Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1905 (1905) Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1905 . dreersmidsummerc1905henr Year: 1905 Directions for Garden Culture Pot-grown plants set out this summer will pro- duce a FULL CROP of fruit next June. Our facilities for growing Strawberry Plants at our Nursery and Trial Farm, at Riverton, N. J., enable us to test all recently introduced and promising new varieties with the view of offering only such as show decided merit. TIME OF SHIPMENT our Pot-grown strawberry Plants are ready for shipment -^——-^-—————————^—^——-^—-—----—-. the latter part of July and can be suppli
Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1905 (1905) Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1905 . dreersmidsummerc1905henr Year: 1905 Directions for Garden Culture Pot-grown plants set out this summer will pro- duce a FULL CROP of fruit next June. Our facilities for growing Strawberry Plants at our Nursery and Trial Farm, at Riverton, N. J., enable us to test all recently introduced and promising new varieties with the view of offering only such as show decided merit. TIME OF SHIPMENT our Pot-grown strawberry Plants are ready for shipment -^——-^-—————————^—^——-^—-—----—-. the latter part of July and can be supplied as late as October. It is better, however, to procure the plants in August or September, as earlier plantings detelop larger and more vigorous plants and produce a greater crop of fruit next year. We forward by express, at the purchaser's expense. The plants are packed compactly, and as light as possible, and we recommend purchasers to have their orders forwarded in this manner. We make no charge for boxes or packing. To cultivate Strawberries for family use, we recommend a thorough preparation of the ground by spading or plowing. Work into the soil a liberal quantity of well-rotted manure. Use also our brands of ground bone and wood ashes. Plant in rows two feet apart ; the plants fifteen inches apart in rows. Pinch off all runners. Cultivate frequently. In December cover the entite bed an inch deep with straw or long litter from the stable. In late March remove litter from crowns of the plants, but not from the alleys. Use sufficient straw about plants to keep the berries clean. This is the ' hill ' system of strawberry growing, and is especially adapted to summer and autumn planting. It involves the most work, but produces finest berries and largest crop from a given area. The ' matted row ' plan, more especially suited to spring planting, is used by all market gardeners, and is adapted to family gardens also. It is substantially as follo
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