CHOICE OF PLANTS AND VARIETY 
Plants should be carefully chosen—for the variety to be 
used as well as for quality, for different kinds suit different 
purposes. Read carefully the descriptions in the next sec- 
tion—we have tried to be as accurate as we can. 
The wonderful progress made in plant breeding in various 
fields in the past few years may find us anxious to choose a 
new variety whenever we can. This is not always wise. In 
the strawberry field, it is best to choose for the greater part 
of your planting the varieties which the experience of 
growers the country over has shown to be the best. Alnd 
while many new kinds are being introduced, we had better 
stick to the good kinds we know, and plant some of the new 
for trial. Be particularly careful in buying kinds recom- 
mended and sold by only a few nurserymen. In far too 
many cases a worthless variety has been highly recommend- 
ed simply for plant sale at a high price. 
TIME FOR SETTING 
Time and again we see the importance of 
early setting of all kinds of nursery stock, ber- 
ry plants especially. Transplanting should be 
done just as soon as the ground is fit to work 
in the spring. We think of April 1 to 15 here 
in northern Indiana, somewhat earlier as we 
go farther south. 
The really important consideration is the state of devel- 
opment of the plants. There is stored in the dormant plant 
from the previous season’s growth the strength for the new 
shoots and leaves, and this new growth should come in the 
new setting. Simply put, the plants should be set while still 
dormant. After the new leaves have come, blossoms are 
out, and berries starting, the plant has exhausted its stored 
vitality and cannot thrive if reset. 
Here lies the great advantage of northern grown plants. 
By April 15 our growth is just starting and plants are in 
fine shape for transplanting, while southern plants have al- 
ready blossomed and are far beyond the re-setting stage. 
Northern growers cannot meet southern prices on account of 
higher wages and different working conditions by reason of 
colder weather, but hardiness and difference in stages of 
growth are far greater factors. See that your ‘plants are 
northern grown. 
We do not offer plants for fall setting. 
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