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The Holly Inn is one of the most attractive hotels in the South. Since it was
built in 1895 it has been necessary to enlarge it several times to meet the constant
ly increasing demand. The interior is elegant, cheerful and tasteful. No modern
convenience is lacking. There are many suites with private bath, steam heat in all
rooms and open fireplaces in foyer and parlors. Music is furnished for concerts
and dancing and the Holly Inn ball-room is one of its attractions. The cuisine
and service excel. White girls from the North are employed as waitresses. The
Holly Inn offers an attractive home to pleasure seekers from November to May.
A. I. CREAMER, manager.
The Harvard,
PINEHURST, N. C.
"PiTSLHURT.Ti.C A nomelike notei, modern m every respect, caving
electric lights, steam heat and several suites with bath, and with its cottage annex,
accommodating seventy-five guests run;.in connection with The Berkshire.
F. C. ABBE, Manager.
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FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS
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Practical Advice for Youthful Straw
berry Groweri by an Expert
STK AWBERRY raising
is fascinating and in a
small way, it appeals to
children,especiallywhen
they can count on a rea
sonable amount of assist
ance and advice. The
secret of success lies in
the choice of the variety
best adapted to the available soil if vari
eties are combined to ensure pollenization.
One thing is certain, also, it is impossible
to buy any such berries in the markets
as one can raise in his own garden, for
some of the very best sorts will not read
ily bear shipping. Moreover, the way to
get strawberries at their best is to pick
them while the dew is still on them. It
is worth while getting up early, to taste
them then.
The ground where the strawberry
plants are to go should be dug up very
thoroughly and very deeply, as early in
the spring as it can be worked. If it is
not exceptionally rich, a good grade of
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F. H. ABBOTT, Manager
set out until July, using the ground first
for early peas, perhaps. The runners
are cut from the parent plants when well
started, and should have good root growth
when transplanted. Great care should
be taken not to allow these roots to dry
out at transplanting time. If to be car
ried any distance, they may be first dip
ped in a puddle of very soft mud, if it
seems necessary. New plants are often
made by sinking small flower pots into
the ground beside the original plants and
starting runners in them, cutting oft' the
latter as soon as well rooted.
In order to produce the best berries,
water must be given with a free hand.
A mere sprinkling is worse than no wet
ting. The best plan in the home garden
is to make a little hole in the ground be
side each plant, if hill culture is prac
ticed ; or every foot or two, if the matted
row plan is followed; and to turn at
least a quart of water into each hole.
Then, there will be no waste. After
ward, a little loose earth should be
thrown into the hole, to prevent rapid
evaporation. If the watering can is in
dispensable, the hoe is almost as neees-
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prepared fertilizer should be obtained
from some dealer and worked into the
soil before the plants are set out. The
very best berries are produced by what
is termed the hill system, each plant be
ing grown separately and the runners cut
off with a hoe as fast as they form. The
plants should be set one foot apart, in
rows with three feet between them. Tf
the planting is a small one, they may be
set in a square, one and a half feet apart
each way. If careful cultivation is given,
and the plants kept well watered,
there will be a big yield of beautiful ber
ries the second and third seasons. Of
course, all the blossoms must be kept
picked off the first season, or the plants
will be weakened.
Another good way of growing straw
berries in the home garden is to set the
plants fifteen inches apart, in rows three
feet apart, and to allow the runners to
fill in the spaces between the plants in
the rows. At fruiting time, these rows
should be about twelve inches wide, and
a solid mass of plants. The strawberry
plantation needs to be renewed every
year ; but after the first season the new
plantings may be made and runners cut
from the bed in bearing, and need not be
sary. Cultivation should not be deep;
but the earth should be kept loose at all
times, and no weeds must be allowed to
start. In order to get an extra fine crop
of highly-colored berries, a little nitrate
of soda may be worked into the ground
around each plant, when the fruit is
about half formed. Many people use a
mulch of straw, or similar material, the
second and third seasons, until after the
berries are picked. That keeps the ground
moist without cultivation, and prevents
the berries becoming soiled. It is often
possible in the home garden to scatter
lawn clippings thickly around the plants,
so that the berries will rest upon them
and not come in contact with the earth.
It is of the greatest importance to
choose carefully the varieties to be
grown. Probably, the best plan is to as
certain what sorts do well in your local
ity. It is wise to rely on them ; but one
or two other varieties may be experi
mented with. By selecting several kinds,
it is possible to prolong the season, as
some varieties bear much earlier than
others. Among good sorts for the home
garden are Oswego, Gandy (ripens late),
Marshall, Early Ozark (ripens early)?
Senator Dunlap (ripens early and has a
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