CLASSES AS TO TIME OF RIPENING. 
Early — Barrymore, Early Ozark, 324, Reasoner's 370, Wm. Belt. 
Fendall, Gill, Glen Mary, Norwood, Late — Columbia, Commonwealtli, 
Senator Dunlap. First Quality, Gov. Fort, July, Latest 
Medium — Amanda, Bubach, Ekey, Manhattan, Orem, Pearl, Wonder. 
Gibson, Helen Gould, Highland. Hub, Everbearing — Americus, Iowa, Pro- 
Margaret, Meteor, Mrs. Miller, Model, gressive, Superb. 
Nick Ohmer, Ohio Boy, Reasoner's 
STRAWBERRY CULTURE.— OUR PREMIUM FOR 
EARLY ORDERS. 
In the great majority of our cata- 
logs we have given directions on the 
above subject "In a nutshell," "In 
brief," "At length," and "for pleas- 
ure." Now we propose to give them 
"in full" in a little book entitled 
"Strawberry Culture," written by M. 
Crawford. It contains sixty-four 
lages, and every chapter is complete 
in its line. It has received high 
praise from high authorities in horti- 
rulLure, and growers who have fol- 
lowed its directions have said that 
they would not part with the book for 
many times its cost, if they could not 
get another. Now we propose to give 
a copy of this book to every person 
who sends us an order amounting to 
$1.00 or more before the first of April. 
This will remind you to order, early, 
which we urge elsewhere, and give 
>ou a thorough treatise on the straw- 
berry without extra cost. If you al- 
ready have the book — many have 
bought it — you might like to present 
Ihis new copy to some friend who is 
interested in the subject. In such a 
case we shall be pleased to mail it 
according to your directions, with 
your compliments. If there is no one 
to whom you wish to give the book 
you may add to your order plants to 
the amount of its price, 25 cents. 
A FERTILIZER FOR THE STRAWBERRY. 
For several years we have been drill, after the ground is prepared for 
selling a Potato Phosphate made in planting, about a week or ten days 
Zanesville, Ohio, which Ave consider before the plants are to be set, thus 
first-class. It is made of good mater- living it time to become somewhat 
ials, and produces wonderful results, blended with the soil. Another way is 
It is packed in 100-lb. sacks, and the to wait a short time after the plants 
price is $1.50 per sack. The buyer are set, until they have started into 
pays the freight. The guaranteed an- growth, and then apply the fertilizer 
alysis is as follows: by hand, strewing a small quantity 
Ammonia, 2 to 3 per cent. around each plant. Care must be 
Available Phosphoric Acid, 9 to 10 taken not to let it touch the leaves, as 
per cent. it is liable to burn them. It should be 
Insoluble Phosphoric Acid, 2 to 3 put on when the air is still, 
per cent. The amount required is exceedingly 
Actual Potash, K. 2 O., 6 to 7 per variable. From 400 to 1000 pounds 
cent per acre may be used, and even more 
The ammonia contained in this if desired. For a small bed, one 
brand is available, and not locked up pound to each rod of a row is a liberal 
in worthless materials. application. 
In using this fertilizer for straw- This is a complete fertilizer and 
berries it may be put in with a grain good for any crop. 
"PEDIGREE" PLANTS. 
Making permanent improvement in or characteristic in any variety 
any variety of fruit trees, fruit plants Whenever a nurseryman msdn^^ such 
or vegetables without resorting to a claim he is either deceiving him. 
seed has never been accomplished, self or trying to deceive others. The 
Very rarely a plant may sport, but man who propagates well known vari- 
this can not be brought about at will, eties by cuttings or runners and sends 
nor can it be explained. Propagating them out as thoroughbred is simply 
from a selected branch, runner or tu- sailing under false colors, presumably 
her has never developed a new trait for the sake of gain. There is no ped- 
