarlet, firm, medium flavor ; hardy, productive, and 
much grown for market. 
DUC DE BRABANT, (Belgian.)—Large, long, conical, distinct; very early and good. 
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