Rennie Bros . Argilla Road Andover, Mass. 
Keuute Gr08. (954 Puce List 
OF STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
In presenting you with our Strawberry Plant Catalogue for 1954, we thank all our 
old and new cusiomers for the orders given us in the past, and hope to have the pleasure 
of serving you in the future. 
The strawberry plant situation for 1954. We believe we have the finest lot of strawberry 
plants we have ever had. The growing season of 1953 was the longest in history. Plants 
were still growing, up until Dec. Ist. We have a large supply of Howard 17, Catskill, 
Empire, Erie, Eden, Temple, Pearl Late, Fairfax, and Sparkle. Our supply of Great Bay 
and Robinson are not as plentiful as we would like. We are very short  2n Fairland, 
Midland, Red Wing, Valentine and Adirondack. Order early, and when you are ready 
to plant, just say when and where, and we will see that your plants are there. No 
potted plants for sale — fall 1954. 
Success in the plant business depends entirely upon the success of customers and 
they can only succeed with strong, healthy plants of the best up-to-date varieties, well 
grown, well dug, and well packed. Our plants are all graded after being trimmed and all 
small and old plants or mother plants are discarded. We ship oniy one grade of plants— 
No. 1 grade. Our strawberry beds have been inspected by a strawberry expert and found 
true to name and free from disease. 
Our shipping season begins April Ist and continues until around June Ist. A great 
many people ask us if we put our plants in cold storage after they are dug. No, we do 
just the opposite. The plants are growing in the fie!'ds when your order arrives. Plants are 
taken right from the field to the packing house, trimmed and tied in bunches of 26, 
labeled, packed, and taken every day to the Post Office or Express Office in Andover, 
Mass. Plants handled this way should reach you in good condition. 
Telephone Andover 833, Rennie Bros., Argilla Road, Andover, Mass. 
— 1954 SUGGESTIONS — 
How To Grow Strawberries 
Selecting and preparing the land is important in growing 
strawberries. Soil should be given the same thorough prepara- 
tion for strawberries as any other crops. The strawberries will 
do well on nearly all kinds of soil if well drained. The largest 
crops are grown on land where there is plenty of humus plowed 
under so that the plants can get plenty of moisture at all times. 
The ideal strawberry land should be porous and well drained. A 
slight slope is desired to secure proper drainage—enough to 
carry off the melting snows so that ice will not cover the fields. 
How much manure and fertilizer to be used depends on the 
condition of the soil. If plenty of barnyard manure has been ap- 
plied to the crops preceding the strawberries, your land should 
be in good condition for strawberries. 
We always plow plenty of green crops under before setting 
the plants—at least two crops. Cow-peas, clover, vetch and rye 
are very good. Sod land should be avoided as too many grubs are 
likely to be there. 
Select a piece of land that has had a hoed crop for two years. 
If your land will wash away during the winter months, be sure 
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