SELECTING VARIETIES 



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tised or recommended, with care. Although the strawberry 

 may be grown over wide areas under varying conditions, this 

 is not generally true of its varieties. Results may differ within 

 a radius of a few miles. Varieties with firm flesh must be 

 selected if the market to be served necessitates shipment. 

 Some varieties of good quality are poor plant makers and 

 return low yields unless this fact is recognized by closer plant- 

 ing than ordinary, and then the difference frequently cannot 

 be entirely overcome. In some sections late varieties find the 

 market in better condition than early or mid-season kinds, 



{V. S, D, A.) 



Fig. 180. The blossom at the left is perfect, possessing both stamens and 

 pistils; the one at the right is pistillate or imperfect, having pistils only. 



which are subject to greater competition. Take account of 

 these factors before making up the variety list. 



Keep in mind also that some varieties possess perfect 

 flowers, including stamens and pistils; other varieties produce 

 flowers with pistils only, or with stamens that are abortive 

 (Fig. 180). The latter, planted by themselves and lacking 

 pollination, fail to yield. If the first choice is a variety with 

 imperfect flowers, select as second choice a perfect variety 

 and plant it in every third or fourth row. There is evidence 

 that some varieties with perfect flowers do better in unfa- 

 vorable seasons if interplanted with others. 



