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Monitor. B. (Male.) 
MEDIUM TO LATE. Bisexual. An extra 
large, cone-shaped, scarlet berry with red and yellow 
seeds mingled together; it has an uncommonly large 
green and rather bushy calyx; the stem also is larger 
than ordinary. The inner part is medium, coarse 
grained, of real light cream color and a rich flavor of 
its own; in fact, the entire berry is different from any 
other we ever have seen ; it certainly is one of the very best 
for family gardens and home trade. We cannot rec- 
ommend it as a good shipper. Growers who market 
their berries from house to house and sell to local 
stores will find it one of the most profitable on our 
list; its large size, handsome appearance and rich, mild 
flavor always will command the very highest price. 
The foliage is tall and upright, with a dark green 
and almost round leaf. The bloom is medium large 
and so abundant that it covers the entire foliage; in 
this respect it has but few equals, and in a very short 
time every bloom has been transformed into a big scar- 
let berry; then it truly is a grand sight. In order to 
get the largest possible yield they should be grown in 
double hedge rows on rather rich soil. Sow fifty bush- 
els of wood ashes broadcast to each acre; this will 
furnish potash in sufficient quantity to add more firm- 
ness; it also will make them higher in color and richer 
in flavor. 
Just pack the top layer with stem-ends down, and it 
will be no trouble to make quick sales at big prices. 
This is the seventh year of selection in the breeding 
bed, and we take pleasure in recommending them for 
near market and family use. 
4,800 Quarts From 3,300 Plants. 
THIS splendid record was made by Lewis Smith, of 
Springfield, Illinois, Rural Route No. 2, who 
writes us under date of February 10, 1905: "If testi- 
monials are in order here is one: In the spring of 1902 
R . M. Kellogg sent me 3,300 plants, and in the spring 
of 1904 I gathered from them, 4,800 quarts of berries. " 
There is no trouble to get these big yields when you 
have Thoroughbred plants to work with. Give these 
the soil and cultivation they deserve; they'll do the rest. 
Kansas, P. (Female.) 
MEDIUM. Pistillate. It has an extra-hardy bloom 
and is very productive of high-quality berries, which 
are dark red clear through ; this is just about the reddest 
berry we ever saw. They are medium to large and 
quite firm. The seeds are fully as dark as the berry 
and are scarcely noticeable. The foliage is a light 
green, upright grower. It makes plants in abundance; 
they do not grow large in the propagating bed, but will 
stool up wonderfully if grown in single hedge row. 
Set the plants thirty inches apart and they soon will 
make the required number of runners to form the single 
hedge. Such a dark red berry as this will look bettei 
packed with stems down. We are now taking it 
through the ninth year of selection. Although the 
Kansas is a splendid berry it never has become so pop- 
ular as other varieties of its season. 
An Inexpensive Packing Shed. 
F you haven't the time or don't care to go to the ex- 
pense of building a more substantial house for 
packing the berries, you can at least erect a light shed 
as shown here, and it will do excellent service. Don't 
try to get along without some covering during packing 
if you would keep your berries in the best condition. 
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