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Title: Annual catalogue of seeds and bulbs
Identifier: annualcatalogueo1896owcl (find matches)
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: O. W. Clark & Son; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs New York (State) Buffalo; Vegetables; Flowers; Fruit; Gardening; Commercial catalogs
Publisher: Buffalo, New York : O. W. Clark & Son
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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52 O. W. CLARK & SON, BUFFALO, NEW YORK.
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Strawberries. Strawberries can be more successfully grown over a wider field and on a greater variety of soil than any other of the small fruits, come into fruiting in shortest time after planting, and are the first fruits of the year to ripen. Will fruit fairly well on any soil and with little or no culture, yet respond most readily to kindly location and liberal feeding and culture. Every home builder who fails to have the delicious, health-giving Strawberry as one of the foundation supports, misses a chance of great things for little money. How best to do it is told in Judge Biggie's berry book, just issued, which we can furnish at the low price of 50 cents. Judge Biggie made up his berry book by asking 20 different questions of his friends, and the different answers to these questions are grouped in so many chapters, so that really each chapter is only the combined -wisdom of our best fruit growers. Promising New and Recently Introduced Varieties. Those marked (P.) have pistillate or imperfect flowers, and must be planted near perfect-flowering kinds in order that the flowers may be fertilized. •Lovett. Large, round, conical, uniform, seldom ill-shaped; bright crimson; quality good. A variety of merit, not early but continuing good through the season. We regard it as one of the best of the newer kinds. 30 cts. per doz., $1.50 per 100. •Crescent. (P.) Medium to large, conical, slightly depressed at the apex; color, bright scarlet; flesh soft, quite acid ; plant very vigorous and hardy, and for productiveness has scarcely an equal; very profitable for home market ; season early to late. 50 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. Oandy. Large and handsome, roundish conical; uniform in size and shape ; bright scarlet; firm, fair quality ; vigorous and productive ; a valuable late variety. 30 cts. per doz., $1.50 per 100. Bubach. (No. 5.) (P.) Fruit large and handsome, roundish conical; bright scarlet; moderately firm, of fair quality. Plant a strong grower, with large, healthy foliage, and very productive ; succeeds on light or heavy soil. Desirable for home use and near-by market. One of, the best of the later introductions. Season early to medium. 30 cts. per doz., $1.50 per 100. Sharpless. This variety originated in Pennsylvania, and was introduced 16 years ago. It hasbeen fruited extensively ever since, and is still regarded as one of the very largest and best Strawberries in cultiva- tion. Plant very hardy, enduring both heat and cold without injury here. To secure the best results, we advise " hill culture." Our selection of Small Fruits is very choice, and all who love really fine berries would do well to study the lists. Varietiesiselected lor the home garden or fruit-lot should he of much higher grade as to quality thanlthose grown chieflytfor productiveness in commercial culture.

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