FRUIT DEPARTMENT—Small Fruits. 
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STRAWBERRIES 
Price of strong: plants, tied in handies of 25, 50 cents 
per 100, 81 per 1000. Special prices for large lots. 
Cultural Directions.—' The Strawberry adapts itself to 
almost any soil which is not too wet or arid, but it will do best 
on a deep, rich, sandy loam. The land should be thoroughly 
prepared by being broken lip with a two-horse turn-plow, first 
applying from 15 to 25 two-horse loads of well decomposed 
manure to the acre; a top dressing of hardwood ashes (40 or 50 
bushels), muriate of potash(500 to 400 lbs.) or bone meal (500 
lbs ) should be applied per acre during February. Avoid nitro¬ 
genous fertilizers just before the blooming period, as these will 
induce a strong vine at the expense of the fruit; the plant is 
also forced into a very sappy growth, which will make it tender 
and therefore susceptible to being burned out during the hot, 
dry summers. Plants set out after the fall rains will yield a 
fair crop of fruit during the following spring; but a large crop 
cannot be expected until the second year. It is undesirable to 
let the plants remain after the second year, and more profitable 
to plant every year, so that one field may take the place as the 
other is plowed up. Set the plants in rows 1x3 feet, thus one 
acre will require 14,520 plants. For the South we advise matted 
rows in preference to stool cultivation, as the former are more 
resistant to prolonged droughts. After the crop is gathered 
keep the soil well stirred ana always free from weeds. Remove 
all runners as fast as they appear; this will increase the size of 
the plant and also the quantity of the berries produced. We 
have tested hundreds ot varieties of strawberries and find few 
that will give general satisfaction. Locality has a great influ¬ 
ence upon the success of this fruit and therefore we cannot 
depend upon the same variety thrivingequally well in different 
soils and localities. 
Mulching.— After a thorough working of the soil in the early 
spring, a thin covering of straw or leaves can be placed around, 
but not over, the plants. Let this mulching remain during the 
fruiting period, then remove. Kefp the beds well cultivated 
and free from weeds during the balance of the year. 
Sex of Blossom. —The blossoms of most varieties are perfect 
or bi-sexual, and are termed staminate, but some varieties, 
destitute of stamens, are imperfect and are termed pistillate. 
The Litter are, as a rule, the most productive if planted near 
perfect flowering sorts; otherwise they will not produce fruit. 
Plan t threerowsof a good pistillate variety, then three rows of 
a perfect or staminate sort, etc. Lady Thompson, Michel 
and Tennessee Prolific are good polleuizers, but care must 
be taken to keep the runners of each variety from encroaching 
upon the others. 
Ordering Plants. —We cannot fill orders for plants at the 
prices quoted until the plants are well rooted, and providing 
that the condition of soil admits of being dug with safety. To 
fill orders for plants before the last crop of runners Is well 
rooted entails the loss of three plants where one is secured. We 
request our patrons not to have plants forwarded until the 
weather is sufficiently cool, and the soil in good order to plant 
with safety.. 
Leading market varieties in CAPITALS. 
All varieties listed l>elow are staminate , or with perfect 
blossoms, except those marked (P), which are pistillate. 
Bessie. Large, crimson, firm; excellent flavor; resembles 
Sharpless; plaut very vigorous. Ripe April 25. 
BRANDYWINE. A very reliable late variety. Very pro 
ductive, very large; heart shape; firm; fair quality; good 
color. In many sections this is grown in large quantities for 
shipment. 
Excelsior. Very productive; medium to large size; dark 
red; globular form. Fine flavor. Heavy yielder. A promising 
variety. 
LADY THOMPSON. Large; usually round; light scarlet; 
colors evenly, and berries are of regular size; firm, sweet, 
quality good; as early as the earliest, and a prolific bearer; 
plants strong and healthy. The most profitable early variety 
for this section. Ripe April 15. 
Marshall. Berries of regular form ; dark, glossy red ; fine 
flavor. A fine amateur sort. 
MAY KING. Berry medium; bright scarlet; early; qual¬ 
ity good. 
MICHEL. Medium, regular and globular; colorsevenly, 
dark red; quality very good: very prolific, and ripens very 
early. In some sections it is the earliest of all varieties. 
Foliage healthy ; plants robust. A valuable early variety for 
shipping. Ripe April 20. 
Mrs Cleveland. Very large, regular in shape; good qual¬ 
ity; plants healthy and prolific; an excellent berry for family 
use. Ripe April 30. 
SAMPLE (P). Of largo size; good quality. An enormous 
bearer and continues to produce fruit for along time. A fine 
variety. 
TENNESSEE PROLIFIC, Large; dark red; flesh red; 
firm; berries average even in size; quality very good; vigorous 
grower and an excellent polenizer. 
WILSON’S ALBAN. Large; always regular; high 
flavor; sub-acid; prolific; vigorous grower. No variety com¬ 
bines more good qualities. In 1857, we received 6 plants from 
Mr. Wilson, and our present stock is directly descended from 
these plants. Ripe May 2. 
GRAPES — (NATIVE VARIETIES) 
Nothing but. varieties that have stood severe tests are included in the following lists, but we can also supply a few vines each 
some twenty additional varieties. We have a large stock of extra strong 1 and 2-year-o d vines. 
PRICE OF ASSORTMENTS--OUR SELECTION OF VARIETIES. 
10 Strong Vines in lO best varieties for table use..81.00 
lOO Strong Vines in 10 best varieties for table use.. 8.00 
Special quotations will be given for lots of 1,000 and upwards. 
Agawam. (Rogers’ No. 15.) Large, dark red; 15 cent 
each, $1.25 per 10, $5 per 100. s 
Berckmans (Cross of Clinton and Delaware.) Bunch 
larger than Delaware, but not as compact; berry one-third 
larger than Delaware, of sam^ color and quality. Matures 
middle to end of July. 15 cents each, $1.25 per 10, $5 per 100. 
Brighton. Bunches medium ; berries large, reddish; skin 
thin; quality best; an excellent early table or market gra|»e; 
vigorous. 15 cents each, $1.25 per 10, $ft per 100. 
Catawba. Bunches and berries large; deep red, with lilac 
bloom; juicy, vinous and of musky flavor. 10 cents each, 80 
cents per 10, $5 per 100. 
Concord Bunches and berries very large; blue-black, with 
bloom; skin thin; cracks easily ; flesh sweet, pulpy, tender; 
quality good. Very prolific and a vigorous grower One of 
he most reliable and profitable varieties for general cultiva¬ 
tion. 10 cents each, 80 cents per 10, $3 per 100. 
Delaware. Bunch compact; berries medium; light red; 
quality best; moderate grower, but vine very healthy; very 
prolific and more free from disease than any other variety 
grown; unsurpassed for table and for white wine. 15cents 
each, $1.25 per 10, $6 per 100. 
Diana. Bunches large, compact; berries large, reddish- 
lilac; sweet, very productive. Ripens about August 15 to25. 
15 cents each; $1.25 per 10, $6 per 100. 
El vira. Pate green ; skin thin ; sweet and juicy ; one of the 
most reliable grapes for the mountain regions. 10 cents each 
$1 per 10, $5 per 100. 
Gaertner. Bunch large; berry medium; color light brown, 
flavor pleasant and aromatic. 15 cents each, $1.25 per 10. 
Herbert. (Rogers’No. 44.) Bunches rather long; berry 
large, tender and rich; good quality; early. 15 cents each, 
$1.25 per 10. 
Ives. Bunches very large; berries large blue; skin thick, 
flesh pulpy, sweet, very musky; very vigorous grower a iid 
prolific hearer. Very hardy and popular as a wine grape. 10 
cents each, 80 cents per 10, $3 per 100. 
Lindley. Bunch medium, loose; berries medium to large, 
color red; flesh tender,sweet, rich aromatic flavor. Midseason. 
15 cents each, $1.25 per 10. 
Massasoit. (Rogers’No. 3.) Bunch medium; rather loose • 
berry medium; brownish-red; tender and sweet. Very good 
15 cents each, $1 25 per 10. 
Moore’s Diamond. Large, greenish-white, juicy, little 
pulp and of very good quality. Yields abundantly; fruit per¬ 
fect and showy. Ripens very early in July ; the best very early 
white variety. 15 cents each, $1 per 10, $5 per 100. 
Moore s Early. Bunch medium; berry large, round; 
black, with heavy blue bloom; medium quality. Very early 
Desirable market sort. 15 cents each, $1.25per 10. 
Niagara. Bunch and berry large, greenish-yellow; flesh 
pulpy, sweet, foxy. Its remarkable size and tine appearance 
give it much popularity as a market variety; vigorous and 
prolific. 10 cents each, 80cents per 10, $4 per 100. 
Norton’s Virginia. (Cynthiana ) Bunch large, compact; 
berry small, black. Excellent for red wine. 15 cents each. 
$1.25 per 10, $6 per 100. ’ 
Progress. Bunch large; berries medium; blue-purple; 
pulp dissolving; vinous. An excellent table grape. 15 cents 
each, $1.25 per 10. 
Wordens. Resembles Concord, but is a few days earlier 
and generally regarded as a better grape. 15 cents each, $1.25 
