Dreer's mid-summer list, strawberry plants, Dreer's mid-summer list, strawberry plants, celery and other seasonable plants, seeds etc. : July 1896 August . dreersmidsummerl1896henr Year: 1896 DREER'S MID-SUMMER LIST. TO STRAWBERRY GROWERS. In addition to tests at our Riverton trial grounds, and observations of the Philadelphia wholesale and retail markets, we have this year made a wide personal canvass of reliable strawberry growers in this vicinity, going to many patches during the fruiting season in early June, and learning from practical men what methods and what varieties are producing th
Dreer's mid-summer list, strawberry plants, Dreer's mid-summer list, strawberry plants, celery and other seasonable plants, seeds etc. : July 1896 August . dreersmidsummerl1896henr Year: 1896 DREER'S MID-SUMMER LIST. TO STRAWBERRY GROWERS. In addition to tests at our Riverton trial grounds, and observations of the Philadelphia wholesale and retail markets, we have this year made a wide personal canvass of reliable strawberry growers in this vicinity, going to many patches during the fruiting season in early June, and learning from practical men what methods and what varieties are producing the best cash results in this section of the country. We have noted the behavior of strawberries upon the clays and loams of Pennsylvania, and upon the loams and sands of New Jersey, and our conclusions in part will be found below, under the different berry names. Private gardeners and amateure may be assured that the market gardeners know what they are about, and that their selections are based upon actual experience. Hence it is wise to follow them in their choice of varieties. . On the other hand, nothing is more evident than the fact that a successful berry of one locality may be a failure in another and not distant locality. Soil and culture count for much. Our advice is, therefore, to plant mainly of well tested kinds ; kinds which have been on the market long enough to prove their merits, and which do well in various locations. But we urge our patrons not to fear to experiment with the newer sorts, in a smaller way ; for out of the newer sorts will come the favorites of the future. The home garden must have reliable croppers, for table purposes. It must also have those new surprises which are so pleasant to eye and palate in the fruiting season, and which add so much to the pleasure of gardening. To practical market gardeners our observations of the strawberry crop of 1896, will prove of value. Parker Earle. THE FAVORITES OF TO=DAY. In the country adjacent to Philadelph
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