Growing Strawberries in Barrels 



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The idea of growing strawberries in barrels appeals to those who love 

 growing plants but have only limited space. These barrels are pretty enough 

 for use anywhere in the house and they will be an added attraction to the 

 patio or garden. Watch the plants grow and bloom; enjoy their beauty and 

 life; and then, glory be, harvest some delicious strawberries for your table. 



Order 25 plants for your barrel from our list of many varieties. When you 

 receive your barrel, fill it with good rich soil and set the plants in the holes 

 already bored for them, with a few left to fill the top. 



THE STRAWBERRY 



Did you know — 



In the olden days, any strawberries that 

 dropped in the patch at picking time were 

 left for the poor — who did not have 

 patches. 



Three berries were offered by the old 

 timers to any church they passed after 

 harvesting their strawberries. 

 Strawberries were a sacred fruit to Freya. 

 the Norse goddess. 



Saint John, the Baptist, is said to have 

 lived on strawberries. 



Strawberry leaves were used in teas for 

 sore throats, jaundice, as well as liver ail- 

 ments many years ago. 



Strawberries were an important fruit 1o 



the North American Indians: 

 The Iroqois Indians had one of the first 

 Strawberry Festivals — giving thanks for 

 these first fruits of the season. 

 The Chippewa Indians called straw - 



berries "odamins" or heart berries. 



Indians bruised the berries in a morta 



mixed them with meal and made the first 



Strawberry Bread. 

 The first settlers at Jamestown in 1607 

 found strawberries in abundance — "four 

 times larger and much more exquisitely 

 flavored" than the wild berries of England. 

 In 1771 one of the first trade catalogs of 

 horticultural plants offered three varieties 

 for sale — the Large Hautboys, the Chili 

 and the Redwood. 



The first named variety listed in North 

 America was the Early Hudson. 

 The name "strawberry" may have origi- 

 nated from the ancient custom among 

 children of selling this wild fruit strung 

 on straws. 



As recently as 1937, strawberry shortcake 

 was introduced to the King and Queen of 

 England by our Ambassador and his wife 

 at a dinner in their honor. It was a great 

 hit! 





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