MEDIUM TO LATE. Bi-scxual, and an extra 
strong pollenizer. This is the seventh year ot selec- 
tion in our breeding bed and we continue to get more 
enthusiastic over it each season. In giving the de- 
scriptions of It each year we never made tliem as 
strong as we felt -it <ieserved, and after seeing it in 
fruit another time we. c^n't hold back any longer. 
The fruit is large, rich and dark red, clear to the 
center, with a very r.ich llavor; berries are so even 
that they very seldom need any sorting and exceed- 
ingly prolific. The plants are a heautiful deep green 
■with long leaf stems and, roots that penetrate the 
soil so deep it would take a Ions drouth to check them 
from developing the big load of berries; Its runners 
form freely, and when kept ■ In narrow rows they 
stool up v. ondr : fully, making crowns by the dozen; 
is at home in all localities and on all soils. Just take 
a long look at the picture; it shows Its size and 
shape; now add the high color and rich flavor and 
Isn't it a perfect beauty? 
of water; next add the sojutfon of Paris green 
and lime and sufficient ,water to make So gal- 
lons. By mixing in thiS way the sblution will 
not curdle, nor should the materials be put to- 
gether till they are wanted. for use. For less 
amounts, say lo galloris, use correspondingly 
less amounts of blue vitrol, .litne, Paris green 
and water. ' , 
The solution of liver of sulphur (potassium 
sulphide), an effectual remedy fqr mildew, is 
readily prepared by dissolving a half ounce 
of the sulphur in one gallon of water. 
GROWING STRAWBERRIES TO ORDER. 
"Growing big crops of fancy berries is like 
any other business: one must become enthusi- 
astic and love the work, be up-to-date and 
progress with the times, never following, any- 
one that is a failure, but rather choose for a 
pattern those who have won an enviable repu- 
tation. To become the master of. any work 
it is necessary to have an instructor who has 
become an expert specialist in the particular 
work chosen, and the study of the strawberry 
is no exception to this rule. In growing this 
best of all fruits, one must keep in mind that 
there are many different varieties, each one 
possessing a habit and disposition of. its own; 
and to accomplish ideal results it must be 
handled accordin,gly. An expert horse trainer 
would handle ,each horse according to its ovvn 
peculiar disposittdii;' he would not altttmpt to 
HAATERLAND. 
MEDIUM. Pistillate. The licrry of all berries 
for productiveness, and a great money maker. Don't 
forget to mulch them for the fruit stems are not 
able to hold the load of berries up from the ground, 
and the straw will keep them clean. They are large, 
long, conical, and a bright crimson color. The pick- 
ers all get happy when they get into the Haverland 
patch: you can't see thom move, but just sit down 
and keep filling the boxes, slipping one of the big 
juicy follows In their mouths occasionally, not a 
•word is spoken, everybody down to business Time is 
money while piclUng: ■ Haverlands. It has a good 
foliage, making runners freely, and sets large strong 
plants. , ■ . , 
Remfemb'er Tv6 ha*o been breeding it up for 
■fifteen' years .and now have it near our Ideal. It is a 
.great favorite and succeeds everywhere. We have 
never' had ' Snough of t,hese plants to fill our orders. 
This year our acreage Is More than doubled. 
handle a nervous, ambitious animal in the same 
manner as one of a quiet nature, any more 
than he would handle a trotter the same way 
as a heavy draft horse; nor would he feed 
them on the same class of grain. He first 
studies the habits and likings of each particu- 
lar horse then goes ahead and trains it to be 
valuable for the particular work lo which it is 
best adapted. And right here is a valuable 
lesson for the strawberry grower. The habits 
of each variety should be closely studied in 
order to discover its likes and' dislikes, then 
proceedings can be carried out intelligently. 
To make this important branch of the business 
plain, we will give an illustration, using the 
Clyde and Candy, as their habits of growth are 
opposite. In breeding up the Clyde, we choose 
a mother plant possessing the disposition of a 
strong foliage habit, throwing up lots of long 
leaf stems, continually breeding for a perfect 
balance in foliage and fruit, giving sufficient 
' attention to other features to keep them to the 
normal standard. In preparing soil for a 
Clyde fruiting bed large quantities of fertilizers 
rich in nitrogen are used, and well-rotted 
stable manure fivriiiishes this in the best pro- 
portion with the aid of stimulants at the 
proper time. All ra;('nures should be thor- 
'oughly incorporated willf the soil. Rows are 
' marked out three and. one-half feet apart and 
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