GENERAL GA TALOO UE. 



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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 lu 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 anj- 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 

 multipljang 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 gi'owing 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, pre- 

 paid, layer plants of all the varieties enumerated in this list. Jit the dozen rate the jylants will be mailed at 

 the prices annexed, without extra charge. A.t the hundred rate, if sent by mail, 25 cts. additional 

 per hundred plants, must be remitted for postage. Tfiis is an actual outlay for postage. POX 

 GROWN PLANTS CANNOT BE SENT BT MAIL. 



POT GROWN PLANTS. 

 Ready for Shipment after July 1.5th. 

 Of late this kind of plant has become very popular, and is almost exclusively employed for garden iJlautiug. 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 Jxily and August, plants can be transported safely. 

 Plants set out in tTtily 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 

 J^ULT. AND WILL BE MAILED FREE TO ALL CUSTOMERS WaOSE NAMES A.BE ON OUR 

 BOOKS; TO OTHERS FKEE ON APPLICATION. 



STANDARD 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. ^ 



PRICES. — Except otherwise noted. 

 Layer Plants — 40 cents per dozen ,- 75 cents per ^o; $1.00 per 100. 



Bubacli (No. 5)— (P)— Fruit large and handsome, roundish coni- 

 cal, bright scarlet, moderately flrm, 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. 

 One of the best of the later introductions. Seasonearly to medium. 



Charles Downing.— Fruit large, conical, pretty regular; scarlet; 

 firm, juicy, sweet, rich ; plant vigorous 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; Jlesh soft, quite acid; plant very 

 vigorous and hardy, and for productiveness has scarcely an equal; 

 very profitable for home market : season early to late. 



