Riageway 
Ridgeway. B. (Male.) 
MEDIUM EARLY TO LATE. Bisexual. 
Round as a cherry and quite as smooth, large 
and rich blood red, with the seeds embedded 
just deeply enough to make a smooth surface; 
this, assuredly, is a combina- 
tion that could not fail to make 
a berry attractive to the sight 
and an easy seller, and added 
to these is a rich interior, both 
as regards color and taste, 
which satisfies the highest 
ideal of the purchaser. And 
to the grower the fact that 
Ridgeway is a prolific pro- 
ducer is an important consider- 
ation. The foliage is tall, 
with dark green leaves of waxy 
texture; the runners are extra 
large and make long growth 
before forming nodes, making it best to set 
plants about three feet apart in the row, allow- 
ing each to make four runners, and each of 
these can make two plants, making eight from 
each mother plant. Layering these along the 
row in two parallel lines will form a complete 
double-hedge row, with the plants about ten 
inches apart. Soil should be rich and they 
should be cultivated until late in the fall. This 
is Ridgeway's tenth year in our breeding beds. 
Kellogg Plants Won Ihe C»sh Prize 
HA. SMITH of Worcester, Mass., writes us 
. under date of June 30, 1906, as follows: 
"I have just had a splendid lot of berries and I 
took $7 in prizes at the Worcester County Horti- 
cultural fair for the Downing's Bride wliich was 
the best and handsomest berry ever seen in any 
exhibition here, and I guess by the way the 
growers were taken with it you will have a good 
many calls for it. The day after the fair nearly 
all the large growers came to my place to see it, 
and it did make me feel good to have them see 
the big dark-colored fellows and green ones on 
the tall stems bending over on the mulch!" 
Bismarck 
Bismarck, B. (Male.) 
LATE. Bisexual. A medium-sized, light 
red berry of very delicate flavor; one of the best 
table berries on the list; the inner part is a deep 
pink, extra rich and meaty. It has bright yel- 
low seeds which. itand out prom- 
inently. It is very productive; 
in this respect it will equal any 
variety of its season and the ber- 
ries hold up well in shipping. 
The foliage is of a spreading 
nature, has a dark green, waxy 
leaf, very much resembling Bu 
bach. It has a large perfect 
bloom and is an ideal pollenizer. 
The soil should be made quite 
rich. Set the plants two feet 
apart and let them form a double- 
hedge row. Fifty bushels of wood ashes to each 
acre" will brighten up the color and enrich the 
flavor. This is the thirteenth year our strain of 
these plants has been bred from ideal fruiters. 
Roots Ihe Nicest He Ever Bought 
THOS. B. CADWALLADER of Mechanics- 
ville. Pa. , writing under date of April 25, 
1906, says: "The strawberry plants were re- 
ceived about a week ago. They all arrived in 
first-class condition. I planted them out the 
same day they came. Now they begin to show 
green, and I think every one will grow. They 
had the nicest roots of any strawberry plants I 
ever bought. The Strawberry magazine is all 
right, I would not like to be without it. The 
printing being so good, it is very nice to read." 
THE 1400 plants shipped me came to hand in 
excellent condition," writes A. C. Ram- 
pendalil, of St. Helena, Calif., and he adds: 
"They were promptly installed in California soil 
and already are peeking at the sun. I must 
compliment you on your method of crating plants 
for transportation." 
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