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Golden Queen— Large, beautiful amber color; firm aud of fine quality. Plant vigorous, hardy and remarkably 



productive. 50c. per doz., 83.00 per 100. 

 Gregg— One of ttie most valuable varieties of the Black Cap family; fruit larger than the Mammoth Cluster, but 



not quite so good in quality ; ripens some days later ; hardy, a vigorous grower and great yielder. oOc. per 



dozen, $1.50 per 100. 



Hansen— Medium to large, bright crimson, firm ; flavor fine ; canes vigorous, hardy and productive ; earliest of all. 



.50c. per dozen, $3.00 per 100. 

 Johnston's Sweet— Black Cap ; hardy and productiv e ; quality delicious. oOe. per dozen, $3.00 per 100. 

 Mammotli Cluster— A large and very productive variety of the Black Cap. Quality good ; ripens just after Sou- 



hegan, and precedes the Gregg. oOc. per dozen, $1.50 per 100. 

 Marlboro— The best early red Raspberry for the North, ripening soon after the Hansell ; hardy and productive. 



50c. per dozen, $3.00 per 100. 



Ohio- A variety of the Black Cap much esteemed for drying ; plant hai-dy and prolific ; f rait of good quality. oOc. 



per dozen, $1.50 per 100. 

 Kancocas— An early red Raspberry. 50c. per dozen, $3.00 per 100. 



Reliance- Large, roundish ; dark red ; firm, with a pleasant, sprightly acid flavor; hardy, vigorous and ver.v pro- 

 ductive ; a valuable sort. 50c. per dozen, $3.00 per 100. 



Shaffer's Colossal— Fruit large, pm-ple, soft, with a sprightly sub-acid flavor; plant very \-igorous, hardy and 

 productive. Much esteemed in some localities. Season medium to late. 50c. per dozen, $2.00 per 100. 



Souhegan, or Tyler— Large, black, -(vithout bloom and of medium quality. Plant very hardy and a great bearer; 

 I'ipens a little before Mammoth Cluster. 50c. per dozen, $1.50 per 100. 



Thompson's Early Prolific— Recommended for Its early ripening. Berry medium size, red, vigorous and productive. 

 50c. per dozen, 82.00 per 100. 



TuiTier— Medium size ; red ; moderately firm : .luicy and sweet ; vigorou.? and prolific if the suckers are kept down, of 

 which it is very productive. Much esteemed for its good quality and the great hardiness of the plant. Season 

 early. 50c. per dozen, 82.00 per 100. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



DIRECTIONS FOR CULTURE. 



The Soil and its Preparation. — The Strawberry may be successfully grown in any soil adapted to the growth 

 of oi'dinary field or garden crops. The ground should be well prepared by trenching or plowing, at least eighteen 

 or twenty inches deep, and be properly enriched as for any garden crop. It is unnecessary to say that, if the land is 

 wet, it must be thoroughly drained. 



To Cultivate the Strawberi-y. — For family use, we recommend planting in beds four feet wide, with an alley 

 two feet wide between. These beds ■will accommodate three rows of plants, which may stand fifteen 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, lai-ge, high-fla- 

 vored fruit, pinch ofC the runners as fast as they appear, repeating the operation as often as may be necessary 

 during the summer and early autumn. Every ruuner 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 

 frequentlj' 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 Utter, or the branches of evergreens, wUl 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 December 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 shoH hay or straw, or grass mowings from the lawn, or anything of that sort. This will not only keep the 

 fruit clean, but wUl prevent the ground from di-ying or baking, and thus lengthen the fruiting season. Tan bark 

 can also be used as mulch. 



