STRAWBERRIES. 



The blossoi 



varieties 



bi sexual or 



periect, 

 except those 

 marked with the 

 letter p which 

 are destitute of 

 stamens and are termed pistillate 

 or imperfect, as are shown by the 

 following figures. Pistillate va- 

 rieties must have a row of perfect- 

 flowered sort planted every nine 

 or twelve feet apart among them, 

 or, better yet, every third or fourth 

 row, to pollenize their blossoms. 

 When properly fertilized the pis- 



BISEXUAL or PERFECT ELCSSOM. 



til late varieties are the most pro- 

 lific mjcI there is no reason for 

 any prejudice against them. Suc- 

 cess depends in :i great measure 

 on -ettin ;- ti::». healthy plants. 

 STRICTLY PL'RK -ind TRUE TO NAME 



This 1 k ov, . v plants to be. 



Trimmed 



BUNCH OF PLANTS, 

 nJ lied Reidy for Shipment. 



PISTILLATE or IMPERFECT BLOSSOM. 



In shipping plants we send out noth- 

 ing but young plants, grown under the 

 socalled "pedigree system." We never 

 send out old plants. When grown on 

 deep, black soil the roots of young 

 plants are of a dark color, but sof ^suc- 

 culent and r nearly uniform in size and 

 appearance. With old plants the low- 

 er roots are black, dead and wiry, with 

 generally a few young roots just be- 

 low where the roots are joined to the 

 crown. We clean all plants of dead 

 leaves p.nd tie in bunches before pack- 

 ing. To ship long distance in good 

 condition and to overcome the danger 

 of damage in shipment, we pack laige 

 lots in cases designed and manufactur- 

 ed expressly for that purpose. 



