. Catalogue of fruits and flowers : best old and new varieties of fruit trees, plants and vines, new rare and beautiful flowering plants, shrubs and trees. Nurseries (Horticulture) New Jersey Hammonton Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs. FRUIT DEPARTMENT, 'RAL DiRKCTiONS.—tiOod. rich, well cultivated soil is of the utmost inipoilauce if fine, larjye strawberries are wanted. Prepare the ground as early in {^prinu as possil)lc, i)l<n\ inu in a good coat of manure and then hatTowiug well. Set the plants during April or May. I'oi uood si/.cd beds, set the
. Catalogue of fruits and flowers : best old and new varieties of fruit trees, plants and vines, new rare and beautiful flowering plants, shrubs and trees. Nurseries (Horticulture) New Jersey Hammonton Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs. FRUIT DEPARTMENT, 'RAL DiRKCTiONS.—tiOod. rich, well cultivated soil is of the utmost inipoilauce if fine, larjye strawberries are wanted. Prepare the ground as early in {^prinu as possil)lc, i)l<n\ inu in a good coat of manure and then hatTowiug well. Set the plants during April or May. I'oi uood si/.cd beds, set the plants in rows, three feet apart, and one foot apart in the rows. Plants should l;e set with the crown just above the surface of the ground and the soil presscil hnuly around the roots. Keep the uround w t ll cultivated between the rows. The varieties marked U') arc "Pistillate"' and should be planted with every third or fourth row of some perfect flowered variety to ensure a good yield. It is an excellent plan to cover the strawbeiTy bed with a heavy mulch of coarse manure, at the approach of severe freezing weather in .\utumn. r , Biibacli ]Vo. \ Of tlie varieties rert'ntl\ intro- duced this is probably of Hie njost neneral usefulnesis. The berries are ot eiioriiKuis size and very freely producfd. The foliaue is strong and bealttiy. Ripens about second early. Haverlancl. (P) This is indeed a wonderful berry, enormously productive, berries large and extra long. Fiavor very tine. A vigorous healthy grower. Sliarplcss. This variety has been in popular favor since 1880 and is still a grand variety for heavy soil. Th&'berries are veVy large and tine, and it is quite producti\'e. MlclieJ's Early. A remarkably early variety rip- ening in advance of May King, Crescent or any of the other early varieties. It is a good bearer and if given good culture the berries are of good size. It is indispensable for home use. Gancly. One of the very latest
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