. Descriptive catalogue and price list of the Stone Fort Nursery. Nursery stock Illinois Makanda Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. STONE FORT NURSERIES, MAKANDA, ILL. K STRAWBERRIES. First fruit of each new j'ear to ripen. vStrawijerries readily hold a leading place in the affections and gardens of all who aim to have a family fruit supply, for it is a fruit that will thrive over a greater range of territory than any other. There is hardly anywhere an acre of American soil but that, soniewliere on the acre, luscious, fragrant Strawberries can he produced, if only right
. Descriptive catalogue and price list of the Stone Fort Nursery. Nursery stock Illinois Makanda Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. STONE FORT NURSERIES, MAKANDA, ILL. K STRAWBERRIES. First fruit of each new j'ear to ripen. vStrawijerries readily hold a leading place in the affections and gardens of all who aim to have a family fruit supply, for it is a fruit that will thrive over a greater range of territory than any other. There is hardly anywhere an acre of American soil but that, soniewliere on the acre, luscious, fragrant Strawberries can he produced, if only right varieties be j>lanted. W hen plants are once well established, they thrive and fruit fairly well under great neglect, yet respond most readily to good culture and liberal feeding. A good loamy soil that has been tilled in other crops for a year is best, but any soil >()u have will answer if you take counsel in selecting varieties. For field culture, plant in rows three feet apart, with plants 15 to 18 inches apart in the rows, according to vigor of \ ariety, or whether hill, narrow row or matted row systems are to be fol- lowed. For small plots in garden culture, plant at any distance and on any system that is most convenient. Alw:i> s remember that a thick crowding of plants will not give the largest and iinest of l)erries. .Narrow rows are formed by letting a few of the first rurmers that start take root along the line of the row—say four to six from each plant—and then keeping all the rest off. Matted rows come hy letting all runners grow, take root and broaden out at will, narrowing down the cultivation as the season advances, till finally there is but a narrow path between the rows. Strawberries are always hungry, and will readily absorb any kind of plant food. Too nnich stable manure, however, tends to foliage growth, to the sacrifice of fruit. Plenty of potash makes higii-colored, firm, rich, sweet berries. Wood ashes is one of its best forms; usually it is
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