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BERRY BOOK. 



Here is another youngster who yet is quite a veteran in experi- 

 ence with berries, and has won marked success as a small fruit 

 A. G. SHARP farmer. From less than 100 acres of hilly, New 

 England farm land he has sold in one year $3,087.76 of produce, 

 of which nearly all came from berries. His experience notes will 

 be found in this book. Page 41. 



This venerable personage died at Cam- 

 bridge, Mass., in September, 1887. He was 

 a pioneer in horticulture and a leader all 

 his life, compatriot with A. J. Downing, 

 Charles Downing, Dr. John A. Warder and 

 CHARLES M. HOVEY Marshall P. Wilder. 

 He is given place in this work, especially, 

 because he originated the famous Hovey 

 seedling strawberry, which, at the time, 

 and for many years after, was deemed a 

 CHARLES M. HOVEY great acquisition to the berry world. 



I was very desirous of securing the portrait of this distin- 

 guished Canadian gentleman for my book, and did so with much 

 coaxing. Mr. 'JL/ittle was born in Ireland in 1815, emigrated to 

 Ontario, Canada, in 1843, so he may be called one of the veterans. 

 JOHN LITTLE He possesses an ardent love for plants and 

 trees, and has devoted many years to the production of seedling 

 strawberries, several of which have proven valuable, among 

 others Saunders, Crawford and Woolverton. I know of no 

 person noted in any department of horticulture who enjoys 

 greater esteem than this modest Christian gentleman, who is 

 now in his eighty-first year. 



I have here an indefatigable small 

 fruit grower who has made the strawberry 

 a specialty, and has had remarkable suc- 

 cess in growing fine fruit for market. His 

 EDWARD T. INGRAM name has lately 

 come into prominence as the originator of 

 the new " Brandy wine," which promises 

 to be a very valuable late market variety. 

 Mr. Ingram is a Chester County, Pa., 

 farmer, which in itself is no mean recom- 

 mendation. EDWARD T. INGRAM 



