AUTUMN CATALOGUE, 1916. 



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STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



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 i o feet to pollenize their, 

 blossom. 



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 

 apai t in the rows. 



POT=QROWN PLANTS. From 2\ in. pots, well rooted; delivery in July and August. 

 $3.50 per 100; $15.00 per 500; $30.00 per 1,000 except where otherwise priced. 



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. $4.00 per 100; $38.00 per 1,000. 



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. 



Excelsior. This is decidedly the best early Strawberry and the earliest good strawberry. The 

 fruit is of round conical form, glossy, dark-red color, and of mildly acid flavor. 



Success. Large, round, bright scarlet, flavor always fine. 



St. Louis. A very productive, early variety, with large berries, similar to Excelsior, 

 plant is of vigorous growth and a good sort for the home garden. 



Suburban. This berry is exceedingly productive, thriving well on light land, and is consid- 

 ered one of the best new sorts. Fruit large, conical, firm and of good flavor. 

 $38.00 per 1,000. 



SECOND EARLY. 



00 per 100; ^ Pot-grown Strawberry Plant. 



Climax. This is an extremely popular new variety, iounensely pro- 

 ductive, the berries being slightly over medium size. Plant vigor- 

 ous, healthy grower, of a peculiar shade of green that can be distin- 

 guished from other varieties. 



Sample. P. Excellent foreither market or home use; prolific, large, 

 firm and delicious. 



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



Senator Dunlap. Mr. Crawford, at the time of its introduction by 

 him, said that he doubted if he had ever sent out a berry better than 

 Senator Dunlap. It will keep in fair condition for several days on 

 the vines after being ripe enough to pick. The fruit is large, rich 

 and dark red clear to the centre, with a very rich flavor. 



MEDIUM. 



Abington. A strong growing native variety of recent introduction. 

 The fruit is of large size, bright red in color, very solid and of excel- 

 lent flavor. 



Barrymore. This fine strawberry was awarded a Silver Medal by 

 the Mass. Hort. Society in 1908, for its excellence. The plants are 

 of strong growth and very productive. The conical shaped berries 

 are of medium size and of a dark, glossy, crimson color; the flesh is 

 a rich red and very juicy. $4.00 per 100; $38.00 per 1,000. 



Big Joe. A magnificent new strawberry of robust growth and very 

 proHfic. The berries are light crimson in color, unusually large and 

 of fine quahty. $4.00 per 100; $38.00 per 1,000. 



Bubach. P. A well-known popular variety, with large berries of a 

 rich, bright red color. 



Brandy wine. 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 gnerally succeeds everywhere. 



Golden Gate. A strong growing variety bearing rich crimson fruit 

 without green tips and with quality similar to the Marshall. It 

 blooms early and late, making it a good variety to pollenize the 

 pistillate sorts. 



King Edward. A very productive mid-season variety with large 

 conical glossy-red berries of delicious flavor. The plants are of strong 

 healthy growth with large dark-green foliage. 



Longfellow. The plants of this fine new variety are of vigorous 

 growth and very productive. Fruit highly colored, conical in shape 

 and inclined to be long. 



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 adaptabiUty is ascertained. 



McAlpin. This new variety was originated in New Jersey 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. Very productive. $4.00 per 100. 



New York. One of the best sorts for private or market gardens. The 

 berries are large, of conical form; dark red color, firm texture and of 

 remarkably sweet flavor. In the market they sell at sight. 



Nick Ohmer. Dark glossy red globular berries of superior flavor; 

 fine for forcing. 



LATE TO VERY LATE. 



Belmont. This old favorite is still considered by many to be the finest 

 late berry. The fruit is of handsome appearance and keeps well. 



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 productive, of deep rich color, solid and quite juicy. 



Minute Man. P. A very productive sort, of fine quality. 



Gandy. This popular old variety is probably known by most berry 

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

 sandy soils it is unproductive. 



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

 orous growth with an abundance of dark green foliage and producing 

 uniformly large berries. Color a rich cardinal red penetrating to the 

 centre. $4. 50 per 100; S42.00 per 1,000. 



William Belt. An exceptionally fine berry. In quality it heads the 

 list. The berries are as large, with some specimens larger than the 

 Bubach. Its color is a bright, glossy, deep red; late as Gandy. 



FALL^BEARING STRAWBERRIES. 



The Fall-Bearing varieties produce fruit at the same season as the ordinary Strawberries, but keep bearing until frost. To gel 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 summer it will give additional vigor to the late crop. 



Progressive. This variety was introduced by Mr. Harlow Rockhill and 

 is considered by many growers 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. $8.00 per 100. 



Superb. The fruit of this variety is medium to large and very at- 

 tractive. The berries are a glossy dark red, aromatic and of excel- 

 lent quality. $8.00 per 100. 



