GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 39 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Kivers, Mich. 
Lovett, B. (Male) 
EARLY. Bisexual. The berry of the Lovett is large 
and of deep crimson color. For the most part the 
berries are conical in shape with long points, but there 
are always a few broad, wedge-shaped specimens 
which only serve to increase their attractiveness when 
the two forms are properly arranged in the box. The 
flesh is a dark, rich red and very juicy, with just 
enough tartness to make it excellent for canning pur- 
poses. The seeds are bright yellow and extend well 
out from the surface, and add very much to the 
pleasing effect. The calyx is very small for so large 
a berry, and for the most part it lies flat upon the 
fruit, the rest of the calyx curling back toward the 
stem. As a shipper the Lovett has few superiors, and 
it holds its bright color for many days after picking. 
These good qualities, combined with its great produc- 
tiveness, have won for the Lovett a high standing 
among strawberry growers everywhere. The Lovett 
is a strong poUenizer. This is the seventeenth year we 
have bred this variety under our methods of selec- 
tion. 
Texas, B. (Male) 
EXTRA EARLY. Bisexual. This variety is a uni- 
versal favorite and produces very large crops of big, 
glossy, crimson berries, with a dark-red cheek. The 
surface is waxy, and when packed in the box the 
berries present a most attractive appearance. The 
seeds are bright yellow, and the combination of colors 
of the berry, combined with the bright-green caylx, 
partly drooping over it, gives to this fruit an attrac- 
tiveness so great as to command interest and favorable 
attention. The flesh of the Texas is very firm, and it 
is famous as a long-distance shipper ; the meat is 
rich and juicy, the flavor being somewhat tart. To 
its other excellent qualities the Texas adds that of 
being a good canner. This variety thrives everywhere, 
and is at home in all soils and in all climates. It has 
been in our breeding bed for seven years, and we can 
recommend it without qualification as a market berry. 
One difficulty we have experienced has been to supply 
the demand for this variety, but an increased acreage 
assures uu that we shall have an ample quantity this 
Experimental Fruiting Bed After Burning Over 
loosened with the tedder 
which the wind is coming and set the fire going. 
y^FTER the straw has been loosened with the tedder and it has thoroughly dried, we go to the side of the f.eld from 
CLARK W. WILSON, of Canastota, N. Y., writing are easily worth the money. I know, because I have 
under date of May 9, 1908, says: "The shipment seen your plants grow and produce right beside other 
of your plants reached me safely last Thursday. They people's plants, and they beat the latter three to one." 
Don't stick the lips of the roots in the ground, leaving the crown and part of the roots exposed. 
