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  I 
  a 
  a 
  A 
  seedling 
  of 
  our 
  own 
  with 
  unknown 
  parentage. 
  It 
  has 
  many 
  of 
  the 
  characteristics 
  of 
  

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  JLiCC 
  the 
  Premier 
  and 
  Aroma. 
  We 
  have 
  tested 
  it 
  thoroughly 
  here 
  in 
  the 
  Nursery 
  and 
  its 
  main 
  

   f 
  points 
  of 
  merit 
  are 
  its 
  unusual 
  thriftiness 
  and 
  resistance 
  to 
  all 
  diseases; 
  its 
  ability 
  crop 
  under 
  most 
  trying 
  con- 
  

   ditions; 
  its 
  resistance 
  to 
  frost 
  injury; 
  its 
  productiveness, 
  and 
  its 
  superior 
  quality 
  to 
  all 
  other 
  Early 
  berries 
  

   we 
  have 
  tested. 
  It 
  starts 
  ripening 
  a 
  week 
  before 
  Premier 
  and 
  continues 
  to 
  give 
  an 
  abundance 
  of 
  berries 
  for 
  near- 
  

   ly 
  a 
  month. 
  The 
  berries 
  average 
  large 
  to 
  very 
  large, 
  most 
  of 
  them 
  having 
  a 
  double 
  cap. 
  It 
  is 
  shaped 
  like 
  the 
  

   Premier 
  and 
  produces 
  its 
  berries 
  near 
  the 
  ground 
  like 
  Premier. 
  The 
  berry 
  is 
  not 
  firm 
  enough 
  to 
  ship 
  to 
  dis- 
  

   tant 
  markets 
  but 
  we 
  believe 
  it 
  will 
  compare 
  favorably 
  with 
  any 
  early 
  berry 
  for 
  nearby 
  markets 
  and 
  home 
  use. 
  

   We 
  have 
  beds 
  of 
  the 
  Nancy 
  Lee 
  that 
  are 
  four 
  years 
  old 
  and 
  still 
  producing 
  an 
  abundance 
  of 
  fine 
  berries 
  each 
  year. 
  

   We 
  have 
  found 
  no 
  other 
  berry 
  to 
  equal 
  it 
  for 
  canning 
  and 
  preserving. 
  It 
  seems 
  to 
  retain 
  the 
  rich 
  red 
  color 
  of 
  

   the 
  berry 
  and 
  that 
  delicious 
  strawberry 
  taste 
  that 
  makes 
  the 
  strawberry 
  one 
  of 
  our 
  most 
  popular 
  fruits. 
  We 
  

   would 
  like 
  to 
  have 
  our 
  strawberry 
  growing 
  friends 
  try 
  the 
  Nancy 
  Lee 
  and 
  tell 
  us 
  what 
  they 
  think 
  of 
  it. 
  

  

  No 
  strawberry 
  ever 
  introduced 
  has 
  brought 
  the 
  returns 
  to 
  the 
  grower 
  that 
  the 
  Premier 
  has, 
  

   rrclllicr 
  ail( 
  j 
  it 
  still 
  stands 
  unchallenged 
  as 
  a 
  real 
  money-maker. 
  It 
  has 
  a 
  record 
  very 
  hard 
  to 
  equal 
  as 
  

   an 
  early 
  market 
  berry, 
  and 
  we 
  cannot 
  say 
  too 
  many 
  good 
  things 
  about 
  it. 
  Consider 
  these 
  important 
  facts 
  about 
  

   Premier 
  and 
  you 
  can 
  readily 
  understand 
  why 
  we 
  say 
  this 
  about 
  it. 
  Until 
  the 
  introduction 
  of 
  the 
  Blakemore 
  it 
  had 
  

   no 
  equal 
  as 
  a 
  variety 
  that 
  would 
  adapt 
  itself 
  to 
  most 
  all 
  soil 
  and 
  climatic 
  conditions, 
  whether 
  the 
  soil 
  was 
  

   sandy, 
  clay 
  loam 
  or 
  rocky; 
  whether 
  it 
  was 
  planted 
  in 
  North 
  Carolina, 
  Massachussetts 
  or 
  Illinois, 
  you 
  always 
  had 
  

   an 
  abundance 
  of 
  new 
  plants 
  that 
  were 
  thrifty 
  and 
  disease 
  free. 
  The 
  land 
  did 
  not 
  have 
  to 
  be 
  rich. 
  Of 
  course, 
  it 
  

   will 
  do 
  better 
  on 
  good 
  soils, 
  but 
  even 
  on 
  comparatively 
  poor 
  soil 
  Premier 
  always 
  makes 
  a 
  showing 
  for 
  you. 
  It 
  

   can 
  be 
  considered 
  almost 
  frost-proof. 
  It 
  has 
  never 
  failed 
  in 
  a 
  crop 
  in 
  this 
  section 
  since 
  it 
  was 
  introduced. 
  The 
  

   berries 
  average 
  large 
  and 
  hold 
  up 
  well 
  under 
  heavy 
  crops 
  and 
  unfavorable 
  seasonable 
  conditions; 
  it 
  ripens 
  over 
  a 
  

   comparative 
  long 
  period, 
  from 
  two 
  to 
  three 
  weeks; 
  the 
  berries 
  have 
  an 
  attractive 
  bright 
  red 
  color 
  and 
  unusual 
  

   quality 
  that 
  is 
  only 
  surpassed 
  by 
  Chesapeake 
  and 
  possibly 
  Red 
  Gold. 
  It 
  is 
  moderately 
  firm 
  and 
  will 
  carry 
  well 
  

   to 
  markets 
  up 
  to 
  three 
  hundred 
  miles 
  and 
  further 
  if 
  handled 
  properly. 
  It 
  is 
  the 
  best 
  of 
  the 
  tried 
  and 
  proven 
  ear- 
  

   ly 
  \arieties. 
  Whether 
  you 
  are 
  planting 
  for 
  garden 
  and 
  home 
  use, 
  whether 
  it 
  be 
  for 
  roadside 
  stand 
  market, 
  or 
  

   whether 
  it 
  be 
  for 
  city 
  markets 
  on 
  a 
  large 
  commercial 
  basis, 
  you 
  will 
  find 
  the 
  Premier 
  equally 
  satisfying 
  and 
  pro- 
  

   fitable 
  As 
  an 
  assurance 
  for 
  next 
  year's 
  income, 
  plant 
  an 
  acre 
  or 
  more 
  of 
  Bountiful 
  Ridge 
  Nursery 
  grown 
  

   PREMIER 
  this 
  spring. 
  

  

  I-fr^iAT-at^rl 
  1 
  *7 
  Conceded 
  by 
  all 
  eminent 
  horticulturists 
  to 
  be 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  the 
  Premier. 
  It 
  seems 
  Mr. 
  

   AlU 
  W 
  diU 
  X 
  # 
  Howard 
  brought 
  the 
  variety 
  to 
  the 
  attention 
  of 
  the 
  public 
  a 
  few 
  years 
  after 
  the 
  intro- 
  

   duction 
  of 
  the 
  Premier 
  and 
  some 
  nurserymen 
  advertised 
  it 
  and 
  sold 
  it 
  as 
  the 
  Howard 
  17, 
  and 
  when 
  tests 
  were 
  

   made 
  it 
  was 
  found 
  to 
  be 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  the 
  Premier, 
  but 
  it 
  is 
  advertised 
  by 
  some 
  as 
  the 
  Howard 
  17, 
  and 
  they 
  are 
  

   one 
  and 
  the 
  same 
  variety. 
  For 
  full 
  description 
  see 
  under 
  Premier. 
  

  

  J 
  A 
  j 
  J 
  Introduced 
  by 
  Gardner 
  Nursery 
  Company 
  of 
  Iowa 
  and 
  very 
  highly 
  recommended 
  by 
  them. 
  

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  *-* 
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  Briefly, 
  it 
  is 
  an 
  early 
  berry, 
  fairly 
  productive, 
  berries 
  average 
  very 
  large, 
  oval 
  in 
  shape 
  and 
  

   extremely 
  high 
  quality. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  free 
  plant 
  maker 
  and 
  the 
  foliage 
  disease-resistant. 
  We 
  recommend 
  this 
  berry 
  

   for 
  trial 
  especially 
  where 
  a 
  large, 
  high 
  quality 
  berry 
  is 
  desired. 
  

  

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  Tne 
  old 
  standby 
  for 
  shipping 
  to 
  distant 
  markets, 
  adapted 
  to 
  southern 
  planting, 
  berries 
  med- 
  

   IklUllU 
  y 
  j 
  um 
  to 
  large, 
  attractive 
  red, 
  flesh 
  very 
  firm 
  and 
  red 
  to 
  the 
  core. 
  Medium 
  in 
  quality, 
  good 
  

  

  plant 
  maker, 
  and 
  yields 
  good 
  crops. 
  

  

  Medium 
  Early 
  Varieties 
  

  

  MlQQinnnnv 
  The 
  leadin 
  S 
  berry 
  of 
  the 
  South 
  for 
  several 
  years. 
  Popular 
  because 
  of 
  its 
  ability 
  to 
  make 
  

   missiuiiai 
  y 
  plants 
  on 
  light 
  sandy 
  soil 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  on 
  loamy 
  soils; 
  its 
  thriftiness 
  and 
  productiveness 
  of 
  

   medium 
  to 
  large 
  berries, 
  which 
  are 
  dark 
  red 
  and 
  very 
  firm, 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  carry 
  to 
  distant 
  markets 
  and 
  because 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  

   favorite 
  of 
  the 
  "cold 
  pack" 
  and 
  "juice" 
  men. 
  It 
  will 
  possibly 
  be 
  replaced 
  entirely 
  by 
  the 
  Blakemore 
  in 
  a 
  few 
  

   years. 
  

  

  Senator 
  Dlinlpin 
  < 
  Dr 
  - 
  BurriH). 
  An 
  old-time 
  

  

  l^linidp 
  universal 
  favorite 
  of 
  the 
  War- 
  

   field 
  type 
  berry. 
  Conceded 
  to 
  be 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  the 
  Dr. 
  Burrell. 
  

   Makes 
  abundance 
  of 
  thrifty 
  plants 
  even 
  under 
  adverse 
  soil 
  

   and 
  climatic 
  conditions. 
  Very 
  productive 
  of 
  medium-sized 
  

   berries 
  of 
  average 
  quality. 
  It 
  is 
  gradually 
  being 
  replaced 
  

   by 
  Premier, 
  which 
  is 
  earlier, 
  larger, 
  firmer, 
  and 
  better 
  qual- 
  

   ity. 
  

  

  Dr. 
  Burrell 
  

  

  Ridgely 
  

  

  Same 
  as 
  Senator 
  Dunlap. 
  

   tion 
  see 
  Senator 
  Dunlap. 
  

  

  A 
  cross 
  between 
  Premier 
  

   and 
  Gandy. 
  Ripens 
  early 
  

   mid-season. 
  A 
  free 
  plant 
  maker, 
  having 
  

   large, 
  healthy 
  foliage. 
  Fruit 
  very 
  firm 
  and 
  

   large 
  and 
  of 
  good 
  quality. 
  Very 
  good 
  ship- 
  

   per, 
  and 
  we 
  consider 
  it 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  mid- 
  

   season 
  berries. 
  

  

  Fruitland 
  

  

  A 
  new 
  early 
  berry, 
  popular 
  

   around 
  Fruitland, 
  Md., 
  as 
  a 
  

   shipper. 
  The 
  plants 
  are 
  vig- 
  

   orous, 
  healthy, 
  and 
  the 
  ber- 
  

   ries 
  are 
  firm, 
  large 
  in 
  size, 
  

   and 
  show 
  up 
  well 
  as 
  a 
  ship- 
  

   ping 
  berry. 
  Starting 
  in 
  med- 
  

   ium 
  early, 
  runs 
  well 
  into 
  mid- 
  

   season. 
  Those 
  who 
  have 
  grown 
  

   it 
  most 
  claim 
  that 
  it 
  will 
  out- 
  

   sell 
  Premier 
  and 
  compare 
  

   favorably 
  with 
  it 
  in 
  yield. 
  

  

  Buy 
  your 
  plants 
  from 
  the 
  

   Bountiful 
  Ridge 
  Nurseries. 
  

  

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