DREER'S POT-GROWN 



STRAWBERRY 



PLANTS 



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- 

 toii, N. J., enable us to produce early in' the season strong pot-grown 

 plants of greatest vitality 



TIME OF SHIPMENT 



Pot-grown Stkawiukky plants 



DIRECTIONS FOR GARDEN CULTURE 



Our pot-grown Strawberry Plants are 



usually ready for shipment the latter 



part of July and can be supplied as 



Sate 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 forrt'ard by express, at the purchaser's expense. The plants are 

 packed compactly, and as light as possible, and we recommend purchasers 

 to have their orders forwarded in this manner. We make no charge for 

 boxes or packing. 



To cultivate Strawberries for family use, we recommend a 



thorough preparation of the ground by deep spading or plow - 



ing. 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 plant- 

 ing. 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 tike 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 below. 



Pot=QrOwn 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 trans- 

 planting. 



Books on the Culture of Straw^berries and Other Fruits 



All books sent postpaid at prices given 



Biggie's Berry Book. All small fruits are treated in 

 this complete little book $0 50 



Principles of Fruit Growing. ( Prof. Ba,iley. ) Pre- 

 sents the most approved methods of American growers. . 1 75 



$0 50 



Small Fruit Culturist. {Fuller.) This book covers 

 the whole range of small fruits 



Strawberry Culture. {Fuller.) Contains ail in- 

 formation necessary for anyone to grow their own Straw- 

 berries 25 



Dreer's "Home Garden'' Collection of Strawberries 



All Pot=Grown Plants which will Produce a FULL CROP of Berries next Summer 



Notwithstanding the care we take in keeping our list down so as to include only varieties of sterling merit, the amateur finds 

 difiiculty in making a selection that will produce a bountiful supply of the finest fruit from the beginning to the end of the season. 

 It is for such that we offer this collection, made up of Marshall and Wildwood for early. Brandy w^ine for mid-season; 

 Chesapeake and Qandy's Prize for late, and Progressive for an Autumn bearing variety, all of them sorts which adapt 

 themselves to the most varied conditions of soil and climate, and which, in our judgment, combine in the highest degree all the 

 qualities which high-grade strawberries should have. 



6 each of the " Home Garden " Berries, 36 in all, for $2 00 

 12 " " " " " 72 " " 3 50 



25 " " ♦' " " ].50 " " 6 50 



50 each of the " Home Garden " Berries, 800 in all, for $12 00 

 100 " " " " " 600 " " 22 50 



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