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BRIDGMAN NURSERY COMPANY, BRIDGMAN, MICHIGAN 
Everbearing Strawberries 
Everbearing strawberries continue to in- 
crease in popularity at home and in the marlcet. 
At this time, nearly the end of October, the 
plants are loaded with blossoms and ripe and 
green berries. They will continue to bear until 
winter comes. The berries are large, good 
flavor and in great abundance. You would 
hardly believe that a plant set in the spring- 
time would be able to bring forth such a lot 
of fine fruit, in but a few weeks after setting 
them out, and continue to do so until the 
ground is frozen hard. We have often picked 
berries a month after ice had frozen an inch 
thick. 
Fertilizer for Everbearing Strawberries. 
Just as soon as you can after you get this 
catalog, draw and scatter your manure over 
the ground on which you are going to plant 
your strawberries, both everbearing and others. 
The everbearing will bear in proportion to the 
food they get. On poor thin soil your crop 
will be light. On good ground well fertilized 
the results will be amazing. Such great 
amounts of fruit from the newly set plants will 
surely astonish you and your friends. 
You should not expect these plants to bring 
you grand results on poor soil, for they can not 
draw all of their needs out of the air. Put 
something where the roots can find it, some- 
thing to work and live on; material for a sur- 
plus, and the foliage and roots will soon draw 
to the surface a profusion of radiance and 
splendor satisfying to the most exacting person. 
Settiug Out the Everbearing Strawberry Plant. 
After your soil has been put in best possible 
condition your surroundings will permit, then 
mark off your ground as follows: For field cul- 
ture, 12 to 36 inch rows, for hill culture, 15 
inches apart. Make the hole with a spade just 
a little deeper than you need it. Put your 
plant in place, firm on both sides well, and they 
will grow. 
The Plants to Buy. 
If you buy your Everbearing Plants of nurs- 
eries that make them a specialty you will be 
certain of success. Sometimes just a little dif- 
ference in the original nrice of the plants means 
success or failure to you. 
Superb Everbearing Strawberries. 
Cut Off All Runners. 
In growing Everbearing Strawberries you 
will have but fair success if you try to grow 
berries and runners from the same plant. Keep 
them clipped off. let the strength all go to the 
new vine or plant set this spring, which will 
then grow to immense size, and soon your time 
will be pleasantly and profitably occupied pick- 
ing berries such as you never dreamed of, and 
amounts that will sdrely surorise you. 
Progressive or Superb. 
There are but two kinds that h ve been suc- 
cessful with us. Progressive and Superb, and 
they seem to alternate with the seasons. One 
season Progressive seems best, next Superb 
seems best, and have a slight lead. Both are 
good and each fill their place. 
How Many to Set for a Faomjly of Five and 
Company. 
Twelve rows 100 feet long, set 15 inches apart, 
will tnko about 1.000 plants. These need not 
be over 15 inches apart if you 
keep off all new runners. If your 
soil is good you will get enough 
for yourself, your Company, your 
friends, and some for sale. We 
have seen hills that seemed 
to have done a little bet- 
ter than the rest that look- 
ed as If they would yield 
from four to six quarts. 
We have picked everbearing 
berries that would weigh 
over an ounce apiece, from 
plants that were set in the 
spring time of the same 
year, in April or May, and 
you would be getting berries 
in June, July, August, Sep- 
tember, October, and often 
in November. Planting ever- 
bearing Strawberry Plants is 
just like planting Potatoes. 
Cabbages, or any garden 
crop you expect to harvest 
in the same fall. 
You can not grow berries and 
plants from the same vine and 
have the best of success. If you . 
grow plants you will not get much 
fruit. It will be one or the other. 
