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Strawberries 
Stevens Late Champion 
THE STRAWBERRY may be grown to per¬ 
fection on any ground that will produce a 
crop of potatoes, corn, peas or other vege¬ 
tables. Ground that has been used for fruit 
or vegetables is the best. 
The ground should be prepared the same 
as for other crops; if not already rich, make 
it so by manuring. Mark out the rows the 
desired width, and set plants 12 to 18 inches 
apart in the rows. If set 12 inches apart in 
rows 4 feet apart, an acre will require 10,890 
plants, same as if set 16 inches, in rows 3 feet 
apart. 
We give decided preference to April and 
May for planting strawberries, and confine 
our transplanting and sales to those months. 
The earlier they are planted in the spring 
the better, keeping the roots from being dried 
by the wind or sun. To produce large berries, 
the runners must be pinched off, thereby 
throwing the strength of the plant into the 
fruit. 
Those varieties marked “Imp .” are pistil¬ 
late or imperfect flowering. These varieties 
are among the best in quality and produc¬ 
tiveness, but they must be planted with the 
perfect flowering varieties so that the blos¬ 
soms will mix and fertilize. Plant the pistil¬ 
late varieties between the perfect flowering, 
having one row of the perfect to every two 
or three of the pistillate. 
One who has never tried it will be aston¬ 
ished to find how large a crop of berries can 
be produced on a few square yards in the 
garden. It is not at all unusual to get two 
or three bushels from a plot of ground one 
rod square. 
Abington (Perfect) —We have fruited this 
several seasons and are greatly pleased with 
it, it is a great cropper. Take Abington and 
Sample and you have a whole team and a 
strong one. It is fully as productive as Sam¬ 
ple, and larger. 
Brandywine (Perfect) —Season medium to 
late. One of the heaviest fruiters and a 
splendid shipper. Berries very large, deep 
red to center; stem short and stout, holds its 
great load of berries well up trom the ground. 
One of the strongest pollenizers for pistillates 
of the season. 
Abington 
Chesapeake (Perfect) —This variety is as 
late as Gandy, more productive on lighter 
soils and equal to it in size; its shipping qual¬ 
ity far excels that popular standard variety; 
in eating quality it ranks among the best. 
Haverland (Imp.) —The smallest plants of 
the Haverland bear abundantly. The fruit 
is long and large, light red, very attractive, 
moderately firm; season early. A valuable 
berry for home use. 
