CHOICE FRUIT TREES, SMALL FRUITS AND ORNAMENTALS 
Strawberries 
Cultivation. Cultivation should commence as 
soon as plants are set. The best tool for early 
cultivating is a flne-tooth cultivator which does 
not throw much dirt and can be run close to 
plants. Use hoe to keep weeds and grass out of 
row, and cultivate thoroughly every week dur- 
ing the growing season. Another reason why a 
small-tooth cultivator should be used is that it 
leaves the surface level and thoroughly pulver- 
izes the soil, thereby causing it to retain mois- 
ture a long time. The rows should be kept free 
from grass and weeds until fall. Allow all the 
first runners to set plants, so that they may 
make large, stocky and well-rooted plants. After 
the row Is well set keep all runners out. thus 
throwing the growth into the plants already 
rooted. It Is a bad mistake to cut the first run- 
ners and allow the late ones to grow. 
PoUenizing. Plants that are marked "S" are 
staminate. and will produce fruit without other 
sorts planted with them. Those that are mark- 
ed "P" are pistillate sorts, and will not preduce 
fruit successfully unless some staminate sort is 
planted with them. The rule is two rows of 
pistillate sorts and one of staminate sorts, or 
four pistillate and two of staminate. Some 
growers plant the staminate sorts in the rows 
with the plstlllates, using one-third staminates. 
Everbearing Strawberries 
They bear the first year and will give vou rioli, 
ripe berries until frost. Fruit brings 25c to 50c 
per quart. A demonstrated success. 
Strawberries from June to November. A few 
years ago that would have sounded like a fairy- 
tale, a horticultural phenomenon contrary to all 
the laws of Nature. But the Everbearing Straw- 
berry Is here in actual fact. It has been tested, 
tried and proved. 
The genuine Everbearing Strawberries are not 
a variable "sport", but a distinct race that are 
dependable and will produce berries all summer 
long. The first crop Is borne early in the season, 
at the same time as the standard or June-bear- 
ing varieties. Then there Is a continuation of I 
blooming, producing ripe fruit throughout the 
summer if conditions are favorable. Following 
this Is another heavy blooming period in the 
late summer, and a large crop follows until 
severe frosts come. You pick strawberries for 
four to five months. Instead of one. 
A severe drouth or neglect during the heat of 
mld-summer will check the fruiting of the Ever- 
bearing varieties, just as It checks the fruiting 
period of the standard varieties; but even under 
neglect the Everbearing plants produce heavily 
In the late summer and autumn. Drouth that 
cuts oft* the crop for the year on common or 
standard varieties simply checks the Everbear- 
ing berries, and they come on as productive as 
ever with the first rains, producing new blooms 
and starting another crop. 
We especially recommend the Everbearing 
varieties. Amerlcus and Progressive, to our cus- 
tomers, because we have tried them thoroughly 
and know from experience that they are an 
unqualified success. 
AMERICUS (S). Amerlcus is the best quality 
of the wonderful new race of Strawberries which 
Is giving many growers strawberries from early 
in the season until the hard frosts come in the 
fall of the year. Berries are bright red. medium 
to large size, roundish, heart-shaped, very at- 
tractive in appearance, not as dark red as the 
Superb, but unusually high flavor, very rich, 
aromatic, being superior to Marshall. The 
Amerlcus Is the best flavored of the Everbearing 
Strawberries, and you can have them now for 
months, where formerly the season was but a 
few weeks long, it is a good shipper and will 
hold up as well as Senator Dunlap and nearly 
ns w.-ll as the Warfleld. It Is said by some not 
to be as good a shipper as the Progressive. It 
begins bearing the first berries with the extra 
early varieties, but this heavy crop ripens over 
a long period of about six weeks, and continues 
to bloom and ripen fruit throughout the summer. 
This first heavy crop can be delayed by picking 
off the first lot of bloom, bringing it to maturity 
just after the late varieties are gone. 
IOWA (S). The Iowa Is a dark but brilliant 
red with a glossy surface. The flesh is also 
dark color, making It a very attractive berry. 
Oood quality, sweet, pleasant. The berries are 
almost round, large, very attractive appearance, 
extra good quality: strong, vigorous grower. 
SlTKRB (S). Superb berries are large, 
equaling the average standard varieties: color, 
dark glossy red. Quality Is the best, rich, good 
flavor, pleasing. The Superb Strawberry will 
not bear continuously the first year it is p'lanted 
as will the Americus and Progressive. It makes 
more runners, and to get a crop the first year it 
is set, the runners must be removed, but this will 
not be necessary the second season as the berries 
will produce. 
PKOfiRESSIVE. The best Everbearing plants 
produce the same summer they are set out and 
are cheaper than pot-grown plants, and bear 
throughout the entire season. Expensive pot- 
grown plants are no longer needed in order to 
get quick results. The berries are not as large 
as Superb and not so good quality, but they 
yield well and, we think, will be one of the best 
known varieties of fall berries in a few years. 
Progressive Kverbearing Strawberries. 
Select List of Standard Varieties 
The Strawberry, being the first fruit to ripen in the spring, conies to the table when the appe- 
tite is exacting, and is a very welcome visitor. It is so beautiful In form, color and fragrance 
that it is to the fruits what the rose Is to the flowers — a veritable queen. 
No fruit can surpass Strawberries, full*- ripe and freshly picked from the vines. They are so 
beneficial to health that invalids gain strength from eating them, and they may be eaten at every 
meal in satisfying quantities and nourish the most delicate stomach. 
BL15ACH CP), Hundreds of varieties have 
come up since this one was put on the market by 
Mr. Bubach, of Illinois, and there will be hun- 
dreds more of them that will go before this vari- 
ety. When you sum up the whole substance of 
the Strawberry crop you will find the Bubach 
will be among the leaders of the old standard 
varieties when your hair has turned gray. This 
berry has been thoroughly described year after 
year, but for the benefit ol those who have not 
grown them we would say the fruit Is of the 
largest size, ofttimes cox-combed, and it is not 
at all unusual to find berries of this variety 
weighing an ounce to an ounce and a quarter, 
it will do fairly well under poor cultivation, but 
responds freely to good food. The plant is per- 
fect, having dark foliage, very stout crown, a 
prolific grower, and only sets enough plants to 
give good-sized berries. 
CRESCENT <P). This variety is more exten- 
sively grown in Mississippi Valley than any other. 
It Is extremely productive when well fertilized. 
It is so well known that it needs no description. 
CAWS MAMMOTH (P>. By far the larg- 
est and the thriftiest Strawberry today on the 
market. This extraordinary plant is a seedling 
of a plant sent to this country by mail. Mr. H. 
N. Camp, of Knoxville. Tenn., for whom it is 
named, in writing a description of It, says: "I 
have a strawberry before me in liquid that 
measures about 3 ^ inches across." "We have 
the control of the entire stock. 
EXCELSIOR fS>. This is by far the best ear- 
ly berry we have ever tested. Ripens its first 
berries a week ahead of Michel's Early, and is 
four times as productive. Berry of fair size, 
roundish ; holds its size to the very last. The 
plant is a vigorous grower — all that could be 
desired. 
CANDY fS). Holds first place as a late berry. 
Succeeds best on a heavy soil with good cultiva- 
tion. It is claimed by some not to be productive, 
but the yield per acre will compare favorably 
with the best of them. We have never been able 
to supply the demand for plants of this variety. 
HA YEKLANH CP). This is one of the best 
midseason varieties. The plant is all that can 
be desired. Makes runners enough without set- 
ting plants too thickly. It is a safe variety to 
plant. 
LADY THOMPSON fS). This variety has 
been grown world-wide for the past three years 
and In great variety of soils, and it seems to suc- 
ceed quite well: however, it is better adapted 
to rich, loamy or sandy soil. It Is early, very 
large size, and quite productive. 
MICHEL'S EARLY <S). Is a success as an 
extra-early berry in the South. It is all that 
can be desired. 
NICK OHMER (S). This variety is no longer 
an experiment. The plant is faultless, a strong 
grower, and it makes fruit-stems very large that 
hold the fruit well up from the ground; it there- 
fore does not need mulching. When perfectly 
ripe It is a beautiful carmine, and when packed 
in crates it is very attractive. An excellent ship- 
per and will surely suit the fancy trade. Ber- 
ries run In size from large to the very largest, 
and will always demand a high price when fancy 
stock is desired. The flavor is delicious. Rip- 
ens about May 20 and continues for about three 
weeks. 
PLOW CITY <S). Season late to very late; 
robust foliage; free from blight or rust. From 
four rows 166 feet long 211 quarts were picked 
in 1893. Eight boxes of these berries were sent 
to the World's Fair containing an average of 14 
berries to each Hallock quart box. One plant 
sent at the same time had 192 perfect berries 
and blossoms. Sample berries have been picked 
measuring 11 u Inches tn circumference. 
STAR (S>. The largest berries we had lfist 
season were the Star. When you are looking for 
something for the fancy market, you cannot 
strike one better than this. The plant is strong, 
very vigorous and with no sign of rust; makes 
plants quite freely for such a large berry as it 
is. In fact, it will make twice as many as the 
Sharpless. which it resembles, although the 
berry Is as near perfect in shape as can be pos- 
sible: bright, glossy red and of excellent flavor. 
Ripens late. 
TENNESSEE PROLIFIC (S>. This berry has 
caused quite a stir among growers. It is cer- 
tainly a very fine berry; a vigorous and thrifty 
grower; the berries large and even in size; an 
abundant producer. Should be planted by all 
berry-growers either for market or family use. 
WARFIELD <P). This Is an old-time favorite 
and is extensively grown. Berries medium to 
large; bright crimson, firm and of good quality. 
Medium-early. Best fancy market berry grown. 
WILSON (S). There is a call for plants of 
this old variety that keeps it before the public. 
Berry very large, of fine flavor; very prolific; 
midseason. 
WM. BELT (S). The demand for plants of 
this variety proves that it Is winning its way. 
Plant growth very good, only some seasons foli- 
age rusts badly. Berry very large: of fine flavor; 
very prolific; midseason. 
