DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST OF CHOICE STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



The blossoms of all varieties are bi- 

 sexual or perfect, except those marked 

 | with the letter P. which are destitute of 

 [stamens and are termed rjistillate or im- 

 perfect, as shown by the following fig- 

 lures. Pistillate varieties must have a 

 I row of a perfect-flowered sort, planted 

 every nine or twelve feet apart among 



Ithem. or. better yet. every third or fourth PisnLLATry>r imperfect. 

 row. to pollenize their blossoms. When properly fertilized 

 the pistillate varieties are the most prolific, and thpre is no reason for any prejudice 

 ao-ainst them Success depends in a great measure on getting tine, healthy plants. 

 strictly pure and true to name. This we ibimoour plants to be. 



In shipping plants, we send our nothing but young plants, as shown in 1 1^454, 

 grown under the so-called "pedigree system. \\ e never send out old plants. \\ hen 

 Irown on deep black soil the roots of young plants are of a dark color, but soft, suc- 

 culent and nearly uniform in size and apnearance, as shown by the figure just re- 

 ferred to With i Id plants the low^r ro ts are black, dead and wiry w ith generally 

 few voun g rooig j u8 t below where the leaves are joined to tne crown, as shewn in 

 YW 4 r J6 We clean all plants of dead leaves and tie in bunches ( Fig. 455 1 Before 

 packing' To ship long distances in good condition, and to overcome me danger of 

 damage in shipment we pack large iote. in cases designed and manufactured express- 

 ly for the purpo-e. 



Bi-sexual or p-rfect. 



Young Plant. Figr. 454. 



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Plants Buxcnii . Pip 



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When and How to Plant, 



Early tpring, just as scon as the gr< in d can be easily worke . is the best time 

 of the whole year to plant strawberries, in any section where there are extreme fin si - 

 in winter, especia'ly if planting is to ! e done on a large scale and plants have to be 

 brou&ht from a distance. How to plant will depend largely upon local ronditions, 



size and shape of the field, etc. In the small family garden or citv lot where there 

 is little chance to use horse and culti* a^or. they may be planted one foot apart each 

 w ay, in two or three rows: then lea*-e a space of three fe< t to furnish a path during 

 the picking season. Planted in this way, all runners should be kept off the < riginal 

 plants, as for their best developm* nt they require each about one square foot of - pace. 

 For field r-uiture mark cut the rov s :U 2 to 4 feet wide and set plants 1H to 30 

 inches apart in the rows. Then if w e wish to follow the nairovo roic >ystem, we let 

 each plant strike a few runners along the line of tbe row. and then, later in the - 

 son. keep all runneis eff: while if the broad math A row is wanted, all runners are 

 allowed to take root, and the cultivator nariowed up a Ji- tie at each cultivation dur- 

 ing the latter part of th^ season, till we have matted beds <>f plants two feet wid. . 

 w ith a walk one foot wide between them. The narrow io * is the more profitable of 

 these uv., systems: \ et the matted row i- the most adopted, as many people are of 

 the opinion that the more plants the more berries, forgetting that tbe more light, air. 

 manure, and moisture a plant lu.s. the more and i etter fiuu it can produce. 



