. John A. Cannedy's fruit book : fruit and ornamental trees, small fruits, grape vines, roses, shrubs, Nursery stock Illinois Catalogs; Fruit trees Illinois Catalogs; Fruit trees Middle West Catalogs; Ornamental trees Illinois Catalogs; Ornamental trees Middle West Catalogs; Roses Illinois Catalogs; Roses Middle West Catalogs; Berries Illinois Catal. J. A. 's fruit hook. White Dutch—An old white currant. Not equal to White Grape. Wilder—Pres. Wilder—Bash upright and vigorous. (Clusters quite long. Berries, large: bright red: mild sub-acid: excellent flavor. Second only to Fay's a
. John A. Cannedy's fruit book : fruit and ornamental trees, small fruits, grape vines, roses, shrubs, Nursery stock Illinois Catalogs; Fruit trees Illinois Catalogs; Fruit trees Middle West Catalogs; Ornamental trees Illinois Catalogs; Ornamental trees Middle West Catalogs; Roses Illinois Catalogs; Roses Middle West Catalogs; Berries Illinois Catal. J. A. 's fruit hook. White Dutch—An old white currant. Not equal to White Grape. Wilder—Pres. Wilder—Bash upright and vigorous. (Clusters quite long. Berries, large: bright red: mild sub-acid: excellent flavor. Second only to Fay's and London Market. STRAWBERRIES. One of the most profitable as well as the most lucious of fruits is the strawberry. Ripening as it does verv earlv in the season before other fruits, makes it a most desirable fruit to raise. The raising of strawberries is not a difficult task. In fact, they give as large returns for the labor and capi- tal expended as anvfruit. The essential part is doing the right thing at the right time. In setting, care should be used to set the plants about the same depth that they grew—not too shallow nor too deep. Cultivation should be thorough. The more cultivation the better the result. There are three methods used in the raising and cultivation of strawberries, the hill culture, the hedge row. and the matted row. The hill culture seems to be the most profitable of any. Set the plants 36 inches one way by 24 to 30 inches the other way. This gives plenty of room to cultivate the rows both ways. The ground should be well cultivated during the summer and kept free of weeds. It is impossible to raise strawberries and weeds together. Keep the runners cut off during the entire season, this adds vigor to the plant. The hedge row system pays nearly as well and has less work attached. Plant in rows 36 inches one way by 24 inches the other. In cultivating, the first runners are not cut off but are thrown around so that they will take root in the row. The l
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