This special re-print edition of Fletcher's book "The Strawberry in North America" is a guide to the strawberry. Written in 1917, this classic text provides insight into the history, cultivation, breeding and harvest of the strawberry. Topics include Early History of the Strawberry, The Rise of Commercial Strawberry Growing, Methods of Training and Propagation, Origin and Botany, Desirable Characters in Strawberry Varieties, Breeding Strawberry Varieties and more. In our opinion, this is one of the better texts available on growing berries of many types. Quite literally a masterpiece on the subject of strawberries. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.