R. M. Kello&g's Great Crops of 
TEJfJTESSEE ruOLIIIC. 
EARLY. Bi-sexual. An ideal pollenlzer and ex- 
tensively grown In nearly all localitlos; the latter part 
of its name is very appropriate, as it is one of the 
most productive early varieties on our list. It just 
tries to outdo ail tiie others as a progressive berry 
grower tries to outdo his competitors, and this Is a 
good disposition for both grower and varieties. Just 
such hustling sorts as the Tennessee Prolific puts 
enthusiasm into the grower. It is not fastidious 
about any particular soil;. the berries are a beautiful 
bright crimson with a mild, rich flavor. The plants 
are an extra good grower, with long roots that go 
deep into the soil, enabling them to stand drouth well: 
It is also splendid for family gardens. This makes 
the seventeenth year of selections and restriction, 
which ought to be a guarantee In itself. 
food. Some varieties do have a stronger con- 
stitution, just as animals have, and will, there- 
fore, stand more hard usage. Some soils con- 
tain a certain element that one sort is espec- 
ially fond of, and this will flourish while 
another variety, not caring for that particular 
substance, would not do so well. 
There are some sorts so constitutionally 
strong in their vegetative parts and so vigor- 
ous in their seed organs, that they will do 
well under almost any circumstances, and 
these are fellows we are looking for. We call 
them well tested, and by that we mean they 
have been grown all over the country on all 
kinds of soils and under every mode of tillage, 
and yet they all show up with bounteous crops 
of delicious fruit. 
They are the safe varieties to plant largely. 
It is our business to keep tab on all these 
things and ascertain the extent to which a 
variety has been tested, and its record of fail- 
ures and successes. Every year great num- 
bers of new seedlings with testimony of their 
wonderful performances, are sent to us for 
trial, yet few stand the universal test. 
Since commencing strawberry growing over 
twenty years ago, we have tested hundreds of 
commended varieties, and out of these have 
selected fifty-four Cosmopolitan (man of the 
world), sorts and feel confident a better list 
could not be made and yet it is true that one 
grower gets very great returns, and is enthu- 
siastic over a variety while another person 
prets different results and makes another one 
his leader. 
Select the variety you hear the most gener- 
ally commended, and then select a few of sev- 
eral other sorts and try them side by side on 
WOI.VUKTO.N. 
EARLY. Bi-sexual. It is a good pollenlzer. 
foliage large and always looks briglit and clean. Is 
not fastidious about soils, and the demand for it Is 
greater every ysar. 
It builds up numerous crowns and produces an 
abundance of big. bright, symmetrical berries, de- 
licious in flavor. It has few equals as a table berry, 
and with sugar and cream they are so rich they 
fairly melt in the mouth like so much chocolate 
candy: this is why It is seen in so many family 
gardens. 
It i.s another of the tried and true standiird sorts. We 
are increasing our acreage aniiuallv, but the demand for 
uur strain of aelectod plants always keeps ahead of the sup- 
ply. This year we have made a special effort to grow enough 
Wolvertons so that customers who send orders early will not 
be disappointed. 
This makes the fifteenth year it has been bred 
up by selection and restriction, and that la why we 
can so safely recommend it. 
your own soil, and under your own method of 
tillage, and you will soon have a favorite list 
which will guide you in the future. 
MANURING IN THE HILL. 
It may be that some plants can be manured 
in the hill, but the strawberry plant is not one 
of them; for fresh or strong manure of any 
kind is rank poison to its roots. 
If you feel the need of adding fertility put it 
a little distance from the plant and cultivate it 
in. The plant will find it as it sends its roots 
out several feet on each side of the row. If 
you could wash the soil away from a plant 
with hose so as not to break the tender feed- 
ers, you would be surprised to see how long 
they grow. 
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS. 
These are now subject to Governmental in- 
spection, and may be relied upon and are 
therefore being more largely used every year. 
There are many grades of them, and like 
strawberry plants, the higher grades arc al- 
ways the cheapest. A ton which costs twelve 
dollars is not as cheap as one costing forty 
dollars. 
The "cheap" fertilizer is mostly "filler" or 
dirt or some other substance used to make 
weight, to which is added the nitrogen, phos- 
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