Wolverton, B. (Male) 
EARLY Bisexual. Wolverton is another va- 
riety that adds to its list of friends every year. 
It has a crimson berry of the ideal strawberry 
form, and never fails to attract and hold the ad- 
miration of the customer. The upper side of the 
fruit colors red when fully ripe, and the seeds 
are darker than on the under side, where they 
are a bright yellow. Thess contrasting colors 
give to the fruit a beautiful and attractive ap- 
pearance, and when packed in the box it makes a 
tempting picture. As beautiful as is the Wol- 
verton to the eye, it is quite as attractive to the 
palate. Indeed, it is one of the richest berries 
grown, and its fine-grained flesh and mild flavor 
of unusual delicacy make it universally popular. 
Twenty years of experience with the Wolverton 
makes it possible for us to pronounce it one of 
the greatest all-round berries ever propagated. 
the strawberry field. The best remedy as yet 
discovered is strychnine used in the following 
way: Take an ounce of strychnia sulphate and 
dissolve it in a pint of hot water, to which add a 
pint of heavy sugar syrup. Take a half-bushel 
of wheat and stir into this liquid until every 
grain is wet. Let the mass stand in the mixing 
vessel for twelve or more hours before disturb- 
ing it, and then scatter the poisoned grain about 
the runs of the mice and moles. 
Concerning the Root Louse 
THE presence of ants about strawberry plants 
almost invariably indicates the presence of the 
root louse (aphis), which will suck the life out 
of the plants by working at their roots. The ants 
visit these lice to obtain the sweet secretion which 
they give ofl^. If this be the case, the first thing 
to do is to destroy the ants. If there are large 
ant hills to be destroyed, the best and easiest 
method is to use carbon bisulphide as follows: 
Thrust a crowbar or sharp stick to a depth of 
eight or ten inches into the ant hill. Pour in one 
full ounce of carbon bisulphide and quickly close 
the opening with dirt. As soon as this is done. 
Clyde, B. (Male) 
EARLY TO LATE. Bisexual. In point of pro- 
lificness, beauty of form and general excellence the 
Clyde ranks high among varieties of its season. 
The berry is large, conical in shape, one side be- 
ing a bright crimson and the other a deep cream 
blending into a delicate pink. The fruit is reg- 
ular in form and even as to season, and the sort- 
ing of the berries of this variety is a very easy 
task indeed. Seeds are deeply imbedded, seldom 
coming even with the outer edge. The flesh is a 
rich pink of delicate flavor and fine texture, and 
the Clyde is famous for retaining its flavor when 
canned. As a shipper it is one of the leaders and 
is, in consequence, very popular among commer- 
cial growers. Another strong point is the fact 
that it has a long fruiting season, frequently ex- 
tending from extremely early to very late, and 
yields fine fruit up to the final picking. This is 
the sixteenth year we have had Clyde on our farm. 
throw a wet blanket over the hill to keep down 
the carbon bisulphide fumes, so as to increase 
their efficiency in suffocating the ants. Do not 
remove the blanket for at least an hour. If the 
hill is large, it will be advisable to make two of 
these holes, ten inches or a foot apart. 
But prevention is better than cure, and the way 
to prevent the root louse from destroying your 
plants is to dip the latter, just before setting 
them, in tobacco tea made by boiling one pound 
of tobacco stems in five gallons of water for 
twenty minutes. Let the tea cool, after which 
dip the roots clear up to the crown, and the odor 
of the tobacco, so offensive to insects, will keep 
away the pests. (See Page 19.) 
Customer for 25 Years. — This is the silver anni- 
versary of the R. M. Kellogg Co. It is peculiar- 
ly gratifying, therefore, to receive such a letter 
as the following from one who has been a loyal 
customer from the very beginning: 
Osborn, Mo., July 28, 1909. "I have to ask 
again for a catalog. I gave the one you sent me 
away to a friend of mine and told him about your 
plants, that 1 had sent to you for twenty-five 
