. Boddington's quality bulbs, seeds and plants / Arthur T. Nursery Catalogue. 44 Arthur T. Boddington. 342 West 14th New York City Pot-Grown Strawberry Plants READY FOR DELIVERY ABOUT AUGUST POT-GROWN PLANTS PLANTED IN THE FALL WILL GIVE A FULL CROP THE FOLLOWING SEASON CrLTi'RE. —Strawberries require rich, well-tilled soil; the plants should beset 15 inches apart, in rows 2 feet apart; 100 plants will plant 4 rows, .^o feet Iour. Finn the plants well in the soil, keep thoroutjiily cultivated and cut off all runners. In the middle of December cover the beds to a depth of 3 in
. Boddington's quality bulbs, seeds and plants / Arthur T. Nursery Catalogue. 44 Arthur T. Boddington. 342 West 14th New York City Pot-Grown Strawberry Plants READY FOR DELIVERY ABOUT AUGUST POT-GROWN PLANTS PLANTED IN THE FALL WILL GIVE A FULL CROP THE FOLLOWING SEASON CrLTi'RE. —Strawberries require rich, well-tilled soil; the plants should beset 15 inches apart, in rows 2 feet apart; 100 plants will plant 4 rows, .^o feet Iour. Finn the plants well in the soil, keep thoroutjiily cultivated and cut off all runners. In the middle of December cover the beds to a depth of 3 inches with salt-meadow hay, straw or leaves. In April, as soon as the plants show an indication of growth, push the covering away froni the plants to allow them to come up through. This "mulching" protects the plants from the cold in winter and the heat in summer, keeps the fruit clean, and prevents the growth of weeds. PERFECT AND PISTILLATE STRAWBERRIES. The blossoms of Strawberries are either staminate (perfect-flowering) or are destitute of stamens and are termed pistillate (imperfect-flowering). Pistillate varieties must have a row of some perfect-flowering sort, flowering at the same time, planted every 9 or 12 feet apart among them, or, better yet, every third or fourth plant in the row, to poUenize their blossoms. When properly poUenized, the pistillate varieties are usually the most prolific. Those marked with P are pistillate. FORCING VARIETIES Rnval SftVPrpiffTi T^^s variety is considered the best variety in England for forcing. Last year we imported some of this stock, and ivoyai jovereign. ^^^^ to state we can offer pot-grown plants of this valuable variety for immediate delivery, from 2M-inch pots at $ per doz., $10 per 100. PriHp nf Rf1hank William Turner, Oceanic, N. J., the famous grower of fruit and Strawberries under glass, says: "Pride of I riQe or IveQPdDK. Redbank is one of the finest, freest, and best-colored berries for forcing under
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