Gardner E. Bunting, Gro\»ei- of Taney 'Fruits, SeTbyviTle, T)el. 
Pride of Delaware —(Bisexual). 
This variely is of our own origin. Orijfinated in 1910. Received fair crop of 
fruit in 1911. Plants sliow no weakness and no disease of any kind ; deep rooter; 
'Jceeps on .s^rowing- throughout a severe drought; runners are long and abundant • 
one of the greatest plant makers. The foliage is tall, grows upright, and has a 
<lark green leaf. Fruit ordinary, large and roundish, conical, rarely misshapen, 
■Glossy red through; produces in abundance; Ripening with the Superior. Pride 
of Delaware is one of our own origin, and one that will after experience through- 
■out the county, become one of the standard varieties. 
The Sex and Mating of Plants. 
In this hook the mark (b) indicates a staminate or bisexual variety; (p) indi- 
cates a pistillate or female variety. The staminate, or bisexual, is called bi-sexal, 
<two-sexual) or "'perfect flowering," because it willproduce fruit when set entirely 
by itself. In fertilizing the pistillate, it is .spoken of as "male," although it is 
not distinctly a malein the .sense that the pistillate is distinctly and only a female- 
Remember, that the perfect flowering variety, bisexual when set alone, will pro^ 
duce fruit. On theother hand, pistillate varieties must he mated, or thev will pro- 
duce no fruit Hoping the facts just mentioned will be perfectly understood to 
illustrate the matter, we su.ggcst that an ideal setting would be one row of Parson's 
Beauty, three of Ilaverland, and one row of Senator Dunlap; the same for any of 
the other bi-sexuals, or pistilUites, as you may choose. 
Removing Buds the First Season. 
One prime development of the plant is the removal of all buds and blossoms 
from spring set plants during the first season afte'- setting. There should not be a 
single .strawberry permitted to ripen or even to form oil the new plant the first year. 
The young plant will not be given a fair chance if you allow its strength to be ab>- 
sorbed in the production of buds and fruit. The thing to do. is to use a pair of 
scissors, a knife, or even pinch ofT each bud as it appears. This encourages the 
full strength of the plant to go into the work of building up a powerful fruiting 
system. Pollen exhaustion is one of the severest drains upon the vitalitv of the 
strawberry plant. Therefore keep the bu<ls from the plants that make the fruiting 
system. 
Grow More and Better Strawberries. 
If you are not clear about soils for strawberries, preparation of the soil, time 
for planting, etc., or want to know more about the home and distant market, 
please notify me, and we will make this pari clear (or you. 
