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INSECTS AND DISEASE 



For white-grub and cut- worm see pages 165, 167. 

 For rust, which frequently injures the leaves so se- 

 riously as to cause practical loss of crop, choose 

 hardy varieties and change bed frequently. Spray- 

 ing with Bordeaux, 5-5-50, four or five times during 

 first season plants are set, and second season just 

 before and just after blossoming, will prevent it. 

 In making up your strawberry list remember that 

 some varieties have imperfect, or pistillate blossoms, 

 and that when such varieties are used a row of some 

 perfect-flowering (bi-sexual) sort must be set every 

 nine to twelve feet. 



VARIETIES 



New strawberries are being introduced con- 

 stantly; also, they vary greatly in their adaptation 

 to locality. Therefore it is difficult to advise as to 

 what varieties to plant. The following, however, 

 have proved satisfactory over wide areas, and may 

 be depended upon to give satisfaction. Early crop : 

 — Michel's Early, Haverland, Climax; mid-season 

 crop: — Bubach No. 5, Brandywine, Marshall, Nic. 

 Ohmer, Wm. Belt, Glen Mary, Sharplesss ; late crop : 

 — The Gandy, Sample, Lester Lovett. 



The blackberry, dewberry and raspberry are all 

 treated in much the same way. The soil should be 



