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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. STRAWBERRIES. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 
Our strong pot-grown plants give a full crop of fruit ten or eleven months 
after they are set out. 
for market and home use adapted to our climate. 
We have the best 20 varieties 
These, if planted in July and 
August, produce a large crop the next Summer. Being grown in 
pots they may be shipped to a distance and planted with almost 
no interruption to their growth. The plants may be set in beds 
of three rows one foot apart and one foot distant in the rows, 
with a space of two and one-half feet between the outside rows 
of adjoining beds left for a pathway. They may also be planted 
in single rows three feet apart and one foot apart in the rows. 
Plant in July and August. 
All the varieties offered are perfect- 
flowering (bisexual) except where 
marked P. The latter are pistillate 
and require a row of a_ perfect- 
flowering sort planted every 8 or 10- 
feet to pollenize their blossoms. 
FARQUHAR’S ‘‘SELECT”’ VARIETIES. 
FIRST EARLY. 
Alpha. A new, very early variety, producing strong, vigorous plants 
which are very productive. The fruit is of large size, attractive 
color and fine quality. 
Campbell’s Early. One of the earliest berries, unusually productive; 
fruit large and of a beautiful rich red color. 
Exeelsior. This is decidedly the best early Strawberry and the earli- 
est good Strawberry. The fruit is of round, conical form, glossy, 
dark-red color, and of mildly acid flavor. 
Premier. A very early variety producing berries of large size and fine 
flavor; color bright red running nearly to the centre. 
strong in growth. 
Plants are 
MEDIUM. 
Early Jersey Giant. A new, medium-early variety of great merit. 
The berries are of conical shape with pointed tips and are a bright 
crimson in color, with a delicious flavor and aroma. 
Big Joe. A magnificent new Strawberry of robust growth and very 
prolific. The berries are light crimson in color, unusually large and 
of fine quality. 
Glen Mary. Large, conical, bright red berries; fine flavor. 
Senator Dunlap. The fruit is large, rich and dark red clear to the 
centre, with a very rich flavor. It will keep in fair condition for 
several days on the vines after being ripe enough to pick. 
Layer Plants of the above ‘‘Seleet Varieties’’ for delivery April and May. 
. STANDARD 
EARLY. 
Early Ozark. One of the most productive early varieties, producing 
large dark-red berries of rather acid flavor, but very delicious. The 
plants are of vigorous growth with fine dark-green foliage. 
Sample P. Excellent for either market or home use; prolific, large, 
firm and delicious. 
MEDIUM. 
Brandywine. A large heart-shaped berry, perfect in form, bright red 
in color, firm flesh, red to the centre and of rich spicy flavor. A 
great cropper, especially on heavy soils, holds its fruit well up from 
the ground and generally succeeds everywhere. 
Layer Plants of the above ‘‘Standard Varieties’’ for delivery April and May. 
MEDIUM.— (Continued.) 
Marshall. The fruit of this remarkable sort is of enormous size, of 
handsome, glossy dark crimson color, and of delicious flavor. It is 
one of the best midseason berries, either for private use or market 
It is a vigorous grower and requires good soil and high cultivation. 
As it does not thrive in all soils, it should not be planted extensively 
until its adaptability is ascertained. 
MeAlpin. Very productive, and is considered by many growers to 
be one of the best of the newer introductions. The berries are a 
beautiful scarlet in color, very large and of rich, luscious flavor. 
LATE TO VERY LATE. 
Chesapeake. The plants of the Chesapeake are large and vigorous 
with rich dark green foliage. The fruit-is of large size, deep red in 
color and of a rich aromatic flavor. — 
Commonwealth. This is the latest of all Strawberries; bearing large, 
conical, deep crimson fruit, sweet and_of quality equal to the well- 
known Bubach. Not only an extra large berry, but also very pro- 
ductive, of deep rich color, solid and quite juicy. 
First Quality. Excellent late variety with pointed berries of a bright 
red color; firm and of fine quality. A robust grower. 
William Belt. 
list. 
An exceptionally fine berry. In quality it heads the 
The large berries are glossy, deep red; late as Gandy. 
$3.00 per 100; $28.00 per 1,000. 
VARIETIES. 
MEDIUM.— (Continued.) 
Abington. A strong native variety of recent introduction. The fruit 
is of large size, bright red in color, very solid and of excellent flavor. 
LATE TO VERY LATE. 
Gandy. This popular old variety is probably known py most berry 
growers. It is more largely grown than any other late variety. On 
sandy soils it is unproductive. 
Rewastieo. A very productive new variety. The plants are of vig- 
orous growth with an abundance of dark green foliage and pro- 
ducing uniformly large berries. Color rich cardinal red, penetrating 
to centre. 
$2.50 per 100; $22.00 per 1,000. 
FALL-BEARING STRAWBERRIES. 
The Fall-bearing varieties produce fruit at the same season as the ordinary Strawberries, but keep bearing until frost. 
for a late crop, the blossoms must be carefully kept off until July, or the plants will completely exhaust themselves before Fall. 
kept cut during the Summer, it will give additional vigor to the late crop. 
To get the best results 
If the runners are 
Progressive. This variety is considered to be one of the best perpetual bearing Strawberries. The fruit is rich and sweet, a deep red inside 
and out; of good medium size and quite firm. 
Layer Plants for delivery April and May. 
$4.00 per 100. 
