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STRAWBERRIES 



In nothing else is the specialist idea of J. G. Harrison 

 & Sons more completely and distinctly worked out than 

 Tpn Millinn ^^ growing Strawberry plants. There 

 len IVlimon ^^^ ^^^ growing here (fall of 19 lo). 

 Plants for planting this fall or in spring of 191 1, 



over ten million plants of the varieties 



which we describe in the following pages, of the very 

 finest quality it is possible to put into plants. 



Our first Strawberry patch was of a half-acre. This 

 yielded well, made good money, and created a demand 

 for Strawberry plants. The first year's sale of plants 

 was forty thousand. Now we average a sale of more 

 than one hundred and fifteen thousand plants a day 

 during the shipping season. A very large crop of berries 

 was sold this year, yielding us a handsome profit. Our 

 primary idea, however, is the production of good plants. 

 We only raise and sell berries in order to test the dif- 

 ferent varieties. 



Our ten million plants are on a special farm of about 

 a hundred acres. It is nearly all land which for a gen- 

 eration has been in timber, and the soil is very rich, 

 peculiarly adapted to Strawberry culture. Certain 

 elements in the soil itself, combined with the effect of 

 the salt breezes from the nearby Atlantic Ocean, produce 

 a superb sturdiness and hardiness in our plants which 

 it is almost impossible to get under other conditions. 



While Harrison's Nurseries have been among the 

 largest growers of Strawberries plants in the United 

 Little States, this fact has never been so exten- 



sively advertised as the Strawberry grow- 



Advertised i^g, on a smaller scale, of many firms and 

 ^— ^— — individuals. Strawberries have the first 

 place in our catalogue this year, and even though we 

 have six million Peach trees and immense quantities 

 of Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Grapes, Privet, Maples, 

 etc.. Strawberries still occupy the leading position with 

 us, in number of plants and in importance. The known 

 thoroughness with which Harrison experts go about 

 studying and raising any plants is carried out to the 

 fullest extent in producing these. The result is that no- 

 where else can better ones be bought. They are free from 

 anything which would hurt them, and they have every 

 valuable characteristic it is possible to give them. The 

 varieties are such as have been proven beyond a doubt 

 to be meritorious. Disappointing kinds have been 

 weeded out, and a sort is never offered until it has been 

 conclusively tested with painstaking care. 



One of the most important points of all is the selection 

 of the proper varieties. Plants which are true to name 

 Riffht ^^^ which are not handicapped by various 



— 2— diseases and by improper starting are indis- 



Varieties pensable for success. Owing to the fact 

 ^— ^^^^ that certain varieties have perfect blossoms 

 and others are what is called imperfect, planting either 

 without the other nearby, will certainly result in failure 

 to a greater or less extent. Be sure the arrangement of 

 the rows and the plants is such as will bring the proper 

 blossoms in close proximity. 



It is out of the question for us to give any practical 

 planting and cultural directions in the limited space 

 at our command in this book, but the first essential 

 is rich, moist soil. It is a question of individual choice 

 whether to plant in rows or hills. Whatever system is 

 followed, it is of fundamental importance to keep the 

 plants from getting too thick, to keep weeds and grass 

 out of the bed, to keep the ground cultivated, to mulch 

 the plants when cold comes, and not to expect a bed to 

 continue bearing, up to its best, after it is three years old. 

 We will be glad to help beginners in any way we can. 

 If the subject is new to you, we will give you full infor- 

 mation and enable you to make a success on any scale 

 you wish to plant. 



Whether you are going to plant four hundred acres, 

 as did one firm in Missouri, or a little patch which 

 measures six by eight feet, in a city back yard, it is to 

 your interest to buy your plants of us. We make our 

 appeal to you on quality. You are half way to success 

 if you start with the kind of plants now on our Decatur 

 farm. Often ten times as much as the plants cost is lost 

 for some reason connected with a nursery fault. We 

 cannot emphasize too strongly the importance of high- 

 grade plants. Those Strawberry growers who have 

 been through the various experiences which come to 

 all who start and finally make brilliant successes of it, 

 after many ups and downs, will be in accord with us 

 in every word we say about this matter. 



Strawberries are entirely too well known to need any 

 extended remarks on their value for home gardens, for 

 Profit commercial planting, or for planting for the 



-^— — pleasure in growing them. If planted for 



Pleasure home use, a very small bed will yield a very 

 ■^~~~^^— large amount of berries. Commercially, 

 some of the most remarkable successes in making money 

 from land, which has been made in this country, have 



A crate of brilliant light red Duncan Strawoerries, with no green tips, in which the average size of berries is large enough 

 so that four will make a tier across the side of a quart basket, a quick-selling, high-priced product. They are money makers. 



