Strawberries give the greatest yield and the largest berries when grown in rich v/ell- prepared soil. If choice 

 can be made, select a location where the soil is moist and deep — retentive of moisture and yet where water does 

 not stand near or upon the surface; they will, however, succeed upon almost any soil if well manured. Avoid 

 the shade of trees. In spring planting shorten the roots about one-thiid, with a sharp knife. All Strawberry 

 plants sent out by us are tied in bundles with roots straightened out (See Fig. T8G) all one way so that they are 



easily handled. For hill culture intlK family 

 and the plants fifteen inches apart in the 

 vator make the rows two and a half to three 

 the rows. In either case cut off all runners 

 rows plant in rows from three to four feet 

 rows, permitting the runners to grow at wi 

 soil mellow and free of weeds by frequent 

 soon as ground is frozen, cover the rows with 

 strawy manure is excellent for this purpose 

 and affords nourishment to the plants. Ever- 

 the covering in place and are of themselves 

 spring rake the mulch from off the plants 

 leave it on the surface about the plants to 

 to keep the soil moist and cool. When the 

 of unleached wood ashes or muriate of potash 

 before a rainfall, will be found to increase 

 The blossoms of all varieties here offered 



garden set the plants in rows two feet apart 

 rows, or if to be worked by horse and culti- 

 feet apart and the plants one foot .apart in 

 as they appear. If to be grown in matted 

 |p apart and the plants a foot apart in the 

 The after culture consists in keeping the 

 cultivation. At the approach of winter, as 

 salt hay or other loose, light material. Light 

 as the soluble portion leaches into the soil 

 green branches are very useful for securing 

 a protection. When the plants start in 

 sufficiently to permit them to grow up, and 

 protect the fruit and keep it clean, and also 

 plants are coming into bearing an application 

 along the rows very early in spring, just 

 the size of the berries. 



are bi-sexual or perfect, except those marked 

 with the letter P, which are destitute of stamens and are termed pistillate or imper- 

 fect. Pistillate varieties must have a perfect flowered variety p lanted near them to 

 properly pollenize their blossoms, in the proportion of one row 

 of perfect flowered plants to about every three or four rows of 

 pistillates. When thus properly fertilized, the pistillate varie- 

 ties are generally the most productive, and there is really no 

 good reason for the prejudice with which some growers regard 

 f hem. If but one variety be grown, however, it is, of course, 

 essential that it be a perfect-flowered sort and not a pistillate 

 one. It is best always to plant at least three varieties — early, 

 medium and late, to expand the season of fruiting to its full limits. 



POSTAGE. Strawberry Plants are sent by mail at dozen rates, 

 if desired. If ordered by the 100 to go by mail, add 25c. per 100 to 

 the prices quoted. At 1000 rates by express only. Pistillate, or imperfect. 



NEW 



NICK OHMER. 



VARIETIES. 



SEAFORD (P). 



The leading new strawberry of the year, being offer- 

 ed this season for the first time. It has been on trial 

 in the hands of some of the most experienced strawber- 

 ry growers in the country aud not one of them has an 

 unfavorable word to say of it but on the contrary are 

 full of enthusiastic praise. The berries are of the larg- 

 est size, a perfect giant among strawberries; roundish- 

 conical in form, uniform and regular, rich, glossy 

 crimson, firm and solid, excellent in quality. In pro- 

 ductiveness it is unsurpassed. Doz., $2.00; 100, $10.00. 



This is a berry of the Bubach type, somewhat simi- 

 lar, but much better. It is fully equal to it in size, far 

 more productive and sufficiently firm for shipment. 

 The bei ry is large and solid, deep, rich, glossy crimson, 

 firm, and in quality excellent. The plant is large and 

 exceedingly vigorous, with foliage that endures hot 

 suns with wonderful endurance. A most admirable 

 variety either for market shipment or for family use, 

 yielding an abundance of splendid berries. It ripens 

 about second early and will be found very desirable to 

 succeed the early sorts and usher in those ripening in 

 midseason. Doz., 75c; 100, $5.00; 1000, $40.00. 



