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Those strawberries which produce flowers with only pistils are called pistilate varieties, while those with both stamens and pistils are called perfect varieties (Fig. 78).
The First Book of Farming Charles Landon Goodrich
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These produced pollen early and were on the ground before the pistilate bloom opened and was receptive.
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With some plants we find that not only are the pistils and stamens in separate flowers but the staminate and pistilate flowers are placed on different plants.
The First Book of Farming Charles Landon Goodrich
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In planting them there should be at least one row of a perfect variety to every four or five pistilate rows.
The First Book of Farming Charles Landon Goodrich
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