Clark's Seedling, B. (Male.) 
MEDIUM EARLY. Bisexual. One of the lead- 
ing varieties on the Pacific coast. It is deep red to 
center, quite large and of beautiful form as shown in 
picture. It is a splendid canner and shipper; also very 
productive. The foliage is medium large, dark green 
and mr.kes lots of runners. Set the plants thirty inches 
apart in the row and spread the runners so as to make 
a wide, double hedge; that is, give plenty of room in 
the center of the row, so each plant will have room to 
spread its foliage. Any berry of this shape will show 
off better if placed with stems down. This is the first 
year we have had them in our breeding bed, and they 
are showing up grandly. Clark's Seedling always 
brings good prices wherever they are grown, and we 
should like to have our customers add a few of these 
plants to their order. 
Crate Form and How to Make It. 
TAKE a plank two inches thick, sixteen to twenty 
inches wide, and two feet long. Nail a six inch 
board to the back of this, then put on one-inch strips 
to form the slots, as shown in the picture, and the job 
is done. These slots hold the ends and center pieces 
of crates into their places while the sides are being 
nailed on. One end of crate is shown in slot. With 
a form like this, crate making is an easy task quickly 
done. One man easily can make 150 crates per day. 
It is such conveniences as these that make it possible 
for the strawberry grower to conduct his business with 
economy and dispatch. 
Brandywine, B. (Male.) 
I ATE. Bisexual. Has an unquestionable and splen- 
did reputation. The berries are great big fellows, of 
deep blood red to the center, a flavor peculiar to itself 
and one of the best canning berries of all the late varie- 
ties. Just take a good look at the picture and see the 
beautiful form; there is very little variation; the one 
shown is a fair average. For this reason the first pick- 
ings never require any sorting. They have bright yel- 
low seeds which are very prominent. The calyx also 
is very large. It is not only one of the largest and 
prettiest among the late varieties, but it is also one 
of the most productive. The fruit stems grow erect, 
holding their big berries well up from the ground. It 
is not choice about locality or grade of soil; seems to 
sucoied everywhere, and its popularity increases each 
year. It is one of the pets among California growers, 
because they must ship their berries a long distance, 
and Brandywine always gets to the market in prime con- 
dition. 
The foliage is very large, and an upright grower, 
having a dark green, leathery leaf, which is good pro- 
tection for the bloom. A large percentage of the 
flowers open under the leaves, and are so completely 
hidden that it is difficult to see them without spreading 
the foliage. This one feature alone makes it a valua- 
ble variety to grow where there is danger of late frosts. 
The runners grow long before forming nodes, and 
we recommend plants to be set thirty-six inches apart 
in the row; let each mother plant make four more, lay- 
ering them in a straight line so as to form the single 
hedge sysliTi. They do not require much manure; a 
very light dressing worked into the soil will give good 
results. Pack the berries in rows with stem ends down 
and it will not be necessary to sell them in competition 
with small berries; just name your own price. This 
makes the thirteenth year it has been selected in our 
breeding beds. Every plant is strong and well de- 
veloped for heavy work. 
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