Marshall, B. (Male) 
Aroma, B. (Male) 
LATE. Bisexual. Marshall is one of the varieties 
thai everybody likes; of extraordinary size, blood- red 
color and rich aromatic flavor peculiar to itself. This 
is another of the old friends, for whose plants we 
never yet have been able to fill the demand. It has 
the distinction of having taken more premiums at the 
Boston shows than any other variety, and while strictly 
a fancy berry it is one of the most universally grown 
varieties. Marshall is one of the richest berries on 
our list; the juice is like syrup and almost as sweet as 
it looks. They are excellent for canning and those who 
preserve their fruit in the sun consider it a leader in 
that particular form. The foliage is extra large; 
is an upright grower with leaves almost as round as a 
dollar; about one-half of these are light green, while 
the others are dark-green, and with the big red ber- 
ries distributed throughout the foliage, the display of 
colors in the patch is nothing short of gorgeous. We 
have selected Marshall for fourteen years. 
root system unless it is brought into contact with moist 
earth, and the node of the plant should be pressed 
lightly into the earth and a little earth placed just back 
of the node when going over the patch with the hoe. 
The propagating bed should be carefully mulched as 
soon as freezing weather comes in the fall. A plant 
left to freeze every cold night and thaw out every 
bright, sunny, winter day, would not be apt to give the 
grower desired results at fruiting lime. We are often 
asked how many runners a healthy plant will make. 
TTiat depends upon the variety. Some varieties of 
strawberries will not make more than fifty. The prop- 
agating bed will prove a source of more interest and 
pleasure to the strawberry grower than almost any 
other feature of his work. It is ihe place to study 
varieties, to learn their habits, and become acquainted 
wilh their possibilities. 
LATE. Bisexual. The berries of this variety are 
very large and bright red to the center. The flavor of 
the fruit is rich and deliciously aromatic; the flesh is 
solid and smooth. A very firm berry, which makes an 
ideal shipper. Its appearance in the box is very at- 
tractive, the yellow seeds being very prominent and 
glossy. Its great productiveness, firm texture and fine 
flavor have combined to make it one of the most popu- 
lar berries with the commercial grower and it has the 
distinction of being a leading late berry in many lo- 
calities. As a pollenizer for late pistillates it is unex- 
celled, as the bloom starts to open medium early and 
continues until quite late. The foliage is a smooth 
deep-green, of spreading habit, giving the sun a clear 
right of way to the crowns; its leaves are long, broad 
and clean. This is ihe sixteenth year of selection and 
restriction in our breeding beds, and from the flattermg 
reports received from all parts of the country we can 
recommend it everywhere. 
The Number of Plants Required 
NUMBER of plants to set one acre of land is 
given herewith in various arrangements: 
Rows 24 in. apart and 20 in. in the row, 13,160 
Rows 30 in. apart and 24 in. in the row. 8,712 
Rows 30 in. apart and 30 in. in the row, 6,970 
Rows 30 in. apart and 36 in. in the row, 5,808 
Rows 34 in. apart and 30 in. in the row, 6,150 
Rows 36 in. apart and 30 in. in the row, 5,808 
Rows 36 in. apart and 24 in. in the row, 7,275 
Rows 42 in, apart and 24 in. in the row, 6,223 
Rows 42 in. apart and 20 in. in the row, 7,468 
Rows 48 in. apart and 20 in. in the row, 6,534 
The first row — 20x24 inches— is especially adapted 
lo the home garden, where all cultivation is, of course, 
to be done with the hoe. 
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