. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. Fig. 806.—Imperfect Flower. Hovey's Seedling, or any other pistillate variety, can never, or but very imperfectly, fertilize its own flowers, and the im- pregnation must be derived from a staminate Fig. 807. Fig. 8o8. In planting strawberry beds, it is important, therefore, to know the character of the flowers. Nothing is easier than to distinguish the two when in blossom. This distinction is given in the arrangement of varieties which follows.
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. Fig. 806.—Imperfect Flower. Hovey's Seedling, or any other pistillate variety, can never, or but very imperfectly, fertilize its own flowers, and the im- pregnation must be derived from a staminate Fig. 807. Fig. 8o8. In planting strawberry beds, it is important, therefore, to know the character of the flowers. Nothing is easier than to distinguish the two when in blossom. This distinction is given in the arrangement of varieties which follows. About one-quarter staminates are usually regarded as abundant for fertilizing a bed of pistillates. To prevent intermixture of the two sorts by runners, they may be planted in alternate Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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