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GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
Thoroughbreds on L. L. AlUs' Sunshine Fruit Farm, Manhattan, Kans. 
WRITING under date of July 20, 1908, Mr. Allis says: "The strawberry plants shown in photograph are Kellogg 
plants, and I am certainly well pleased with them, as every one was strong and healthy and true to name. Out of 
the thousand plants I got of you I lost only 2^2 per cent, while out of the tliousand plants I received from another 
party, I lost 750 plants, and was sorry, the next spring, that all of the latter had not died, for they were weakly and 
puny, and not one of them was true to name. All these plants were set in the same soil and received the same care. 
My Dunlaps certainly 'surprised the natives' as to size and flavor of fruit." 
from there the elaborated materials are re- 
distributed through all parts of the inner plant. 
While the roots are absorbing the sub- 
stance in solution, the leaves of the plants 
are absorbing the gases, chiefly carbon-diox- 
ide. From this invisible source the plant de- 
rives its carbon, which makes up nearly half 
its entire vi'eight, aside from the water. 
Plant-food materials taken in by the roots 
and leaves cannot be used directly in the making 
Plants Properly Heeled-in to Hold Till Ground is Ready 
WHEN the trench is filled in with soil the plants will resemble those shown in this cut. Please note that the soil 
is pressed firmly all around the crowns of the plants which prevents air from drying out the roots. A label showing 
name of each variety should be placed at the end of the row as it is heeled-in. We often have kept plants in this manner 
for several weeks with entire success. In fact, it is better to have plants shipped while they arc yet dormant and heel 
them in than it is to have them held at the nursery until ground is ready. Plants should be pruned before they are 
heeled-in. 
Don't be an average strawberry grower. Be the leader in your section. We will do all we can to help you to attain 
that honorable (and profitable) distinction. 
