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the amount of attention given them, rather than the strain of plants. I think 
that applying the name of thoroughbred to a product, propagated by other 
means than by fertilizing an ovary, is very clever as a trade mark, for which 
purpose, incidentally, it is principally used. 
Strawberry plants are so easily produced that the nurseryman is not 
called upon to furnish even a large percentage of them. They are usually 
disseminated in a community through friendship, or by trading among 
neighbors. This explains the point made earlier in the paper concerning the 
percentage of strawberry plants furnished by nurserymen. The nursery- 
man’s place in the small fruit industry is not to furnish all the plants 
grown, but to encourage the production of new and better varieties, and 
to disseminate them throughout the world. 
Discussion. 
Mr. Palmer: I would like to ask the gentleman some questions: 
Whether cultural conditions or methods are the same in his region, or 
whether he recommends the same for all varieties of strawberries? The 
reason for asking this is that I got from Mr. Allen some Chesapeake and 
others and we had some problems with them. One kind was worthless; 
the Chipman did not do well last year; and the Chesapeake was fine but 
often a shy bearer. We received about twenty-five cents a quart for them, 
but we have very poor runners and vines this year. 
Mr. Allen: I fear that I am not in a position to answer that question 
intelligently. Our work is in producing varieties for plants. In producing 
varieties for plants we certainly do not employ the same cultural methods 
that we would in producing varieties for fruit. We fruit some special 
varieties that we particularly want. Of course there is a difference in needs 
of varieties. Some will do well in certain regions whereas in other regions 
they do not do well; of course all varieties do not do well with us. That is 
no reason, however, why we should not put them on the market. Simply 
because we cannot get good fruit does not mean that there are no regions 
where these varieties will thrive. 
We eliminate varieties just as soon as reports indicate they are not 
successful bearers in at least some sections of the country or the world. 
I am afraid, as I said before, that I am not in a position to give the exact, or 
detailed directions for the cultivation of the strawberry for fruit, let alone 
cultivation of a special variety. I think that the State Experiment Stations 
should supply you with the definite and reliable information with regard to 
the adaptation of varieties. 
Mr. Tippin: As to fitness of a variety for a place, that resolves itself 
entirely into a question of locality in which you are expecting to plant, and 
the niche in the market that you expect to occupy. 
Having determined upon the locality and the niche in the market that 
you expect to fill a local test or an experiment will decide as to the variety 
to grow, its time of ripening, and its productiveness and its merit. 
Mr. Wheeler: I can not help feeling that Mr. Allen did not give the 
strawberry its due place in the fruit industry of the country. I think it repre- 
sents a much more important place than he gives it. I am speaking for 
