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Pot-grown Strawberry Plants 



READY FOR DELIVERY ABOUT AUGUST, 



POT-GROWN STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



PLANTED IN* THE FALL WILL 

 FOLLOWING SEASON 



GIVE A FULL CROP THE 



CULTURE. — Strawberries require rich, well-tilled soil; the plants should be set 15 inches 

 apart, in rows 2 feet apart; 100 plants will plant 4 rows, 30 feet long. Firm the plants well in 

 the soil, keep thoroughly cultivated and cut off all runners. In the middle of December cover 

 the beds to a depth of 3 inches with salt-, meadow-hay, straw or leaves. In April, as soon as 

 the plants show an indication of growth, push the covering away from the plants to allow them 

 to come up through. This "mulching" protects the plants from the cold in winter and the heat 

 in summer, keeps the fruit clean, and prevents the growth of weeds. 



PERFECT AND PISTILLATE STA WHERRIES. The blossoms of Strawberries are either staminate 

 { perfect-tlowering) or are destitute of stamens and are termed pistillate (imperfect-flowering). Pistillate varieties 

 must have a row of some perfect-flowering sort, flowering at the same time, planted every 9 or 12 feet apart among them, or, better yet, 

 every third or fourth plant in the row, to pollenize their blossoms. When properly poUenized, the pistillate varieties are usually the most 

 prolific. Those marked with P are pistillate. 



Imperfect Flower 



Perfect Flower 



The Everbearing Strawberry; St. Antoine de Padoue 



This variety is the finest in the alpine class and will continue fruiting till way into September. While the berries are not 

 large, they are very rich in aromatic flavor, and of good color. If you desire strawberries out of season this is the variety to 

 grow. Price, 75 cts. per doz., $5 per 100. 



General List of Pot-grown Strawberry Plants 



Augast Luther. This variety is very popular not only with berry 

 growers, but also in the family garden ; it has a host of friends 

 and succeeds everywhere. The berries are of good size, firm and 

 lots of them. Extra-early. 



Beder Wood. Always on hand with a big crop of most beautiful 

 crimson berries of extra-high quality, lying in windrows all around 

 the plant. Medium early. 



Brandywine. Large, roundish, conical, glossy crimson, firm and 

 solid ; of fine aromatic flavor. Plant vigorous and productive ; 

 succeeds on any soil. Midseason to late. 



Babach. (P.) A very large berry of dark color. Productive; of 

 fair flavor. Largely grown for market. Midseason. 



Clyde. Very regular, bright scarlet berries ; large, and of excellent 

 flavor, firm, and a good siiipper. Plant remarkably healthy, vig- 

 orous and productive. Season early. 



Excelsior. Perfectly reliable as its tall, thick foliage protects the 

 bloom from danger of frocls ; and this is one good point for such 

 an extra-early variety. 



Gandy. One of the very best later varieties. It is a strong, com- 

 pact grower, with larger, bright, glossy crimson fruit, very uniform 

 in shape ; flesh firm and of the fmest flavor. 



Glen Mary. Large, bright, glossy crimson, of fine flavor. Plant 

 strong and healthy, very prolific, and on good soil the l)erries are 

 large to the end of the season. Early. . 



Hunn. (P.) Alate variety, very productive, large size, uniform shape. 



dark crimson, firm flesh of the fmest flavor. A strong grower and 



the latest sort grown. 

 Jessie. Very productive; fruit large, light crimson in color, firm, 



and flavor of the best. Early. 



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Any of the above varieties, 50 eta. per doz., $3.75 per 100, $35 p 



quoted in 



Marshall. Large, dark crimson ; good. Plant luxuriant, but needs 



rich soil and careful culture. Midseason. 

 New Home. As late and large as Gandy, fruit a bright red color, 



uniformly large size. A good keeper and shipper. 

 New York. The berries are very large, ripening midseason. Color 

 dark scarlet, changing to crimson when fully ripe ; colors all over 

 at once; quality first-^lass. 

 Nick Ohmer. For market, for home use or for exhibition, this is 

 probably the greatest berry ever offered. It is .1 healthy, vigorous 

 grower, and of great productiveness. The fruit is of mammoth 

 size, beautiful in form and color, and of excellent quality. 

 Oom Paul. One of the largest so far introduced, and very firm for 

 such a large berry. The plant is thrifty and open-growing, with 

 glossy dark green foliage and will stand shipping with any of the 

 very large varieties. 

 President. (P.) Almost round, very uniform in shape, borne in 

 large clusters; flesh solid; color rich crimson; strong groxver; 

 exceedingly productive and continues bearing till end of ^season. 

 Sample. (P.) Fruit large, round and dark crimson in color, and of 



good cjuality. Late. 

 Schofield. Loved by everybody on account of its enormous size, 

 bright red color, and rich aromatic flavor peculiar to itself. The 

 plant is very large, with an extra-broad, thick leaf. Early to late. 

 Sharpless. Demand rich, strong soil. Plant large and vigorous; 

 berries very large, irregular in shape, crimson, moderately firm 

 and of good qualiiy. Midseason. 

 Uncle Jim. \ very valuable midseason variety of large size and 



wonderful productiveness; bright red color and finest quality. 

 Wm. Belt. The berries are as large as Bubach. more uniform in 

 shape, just as productive, and the color is perfect. 



er 1,000. Special prices given on large quantities or varieties not 

 this list 



BEST STRAWBERRIES TO PLANT 



Notwithstanding the care we take to include only varieties of sterling merit in our catalogue, the amateur finds difficulty in making a 

 selection that will produce a bountiful supply of the finest fruit from the begiiniing to the end of the season. Hence the following collec- 

 tion, in our judgment, based on actual experience, coml)ine., in the highest degree the qualities which strawberries should have. 



EARLY— Excelsior, Clyde. MIDSEASON— Marshall, Sharpless. LATE -Brandywine, Gandy 



3 each of the above SIX SUPERB STAWBERRIES, 



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