26 THE DANIELS NURSERY 
DELICIOUS BERRIES 
Pick the Big Tempting Fruits From Your Own Garden 


2 Home Garden Specials 
STRAWBERRY COLLECTION A— 
25 Gem (Everbearing) | 
25 Progressive (Everbearing) 
50 Plants—A $2.90 Value 
Post Paid only $2.00 
STRAWBERRY COLLECTION B— 
2 of Collection A 
100 Plants—A $4.75 Value 
Post Paid only $3.25 
Order Early, Please 
GROW YOUR OWN STRAWBERRIES 
@ No fruit is more delicious— 
@ No fruit is easier to grow— 
@ No fruit gives more for so little space— 
@ No fruit produces so soon after planting— 
@ No fruit has higher Vitamin “C” conteni— 
WE RECOMMEND GEM 
AS BEING THE MOST 
WIDELY SATISFACTORY 
EVERBEARING VARIETY 
FOR GENERAL USE. 
Strawberries have been so high priced the past two seasons that few people 
could afford them, even if they could find them. Shortage of labor and plants 
promise that this condition will continue for several seasons to come. 
MORAL: GROW YOUR OWN! 

Strawberries are easy to grow 
they may be grown in a very limited space— 
and they produce so quickly. Everbearers planted this Spring will give abundant 
fruit this same Summer and Fall. 
SO, Plant this Spring. But better order early as supplies are short. 
How to Grow Strawberries 
There are two distinct types 
of strawberry plants, based on 
their fruiting season, the Ever- 
bearing and the Junebearing. 
The Junebearing varieties pro- 
duce a single heavy crop each 
year starting about the 10th to 
15th of June here in the upper 
Mississippi valley. The first 
crop is produced the year fol- 
lowing planting. The everbearing produces two 
crops each year. The first one starts within two 
or three months after planting. The second 
season the everbearing produces the regular 
June crop and then after a brief rest period 
starts again to produce the fall crop. In most 
varieties the fall crop starts to ripen in late 
July or early August and continues until fall 
frosts have destroyed the blossoms. The daily 
harvest of the fall crop is much lighter, plant 
for plant, than in the spring, but. considering 
the length of season, frequently two or three 
months, the total amount is considerable. 

Planting—Strawberries should be set out only 
in the spring, preferably late in April or early 
in May. The plants should be set with the 
roots fully spread, the crown at the exact dis- 
tance at which it grew previously and moist 
soil thoroughly packed against the roots. 
Training System—The “narrow mat” row sys- 
tem of culture is generally the best for both 
home and commercial growers. The most satis- 
factory production is usually obtained where 
the runner plants are kept spaced at least five 
to six inches apart and where the width of the 
row is limited to approximately eighteen to 
twenty-four inches. Plants formed beyond these 
limitations are ‘‘weeds”’ in effect and should be 
eliminated. Probably the most widely used 
planting distances are as follows: Everbearers, 
15 to 18 inches apart, rows 3 to 33 feet apart; 
Junebearers, 18 to 24 inches apart, rows 4 feet 
apart. In small areas where hand culture meth- 
ods are used, these planting distances may be 
considerably reduced to meet the limitations of 
the garden size. 
Culture—Thorough, shallow, frequent cultiva- 
tion should be started as soon as planting is 
completed and be continued until late Septem- 
ber or early October. All blossoms should be 
removed from the Junebearing varieties the 
first year and from the everbearing varieties 
until the early part of July. 
