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DREER'S 

 POT-GROWN STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



Pot=grown Plants set out this Summer will Produce a FULL CROP OF FRUIT NEXT YEAR 



Time of Shipment. Our pot-grown Strawberry Plants are usually ready for shipment the latter part of July, and can be 

 supplied as late as October. It is better, however, to secure the plants in August or September, as earlier plantings develop 

 larger and more vigorous plants and produce a greater crop of fruit next year. 



We forward by express, at the purchaser's expense. The plants are packed compactly, and as light as possible. We make 

 no charge for boxes or packing. If shipment by Parcel Post is desired add 10 per cent, to price of plants to cover cost of spe- 

 cial packing and postage. 



Directions for Garden Culture. To cultivate Strawberries for family use, we recommend a thorough preparation of the 

 ground by deep spading or plowing. Work into the soil a liberal quantity of well-rotted manure. Use also our brands of 

 ground bone and wood ashes. Plant in rows two feet apart; the plants fifteen inches apart in rows. Pinch off all runners. 

 Cultivate frequently. In December cover the entire bed an inch deep with straw or long litter from the stable. In late Maj-ch 

 remove litter from crowns of the plants, but not from the alleys. Use sufficient straw about plants to keep the berries clean. 

 This is tlie "hill" system of strawberry growing, and is especially adapted to summer and autumn planting. It involves the 

 most work, but produces finest berries and largest crop from a given area. 



The "matted row" plan, more especially suited to spring planting, is used by all market gardeners, and is adapted to family 

 gardens also. It is substantially as follows: Prepare the ground as above. Set the plants in rows three feet apart, and fif- 

 teen inches apart in rows, permit runners to form and take root; cultivate the alleys continually, as close to the plants as possi- 

 ble, finally making alley and row each about eighteen inches in width. Keep the bed wholly free of weeds. Cover in winter, 

 as above, and in March uncover crowns of plants. Use plenty of mulching, so as to keep berries clean and ground moist and 

 cool. 



Pot-grown versus Layer Plants. Potted plants may appear expensive, yet when the labor necessary to grow them into 

 proper condition and the time saved in the result of the crop are considered, they will be found cheaper than ordinary layer 

 plants. They may be planted after a crop of early summer vegetables have been harvested, and a crop of fruit secured eight to 

 ten months after planting. 



Layer Plants. A full list of layer plants will be given in our Autumn Catalogue, which we issue in September. They 

 are not so desirable as pot-plants, and will not produce as large a crop of fruit next spring; but they are cheaper and more avail- 

 able for extensive planting. ^ 



Under proper autumn treatment they produce quite satisfactory results. A "layer" strawberry plant is one that has taken 

 loot l>y its own effort, whereas a " pot-grown " plant, having all the fibrous roots confined in pot, is not checked in growth by 

 ir.insplanting. 



HENRY A. DR'EER ''^^■^IS^I'.^i^^L^'^'"'' 



