DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST OF CHOICE STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



It is a gr^at satisfaction to me to be able to offer to progressive horticulturists 

 such a valuable collection of strawberries as I have described in this little book. 

 There is no doubt in my mind about its being the best list ever offerel. The new 

 ones have been collected from experienced growers who have high standards and 

 know what to aim for, and the most of them are offered at prices so reasonable a> to 

 be within the reach of all. Every person who buys a new berry takes some risk, but 

 there are thousands of people in the country who are willing to invest a few dollar- a 

 year in the new varieties in order to be intelligent in their work, to keep up with the 

 times, and to be among the first to get a good thing that may pay them for a score of 

 disappointments. It is part of my business to collect the new and desirable sorts 

 from all parts of the country. From these I raise strong, healthy plants and send 

 them to my customers well packed, and guaranteed to reach their destination in good 

 condition. By knowing where to get these new varieties, by buying them in large 

 numbers, and by understanding how to make them grow and increase, I make some 

 >rofit on them. 



The blossoms of all varieties are bi- 

 1 sexual or perfect, except those marker 

 vith the letter P, which are destitute oi| 

 Istamens and are termed pistillate or im- 

 joerfect, as shown by the following figures. 

 Pistillate varieties must have a row of a| 

 perfect-flowered sort, planted every nint 

 >r twelve feet apart among them, or, bet 

 Iter yet. every third or fourth row, to pol-J 

 lenize their blossoms. When properly fer-l 

 tilizfd the pistillate varieties are the mostPisnLLATE, or imperfect 

 prolific: and there is no reason for any prejudice against them. 

 Success depends in a great measure on getting fine, healthy plants, strictly pure and 

 true to name. This we know our plants to be. 



In shipping plants, we send out none but young plants, as shown at Fig. 4">4. 

 grown under the so-called "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 ^ize and appearance, as shown by the figure just re- 

 ferred to. With old plants, the lower roots are black, dead and wiry, with generally 

 a few young roots just below where the leaves are joined to the crown, aa shown in 

 Fig. 456. We clean all plants of dead leaves and tie in bunches (Fig. 455) before 

 packing. To ship long distances in good condition, and to overcome the danger of 

 damage in shipment we pack large lots in cases designed and manufactured expi 

 for the purpose. 



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