CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
MATING 
All strawberry blossoms are either 
staminate—also called perfect—or pisti- 
late, generally called imperfect. 
The imperfect varieties, which are 
marked (Imp.) in catalog, should have a 
perfect variety, marked (Per.) set 
every third or fourth row to properly 
pollenize the blossoms of the imperfect 
sorts. 
There seems to be a mistaken idea 
with some that this mixing of varieties 
is necessary with the perfect as well as 
the imperfect sorts, but this is not so. 
The perfect are self-pollenizing and 
bear as well if set by themselves. 
TIME TO SET PLANTS 
Early Spring is the logical, natural, 
most successful and satisfactory time to 
set Strawberry plants. So don’t neglect 
setting some plants this Spring, think¬ 
ing you can make it up by early Fall 
planting. It can’t be done. 
How early? Just as soon as weather 
permits getting ground ready. 
We are anxious at all times to please 
our customers, who in some way fail to 
get their plants in the spring, by send¬ 
ing them a few in the fall. However, 
spring is by far the best time to plant 
strawberries. Spring planting is prefer¬ 
red because weather conditions are more 
favorable and because the plants come 
into bearing the next season. Fall set 
plants have to go through two winters 
before they start to fruit and the effect 
of winter is never beneficial to their 
plantation. To those who are unfor¬ 
tunate and do not obtain their plants in 
the spring, we will gladly supply their 
needs at double the price in catalog. 
NORTHERN GROWN PLANTS 
A strawberry is never in so prime a 
condition as when fully grown, matured 
and dormant. Our friends in the South 
have recognized that our Northern 
grown plants are safer to set, because of 
their more dormant condition on arrival, 
while commercial growers in the North 
and West would not think of setting 
Southern stock of a more advanced 
growth. We also hold that while straw¬ 
berry will grow and thrive nearly every¬ 
where, the North is its natural home, 
where it fits the conditions more na¬ 
turally for a higher development. 
WE SHIP PLANTS 
to Southern customers during mild 
weather any time after they receive this 
catalog, and to the North as late as the 
15th of May, but for all sections it is ad¬ 
visable to order early and name date of 
shipment as early as you can use the 
plants. Plants shipped early have less 
foliage, can be packed lighter, and if 
planted almost always do well. 
OUR SHIPPING SEASON 
begins with the Southern orders, as soon 
as frost is out of the ground in spring, 
often in March. We aim to set out plants 
in early April. If ordered late in the 
season, it is always best to name a sec¬ 
ond or third choice in case a variety is 
sold out, or leave it to us, stating soil 
conditions and other particulars. We 
will do our best to please you, but order 
early and have plants come early, if 
you can. 
REMOVING THE BLOSSOMS 
Strawberry plants that are set out this 
Spring should not be allowed to bear 
fruit until the following spring. The 
blossoms should be pinched off, for to 
let them ripen fruit the first year 
would weaken the growth of the plants 
and is liable to kill them. Just as soon 
as you remove the blossoms your plant 
starts to work building up a root sys¬ 
tem. The heavy, vigorous root system 
is essential to enable the plant to come 
to its fullest possibilities of production.. 
NUMBER OF PLANTS REQUIRED 
TO SET AN ACRE 
1 
X 
1 
ft. 
....43,560 
5 
X 
3 
ft. 
... 2,904 
2 
X 
1 
ft. 
....21,780 
5 
X 
4 
ft. 
... 2,178 
2 
X 
2 
ft. 
....10,890 
6 
X 
1 
ft. 
... 7,160 
3 
X 
1 
ft. 
.14,250 
6 
X 
2 
ft. 
... 3,360 
3 
X 
2 
ft. 
.... 7,260 
6 
X 
3 
ft. 
... 2,420 
3 
X 
3 
ft. 
. 4.840 
6 
X 
4 
ft. 
... 1,815 
4 
X 
1 
ft. 
.10,890 
6 
X 
5 
ft. 
... 1,425 
4 
X 
2 
ft. 
. 5,445 
6 
X 
6 
ft.. 
.... 1,210 
4 
X 
3 
ft. 
. 3,630 
7 
X 
1 
ft. 
.... 6,122 
4 
X 
4 
ft. 
. 2,723 
7 
X 
2 
ft. 
.... 3,111 
5 
X 
1 
ft. 
. 8,712 
7 
X 
3 
ft. 
.... 2,074 
5 
X 
2 
ft.... 
. 4.356 
7 
X 
4 
ft. 
.... 1,555 
THE DESCRIPTION of the different varieties is as they have done with us at 
fruiting time. Varieties that we have not fruited we have given originator’s description, 
or others, that we consider best authority. 
Be sure to order early enough so that plants can be right at hand as soon as your 
ground is ready. Early setting pays big—the plants start quicker, grow better and 
make better beds than plants set late. 
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