2 PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— POT GROWN STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



THE 

 FORERUNNERS 



— OF A— 



PRODUCE 



Three Crops 



A YEAR. 



1£r* V& V* (^* %£™ 



Strawberries 



New French Everbearing 



SHOWN IN COLORS ON THE FIRST COVER. 



THESE new large fruiting French Everbearing Strawberries possesses remarkable characteris- 

 tics -when grown under congenial conditions. Our pot-grown plants of them— set out this 

 summer should fruit bountifully the following spring, and continue to bear, though more spar- 

 ingly, throughout the summer. In addition to this, the plants throw out strong runners which form 

 new plants, and if not cut from the parent plants will also fruit the same season, thus giving a 

 continuous supply of delicious strawberries until frost. The French 

 gardeners when they want an abundance of late fruit, cut off the first 

 flowers from the large plants and also keep the runners cut which 

 throws the vigor into the late fruit ; others, besides keeping {he flowers 

 cut from the large plants, allow three or four first runnersto root only 

 thus throwing the strength of the parent plant into the you Jig plants and 

 depend upon these to furnish the late fruit. Other gardeners again al- 

 low nature to take its course 

 and gather fruit fi'om both the 

 parent and young plants. It 

 would be as well for oui' custo- 

 mers to practice all three of the 

 above methods for a year or two 

 until they can decide 'which is 

 best for their requirements. 



FRENCH EVER=BEARING 

 STRAWBERRY, 



ST. JOSEPH. 



For Summer and Winter Fruiting, 



Fruit of good size ; the surface color is of a rich, glossy 

 red, which color permeates the flesh as well. The berries 

 are firm, very juicy and of a sweet, sparkling flavor. 

 The plant is hardv. vigorous, an abundant and continu- 

 ous bearer, both on the old plants as well as the young 

 ones. In addition to its great productiveness and value 

 as a garden berry, beautiful strawberries can be obtained 

 all winter without the great expense attending the fore - 

 ng as in other varieties; for young plants potted up in 

 July or August, form fine plants by the beginning of win- 

 ter, when the}' should be placed under sashes or in a gra- 

 pery or greenhouse and fruit may be gathered from them 

 during the winter and spring. 



"St. Joseph " received a first-class certificate from the 

 "Societe Nationale d' Horticulture de France." 



Price, (pot-grown plants) 15c. each, $1.50 per dozen, 

 $10.00 per 100. 



STRAWBERRIES 



a Year. 



NEW LARGE FRUITED 

 French Perpetual Strawberry 



"Saint-Pntoine de Padoue." 



See Colored Illustration on Front Cover. 



This remarkable strawberry is the result of a cross, 

 produced in France, between the everbearing " Saint 

 Joseph" and the famous English Strawberry " Royal 

 Sovereign" and it has proven to be superior to all the 

 other large fruited perpetual Strawberries. It is of com- 

 pact vigorous growth, the fruit stalks are strong and 

 erect carrying the fruit well above the foliage. The fruit 

 is considerably larger than that of St. Joseph and of a rich 

 dark red color— handsome and uniform in shape— firm of 

 delicious flavor, and keeps exceedingly well. It is a true 

 perpetual strawberry producing splendid berries during 

 the whole summer up to October, and is also adapted for 

 forcing for winter fruiting. It received a first-class certi- 

 ficate from the "Societe Nationale d' Horticulture de 

 France." 



Price of pot grown plants, 25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $15a0 per 100. 



