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R. & J. FARQtJHAR & CO., BOSTON. STRAWBERRIES. 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



Our strong pot>grown plants give a full crop of fruit ten or eleven months 

 after they are set out. Plant in July and August. We have the best 20 varieties 

 for market and home use adapted to our climate. 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 maj' 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 pathwaj\ Thej' maj' also be planted 

 in single rows three feet apart and one foot apart in the rows. 



All the varieties offered are perfect- 

 flowering {bisexual) except wliere 

 marked P. The latter are pistillate 

 and require a row of a perfect- 

 flowering sort pl-anted every 8 or 10 

 feet to pollenize their blosscmis. 



FARQUHAR'S "SELECT" VARIETIES. 



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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 qua^t}^ 



Campbell's Early. One of the earUest berries, unusually productive; 

 fruit large and of a beautifid rich red color. 



Excelsior. 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 nuldly acid flavor. 



• SECOND EARLY. 



Glen Mary. Large, conical, bright red berries; fine flavor. 



Senator Dimlap. 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 ^nnes after being ripe enough to pick. 



MEDIUM. 



Early Jersey Giant. A new, medimn-early variety of great merit. 

 The berries are of conical shape with pointed tips and are a bright 

 crimson in color, with a dehcious flavor and aroma. 



Big Joe. A magnificent new Strawberry of robust growt.h and very 

 prolific. The berries are fight crimson in color, imusually large and 

 of fine quafity. 



MEDIUM.— (Continued) 



Marshall. The fruit of this remarkable sort, is of enormous size, of 

 handsome, glossy dark crimson color, and of deUcious 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 cxiltiva- 

 tion. As it does not thrive in all soils, it should not be planted 

 extensively until its adaptability is ascertained. 



/McAlpin. 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, verj^ large and of rich, luscious flavor. 



Nick Ohmer. Dark glossj' red globular berries of superior flavor, 

 fine for forcing. 



LATE TO VERY LATE. 



Chesapeake. The plants of the Chesapeake are large and vigorous 

 with rich dark green fofiage. 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 quafity equal to the well- 

 known Bubach. Not only an extra large berrj-, but also very pro- 

 ductive, of deep rich color, solid and quit« juicj'. 



"William Belt. An exceptionally fine berr\'. In quafitj- it heads the 

 list. The large berries are glossy, deep red; late as Gandy. 



Layer Plants of the above "Select Varieties" for delivery April and May. $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1,000. 



STANDARD VARIETIES. 



EARLY. 



Early Ozark. One of the most productive early varieties, producing 

 large dark-red berries of rather acid flavor, but ver\' deUcious. The 

 plants are of vigorous growth with fine dark-green fofiage. 



Sample P. Excellent for either market or home use; proUfic, large, 

 finn and deUcious. 



MEDIUM. 



Brandjrwme. A large heart-shaped berrj-, perfect in form, bright red 

 in color, firm fleshy red to the centre and of rich spicy flavor. A 

 great cropper, especiaUy on heavy soils, holds its fruit well up 

 from the ground and generally succeeds everywhere. 



MEDIUM.— {Continued) 



AbLngton. A strong native variety of recent introduction. The fruit 

 is of large size, bright red in color, "\'ery sofid and of excellent flavor. 



LATE TO VERY LATE. 



Gandy. This popular old varietj' is probably known bj- most berrj' 

 growers. It is more largely grown than anj' other late variety. On 

 sandy soils it is unproductive. 



Rewastico. A verj' productive new variety. The plants are of vig- 

 orous growth wath an abundance of dark green foliage and pro- 

 ducing uniformly large berries. Color rich cardinal red, penetrating 

 to centre. 



Layer Plants of the above "Standard Varieties" for deUvery April and May. $2.00 per 100; $18.00 per 1,000. 



FALL-BEARING STRAWBERRIES. 



» The Fall-hearing varieties produce fruit at the same season as the ordinary Strawberries, but keep bearing until frost. To get the best results 



for a late crop, the blossoms must be carefully kept off until July, or the plants will completely exhaust themselves before Fall. If the runners are 

 kept cut during the Summer, it will give additional vigor to the late crop. 



Progressive. This variety is considered to be one of the best perpetual bearing Strawberries. The fruit i.s rich and sweet, a deep red inside 

 and out; of good medium size and quite firm. 



Layer Plants for delivery April and May. $3.50 per 100. 



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