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A "hanging full" bed of these "sparkling jewels" will be a source of pleasure and 
pride for the whole family — profit too, with a good sized plot. Many and important are 
the good things which come from a well kept strawberry garden. 
The familiar patent medicine ad says "Children cry for more." Strawberries aren't 
exactly medicine, but they are a healthful food and brimful of Vitamin C. All the kids 
will agree that strawberries are much better to take than anything that ever came out of a 
vitamin pellet or a medicine bottle. 
There's health not only in the fruit itself but in the growing of it. Short periods in 
the fresh air and sunshine with work vigorous enough to be good exercise but light enough 
to do no harm to the very young or those of advancing years. 
To "eat 'em as you pick 'em" and have your fill right in the garden is popular. Fresh 
berries "sugared down" are good too. A fancy way to enjoy them is to take some espe- 
cially nice berries and dip them one by one as eaten into powdered sugar. 
Strawberry shortcake can't be forgotten. Neither can berries to can and preserve for 
winter use. 
And the surplus berries. Share them with your friends or sell them for profit. There's 
always a ready sale for good berries at attractive prices. 
With early to late varieties (as in our Collections on page 3) the season can be 
stretched over a long season. With everbearers, fresh strawberries can be enjoyed all 
through late summer and fall. 
With a frozen food locker or a quick freezing unit of your own, your strawberry 
garden will enable you to enjoy a real merry-berry-go round the seasons. 
Order plants for your berry garden now — you can have so much for so little in 
time, effort and money. 
Tioga Co., N. Y., June 19, 1945. Last spring a year 
ago I sent to you for 100 strawberry plants, 50 Dorsett 
and 50 Fairfax. They are bearing now and I want 
you to know I think they are the largest and best 
tasting I ever had, the vines are so large and just 
loaded with berries. 
Mrs. George Button 
Suffolk Co., Mass., March 24, 1945. I can't think 
of the names of the berries we had four years ago, 
but they proved a very good group. We sold over 
200 quarts and I put up more than 50 quarts. I also 
made strawberry jam to sell. 
Mrs. Fritz Schwarz 
