GENERAL CATALOGUE. 



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inches apart each way, and the outside row nine inches from the alley. The beds can be kept clean, and the 

 fruit can be gathered from them without setting the feet upon them. 



Culture in Hills. — This is the best mode that can be adopted for the garden. To obtain fine, large, 

 high-flavored fruit, pinch off the runners as fast as they appear, repeating the operation as often as may be 

 necessary during the summer and early autumn. Every runner thus removed produces a new crown in the 

 center of the plant, and in the fall the plants will have formed large bushes or stools, on which the finest 

 strawberries may be expected the following season. In the meantime, the ground among the plants should 

 be kept clear of weeds, and frequently stirred with a hoe or fork. 



Covering in Winter. — Where the winters are severe, with little snow for protection, a slight covering of 

 leaves or litter, or the branches of evergreens, will be of great service. This covering should not be placed 

 over the plants until after the ground is frozen, usually from the middle of November till the first of Decem- 

 ber in this locality. Fatal errors are often made by putting on too much and too early. Care must also be 

 taken to remove the covering in the spring, just as soon as the plants begin to grow. 



Mulching to Keep the Fruit Clean. — Before the fruit begins to ripen, mulch the ground around 

 the plants with short hay or straw, or grass mowings from the lawn, or anything of that sort. This 

 will not only keep the fruit clean, but will prevent the ground from drying or baking, and thus lengthen the fruiting 

 season. Tan bark can also be used as mulch. 



A bed managed in this way will give 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 given distance apart, may be ascertained 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, strawberries 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 been our 

 practice for over fifty years, and we have never had any reason to think that this mode of growing was not a 

 success. 



PLANTS BY MAIL. 



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

 prepaid, layer plants of all the varieties enumerated in this list. At the rate per 10 the plants will be mailed at 

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

 plants must be remitted for postage. POT GROWN PLANTS CANNOT BE SENT BY MAIL. 



POT GROWN PLANTS. 



Ready for Shipment after July 15th. 



This kind of plant is 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 well 

 established and ready to ship, we turn them out of the pots, preserving the ball of earth 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 will yield a moderate crop next season. These cannot be sent by mail. 

 A SEPARATE LIST OF POT GROWN STRAWBERRIES IS ISSUED ANNUALLY, IN JULY, AND WILL BE 

 MAILED FREE. 



STANDARD WELL TRIED VARIETIES. 



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

 in order that the flowers may be fertilized. The varieties not so marked are bi-sexual or perfect flowering, 

 and can be planted alone. 



Prices — Except where noted, layer plants, 40 cts. per 10, $1.00 per 100. 



Not less than 10 of a kind at rate per 10. 

 Not less than 50 of a kind at rate per 100. 



Beder Wood — Large, roundish conical, bright scarlet, moderately firm, fair quality ; plant vigorous and very 

 productive. A valuable early sort for home use or near market, following Michel's Early. 



Brandywine — Large, roundish conical, of fine quality ; moderately firm ; prolific ; season medium to late ; a 

 valuable late variety. 



Bubach (No. 5) (P) — Fruit large and handsome, roundish conical, bright scarlet, moderately firm, of fair 

 quality ; plant a strong grower, with large, healthy foliage, and very productive ; succeeds on light or 

 heavy soil. Desirable for home use and near-by market. This has proved to be one of the best Straw- 

 berries. Season early to medium. 



Haverland (P) — Large, long, light red ; moderately firm, medium quality, ripens all over. Very vigorous 

 and healthy, and a great yielder ; a valuable variety for home use or near market ; needs to be well 

 mulched to keep fruit clean ; season early. 



Lovett — Large, roundish conical, uniform, seldom ill-shaped, bright crimson, quality good. A variety of 

 merit, continuing good through the season. 



