STRAWBERRIES 
For field culture, plant in rows four feet apart, with the plants one foot apart in the row. For garden 
culture, plant three feet by one foot. Should the ground not be prepared for planting on receipt of plants, 
they should be carefully heeled in, in a cool, moist, shady place. Do not sprinkle the foliage, as it causes a 
moisture to collect, which is very injurious to the crowns, causing them to rot. In setting the plants be 
careful to have the crowns even with or a little above the surface of the ground, and to have the trench or 
hole in which the plants are to be set deep enough to allow the roots their full length. Some varieties of 
Strawberries have pistillate or imperfect flowers. These must have perfect-flowered varieties planted every 
fifteen or twenty feet among them, or they will produce imperfect fruit. I he pistillate varieties are marked 
(P). At dozen and hundred prices we prepay postage or express charges; at thousand rate 
customers will pay express or freight charges. 
Dozen, 25 cents ; 100, $1.25; 1000, $5.00 ; except as noted. 
Armstrong. This variety originated in Germany, the stock in this country being controlled by three or 
four German growers until recently. It is the largest and most productive berry grown. We have seen 
several crates of them, with ten to twelve berries to a quart box, selling on the market at an advance 
over ordinary sorts. It is a perfect-blossom variety. Season from medium to late. Dozen, 35 cens ; 100, 
$1.50; 1000, $9.00. 
Bubach (P). Vigorous grower on rich soil, and a great producer. Large size, and superior in quality. 
Ripens early. Bright, well-colored berries, of fine form, handsome in appearance, and of fine flavor. 
Clyde. The Clyde is considered one of the best Strawberries of recent introduction. Ripens early ; as large 
as Bubach, or larger; better quality and much finer. The plant is strong and healthy ; foliage light green. 
Gandy. One of the best late Strawberries in market, and a general favorite with fruit growers everywhere. 
The berries are large and uniform in size, of a rich crimson color, and quite firm. T. he plant is a vigorous 
grower and good cropper. Late to very late. 
Glen Mary ( P.) Another variety of vigorous growth, large size, good quality; color dark scarlet; 
flesh light red. For home use and near-by market it is a very promising variety. 
Echo. After testing this variety with all the leading kinds on our trial grounds, we pronounce it superior 
to other varieties in both flavor and sweetness, and while it is not a good shipping berry, for the home 
garden it should be planted in preference to all others. Fruit brilliant red, of medium size, second early. 
Plants very productive, and continue to bear late in the season. Dozen, 35 cents ; 100, $1.50; 1000, £9.00. 
Hunn. Remarkable for its extreme lateness, ripening considerably later than Gandy and Michigan. The 
fruit is large, dark crimson, and attractive, of uniform size and shape, exceedingly firm, and of excellent 
quality. It is a splendid shipper and stands up well. For the home garden it will prove one of the best; 
its superior quality commending it for table and its solid flesh making it unsurpassed for canning. 
Michel’s Early. Resembles Crescent. Plant of very strong growth, with abundant foliage. Fruit firm 
and ripens early. A very satisfactory market berry in the South. 
McKinley. This variety has been thoroughly tested, and is considered a superior Strawberry, being re¬ 
markable for its size, shape, color, and quality. Berry large, roundish, inclining to conical, but some¬ 
times flattened or coxcombcd ; color crimson; flesh firm and quality very good. 1 he plant is vigorous, 
healthy, and a great yielder. Season medium late. We recommend it for garden and market culture. 
Nick Ohmer. One of the best of the newer varieties. Exceedingly large in size, of a beautiful color; 
conicle in form, uniform and regular; quality unsurpassed. Very productive; strong grower; healthy 
foliage, with no tendency to rust. You should certainly give this wonderful variety a trial. 
Palmer. A new extra early berry ; ripens five to ten days earlier than Michel’s Early. Fruit large; rich, 
dark, glossy red; of the highest quality; perfectly conical in shape. Plant strong and robust; produces 
two and four fruit stalks to each plant, all of them well filled with large, perfect berries. Many who have 
tested it claim it to be the best variety in cultivation. Dozen, 60 cents ; 100, $2.50 ; 1000, $15.00. 
Rough Rider. Originated in Oswego county. New York. Enormously productive, hardy, and free from 
disease. Berries very large, roundish but elongated. Color dark red, like Gandy. One of the latest and 
firmest Strawberries in existence. Dozen, 35 cents ; 100, $1.50; 1000, $9.00. 
Rochester. A new variety, originated in this locality. Probably a seedling of the Wilson or Wilson s 
Albany, and having all the good qualities of that old and favorite variety that are so desirable for both 
shipping and canning. The plants arc possessed of great vigor and are remarkably prolific. I he fruit is 
quite similar in size and general appearance to the Wilson — not a large berry, but of good form, bright 
color, and firm. For a canning variety of moderate size it is as near perfect as any variety may be hoped 
for, and its great productiveness makes it very profitable. Dozen, 35 cents; 100, $1.50; 1000, $9.00. 
Sample is a fine berry of very large size, long in bearing, solid and good. It is quite late to ripen, large to 
very large in size, crimson color clean through to the core. Very firm for a large berry ; strong, vigorous, 
and healthy foliage. The originator says : “ Sample is of large size and fine quality, quite firm, and 
continues a long time in fruit. For the marketman it is the best Strawberry ever grown. 
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