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A bed managed in this way will g-ive two full crops, and should then be spaded or plowed down, a new one In the 

 ■meantime having' been prepared to take its place. • 



To Ascertain the Number of Plants Required for an Acre. 



The number of plants required for an acre, at any g-iven distance apart, may be ascertaine^l by dividing- the 

 number of square feet in an acre (43,-560,), by the number of square feet given to each plant, which is obtained by 

 multiplying- the distance between rows by the distance between the plants. Thus, strawbeiTies planted three feet 

 by one foot, give each plant three square feet, or 14,520 plants to the acre. 



LAYER PLANTS. 



The plants which we usually furnish are well rooted layers from the open ground. This has l^een our practice 

 for over fifty years, and we have never had any reason to think that this mode of gi'owing was not a success. 



PLANTS BY MAIL. 



For the convenience of those who cannot be reached by the express companies, we wiU forward by mail, pre- 

 paid, layer plants of all the varieties enumerated in this list. At the dozen rate the plants tviU he mailed at 

 the prices annexed, without extra charge. At the hundred rate, if sent hy mail, 25 cts. additional 

 per hundred plants, must be remitted for postfige. Tliis is an actual outlay for postage, POT 

 GROWX PLANTS CAXXOT BE SENT BY JIATL. 



POT GROWN PLANTS. 



EeADY for SHIP3IENT AFTER JULY loTH. 



Of late this kind of plant has become very popular, and is almost exclusively employed for garden planting. The 

 failures are few, and much care and labor are avoided. We grow the plants in thumb pots, and when they are weU 

 established and ready to ship, we ttu-n them out of the pots, preserving the ball of eaith around the roots and 

 wrapping it in paper. In this way. during the hottest weather in July and August, plants can be transported safely. 

 Plants set out in 'July or August ivill yield a moderate crop next season. TJiese cannot be sent by 

 mail. A SEPARATE LIST OF POT GROWS STRAWBERRIES IS ISSUED AXXUALEY IX 

 JULY. AND WILL, BE MAILED FREE TO ALL CUSTOMERS WHOSE NAMES ABE OX OUR 

 BOOKS: TO OTHERS FREE ON APPLICATION. 



STANDARD VARIETIES 



Those marked (P) have pistillate or imperfect flowers, and miLst be planted near perfect flowering kinds, in 

 order that the flowers may be fertilized. 



PRICES.— Except otherwise noted. 

 I^ayer Plants— ^jo ce?its per dozen .- jj cents per jO ; $i.oo per too. 



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Bubach CSo. o) — (P)— Fruit large and handsome, roundish coni- 



•y .^ cal, bright scarlet, moderately firm, of fair quality. Plant a strong 



< : ^^^fe. grower, with large healthy foliage, and very productive : succeeds 



-■'S^S^:. ^jsr'fr-i^^. t^ on light or heavy soil. Desirable for lionie use and near-by market. 



One of the test of the later introductions. .Season early to medium. 



Itj "')'■ '^ ^ Charles Downing.— Fruit large, conical, pretty regular ; scarlet : 



"■ ' ' r: firm, juicy, sweet, rich; plant \igorous and productive; a very valu- 



able sort for family use and for market ; like the Wilson adapted to 

 a great variety of soils ; season medium. 



Crescent.— (P) Medium to large, conical, slightly depressed at 

 the apex; color bright scarlet; flesh soft, quite acid; plant very 

 \-igorou3 and hardy, and for productiveness has scarcely an equal: 

 very profitable for home market : season early to late. 



