. Catalogue of pedigree plants for season of 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Connecticut Catalogs; Nursery stock Connecticut Glastonbury; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. The Strawberry can be grown successfully on a very great variety of soils, from lightest sand to stiffest clay; still, a good, rich, deep loam is best for most varieties. Deep plowing, liberal feed- ing, and thorough culture bring greatest rewards; yet, moderate crops can be had, under systems of very poor preparation or culture. Early spring is the best time in the whole year to plant, yet it may be done at any
. Catalogue of pedigree plants for season of 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Connecticut Catalogs; Nursery stock Connecticut Glastonbury; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. The Strawberry can be grown successfully on a very great variety of soils, from lightest sand to stiffest clay; still, a good, rich, deep loam is best for most varieties. Deep plowing, liberal feed- ing, and thorough culture bring greatest rewards; yet, moderate crops can be had, under systems of very poor preparation or culture. Early spring is the best time in the whole year to plant, yet it may be done at any season of the year when the ground is not frozen. For hill, or narrow row culture, plant in rows, two and one half to three feet apart, plants one foot in the row; matted rows, four feet apart, plants ten to fifteen inches in the row, accord- ing to vigor of the variety. The first season, cut off all the blossoms as fast as they appear; make horse and cultivator keep the rows clean from weeds all summer; when the ground freezes in the fall, cover lightly wuh old hay, straw, pine needles, or cheap litter of some sort; do not remove in spring, except just enough to let the plants spring up through it. With the extra early, medium, and late varieties the season can be made to extend over a pe- riod of seven weeks; cost of production, in field culture, fifty to sixty cents per bushel; more profitable in market than potatoes, and fully as satisfactory for the family table as corned beef and cabbage; and more healthful than pies and cake, which they readily displace. We grow, yearly, millions of plants of all best varieties, old and new, but have not room to fully describe them all; yet, will gladly furnish any information desired that cannot be found in this catalogue. BANQUET.—For years past, the leading demand has been for big berries, bushels of ber- ries, fine color, firmness, etc., regardless, almost, of such a thing as flavor and quality; still, among our list of more than
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