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LOVETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



Why Not Get The Children Interested? 



The majority of children love to dig in the soil. That inherent instinct deserves encouragement and if 

 you could ;ust get the boys and girls interested in what work done in the garden will do for them, and the 

 family, you would be doing some mighty fine work to foster better citizens. 



Now for a starter we could not think of anything more appropriate than to give the boys and girls their 

 own Strawberry bed. When they get plants that have nice root balls on them and p>ossibly even some 

 flowers and small fruits, you will experience no difficulty in fanning their enthusiasm into action, for do not 

 the plants themselves show promise of a crop? 



Any boy or girl could have a nice Strawberry bed with the help of such plants as held by the young 

 gardener shown above. We are willing to do our part to popularize the making of Strawberry beds by boys 

 and girls. We will not only provide plants that will grow and cause them to feel that their efforts are going 

 to be rewarded, but we are willing to go farther. 



LCVETT'S PRIZE OFFER FOR RESULTS GAINED BY BOYS AND GIRLS 



For the best experience story of any boy or girl between the ages of 12 and 15, accompanied by two 

 photographs sKowing results scored, we will send the collection of perennial flowers described on page 23 of 

 this catalog. The size of the patch and the number of plants it contains is immaterial so long as the com- 

 petitor proves that the potgrown Strawberry plants came from us. Stories of experience and experiments 

 with our Everbearing varieties should be sent us not later than December 1st. Reports on the June bearing 

 varieties should reach us not later than Jvdy 15, 1926. 



Everybody is Bound to Succeed with Plants Like That Shown Above and on page 3. Given a good piece of 

 ground, fair soil prepared as outlined above, and ordinary garden culture such as you would give any vege- 

 table or flower, the plants we supply cannot help but make good in a big way. They are heavily rooted, have 

 stocky tops, and will take hold and develop rapidly. Where extra-sized berries are wanted, it is well (in 

 the case of everbearing varieties fruiting this fall) to, reduce the flowerbuds to a certain number on each 

 plant. This corresponds with the disbudding process among flowers. By throwing the strength of the 

 plant into fewer berries, you cause these berries to become larger. We shall be pleased to hear from our 

 customers at any time to what extent our plants are successful. 



