STRAWBERRIES 



The blossoms of all varieties are bisexual or perfect, 



except those 

 marked with 

 the letter JP, 



which are destitute of stamens and 

 are termed xdstillato or imperfect, ae 

 are shown by the following figur* b. 

 Pistillate varieties must have a row 

 of perfect-flowered sortx^lanted eve- 

 ry nine or twelve feet apart among 

 them. or. better yet. every third or 

 fourth row. to pollenize their blos- 

 soms, when properly fertilized the 

 pistillate varieties are the most pro- 



BI-SEXUAL or PERFECT BLOSSOM 



liflc and there is no reason for 

 any prejudice against them. Suc- 

 cess depends in a great measure 

 on getting fine, healthy plants. 



STRICTLY PURE and TRUE TO NAME 



This I know my plants to be. 



BUNCH OF PLANTS, 

 Trimmed and Tied Ready (or 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 soft, suc- 

 culent and nearly uniform in size 

 and appearance. With old plants the 

 lower roots are black, dead and wiry, 

 with generally a lew young roots just 

 hi low w here the leaves are .joined to the 

 crown. We clean ::11 plants of dead 

 - and tir in bunches before pack- 

 ing. To ship long distances in 

 condition, and to overcome the danger 

 of damage in shipment, we pack Large 

 l<>t> in cases designed and manufactur- 

 ed expressly for thai purpose. 



