PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF THE EIGHT UNRIVALLED STRAWBERRIES 



COMPRISING THE 



"NECTAR" COLLECTION 



ON OPPOSITE PACE. 



Shown in 

 COLORS 



on the/ back 



of this ■ 



Catalogue. 



EARLIEST STRAWBERRIES. 



BederWOOd. (RackSter.) Bisexual: Early. 

 — A new and exceedingly valuable early strawberry. Conceded to 

 be the best early berry for home use and worthy of great praise ; 

 probably the very best early variety ever introduced. It is not 

 only very early, but immensely productive. The plant is faultless, 

 of healthy vigorous growth, and an enormous bearer, perhaps 

 equal to any of the pistillate sorts in this respect, the berries are 

 of large size, of regular roundish form, light scarlet, of excellent 

 quality, remainin::; in fruit a long time. W'e pickjed berries from it 

 every day for a month last season. In addition to its other merits 

 it is an excellent variety to plant with Haverland, Warfield Bubach, 

 or other early pistillates as a polenizer. 



Price, {poi-gro'iun plants), 75c. per doz,; $5.00 per 100. 



Haverland. (PistHlate .- Early.)—h magnificent 

 and comparatively new variety andoneof the best varieties in exist- 

 ence to-day ; extia early and marvellously productive, particularly 

 in rich, deep soil. 1 he long glossy berries fairly cover the ground. 

 It is exceedingly vigorous and healthy, bearing large handsome 

 fruit of fine quality. The shape of the berries is rather long, and 

 of a glossy bright crimson. Since its introduction, it has been 

 grown everywhere and proved itself adapted to any soil or climate, 

 and receives nothing but praise from every source. It is not only 

 one of the earliest strawberries but it bears continuously through 

 the season. 



Price, i Jvi grown plants,^ 60c. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



MID=SEASON STRAWBERRIES. 



tSeVerly. (Bl-sextial: Mid-season to late.)— A new 

 and grand medium to late berry that has proved to be a valuable 

 aquisition. It is one of the few new berries that increase in popu- 

 larity as they become known. The fruit is perfection in shape and 

 color and of very superior flavor, resembUng that of the wild straw- 

 berry. Berry large, rounded conical, dark varnished crimson, 

 colors all over, flesh pink and of finete.xture. The plant is faultless, 

 very vigorous, upright and healthy; and it remains in bearing from 

 early in June until the latter part of July. The berries holding 

 remarkably large to the last picking ; astonishingly productive 

 and easily picked, and retaining its rich color for a long time. As 

 a market berry it is unrivalled, sells on sight, and customers want 

 this variety in preference to all others. All strawberry specialists 

 and authorities think highly of it and predict for it a great future. 

 It has received four prizes from the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society within 13 months. Its great value consists not in surpass- 

 ing other varieties in one or two points but in combining in such a 

 remarkable degree all desirable characteristics. 



Price, {pot g}'oiL'7i plants,) 75c. per doz.; $3.00 per 100. 



r^rinCeSS. (PlstUlatc: Mid-season)— one of the best 

 strawberries ever introduced, its strong points being wonderful 

 productiveness, enormous size and attractive appearance. The 

 plants are hardy, vigorous and of luxuriant growth. It roots 

 deeply and stands drought better than almost any other variety. 

 The berries average remarkably, large some having been produced 

 over b Inches in clrcn7nfere7ice. It is uniformly perfect in form, 

 ripens all over at once and holds up its size well to the end of the 

 season, and its quahty is excellent. It was named by the Minne- 

 sota Horticultural Society (in whose state it originated) and at the 

 same time it took first prize over fifteen other new seedlings. It 

 has invariably taken prizes wherever exhibited In Mr. Kramer's, 

 the originator's grounds, a strip 33 feet long by 5 feet wide, when 

 visited by the State Experiment Station's representatives yielded 

 at that picking 6i quarts, and by actual count three of these quarts 

 contained 18, 20 and 22 berries respectively. At the next picking 

 this same strip yielded 25 quarts, and this record was by no means 

 the best. 



Price, (pot grown plants) jiC^ei Ao2..\ $5.00 per 100. 



r arKcr t^af le. (Bi-sexual; Mid-season to Late.) A most wonderful producer, having yielded at the rate of 15,000 quarts 

 per ac e. Thorough trials prove its adaptability to all climates, out-yielding all others in the south or north, producing prodigiously in either 

 wet or dry seasons. Stems strong and upright ; as many as twelve to a plant, each carrying from 20 to 30 berries. We have picked more 

 berries from this variety than from the same quantity of any other plants ever raised. It produces wonderful crops and endures hot, dry 

 weather better than most strawberries, and on rich moist soil will ripen a crop of berries almost inconceivably abundant. The plant is a 

 robust grower, making enormous stools but very few runners, perfect flowers, berries large, long conical, regular and uniform, glossy crimson, 

 flesh firm, reddish and in quality excellent. It is remarkably vigorous on all soils and under all conditions. 

 Price, (pot-grown pla7its), 60c. per doz.; $4,00 per 100. 



LATE STRAWBERRIES. 



Edgar Queen . (Pisi^llate.)—T\^:\i is the resuU of 

 a life-time devoted to improving the sti aw berry. The originator 

 selected this as the very best from a lot of 5,000 plants grown from 

 the seed. It is unrivalled in productiveness and is probably the 

 most beautiful berry ever raised. The largest single berry we ever 

 picked was from this variety and it measured seven inches around. 

 We have selected berries over 2j/^ inches in diameter. i6 of which 

 filled a quart basket and weighed one pound. The flavor is very 

 sweet, and they are red way to the core; plant all that could be 

 desired— hea;thy, lobust and very productive. Price, (poi- 

 groiun plants,) 75c. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



Qandy'S Prize. (Bi-sexual: Late.)-One of 

 the best late strawberries ever introduced. Strictly fancy. The 

 fruits are uniformly large and perfect in form or firm ; color 

 bright crimson and as glossy as if varnished ; it has a large 

 bright green calyx which greatly adds to the beauty. This is the 

 latest and best flavored berry we have yet seen. The quality is all 

 that can be desired, giving out a most delightful aroma suggessive 

 of both strawberries and peaches. It ripens from late to z'ery late. 

 The plants are very vigorous growers. In well fertilized soil this 

 berry is a big yielder. Price, (pot-groivn plants,) 60c. per doz.; 

 .^4.00 per 100. 



1 im Dren. (PisHUate.) "The Queen of Strawberries," considered by many eminent authorities as the best straw- 

 berry in existence — it certainly is the best late pistillate, and seems perfection in every way — it is destined to become wonderfully popular 

 when further desseminated as reports from those who have grown it, enthusiastically praise it. '1 he magnificent berries are borne in immense 

 clusters often 26 to 30 berries to a stem, and are of the largest size, and delightful flavor, rich, juicy and sprightly by some thought the finest 

 qiiality of any strawberry in cultivation. In shape nearly round, and generally very syir metrical, very solid and meaty ; color, very dark 

 crimson, a little patchy at first, but when fully ripe, a solid crimson, those who have the means of knowing say that it will endure more wet 

 weather without injury and will keep longer before or after picking than most varieties, it is very late in blooming, and in consequence the 

 flowers are not liable to injury from late frosts. The fruit also ripens very late. The plants are pictures of health and strength and vigor, 

 and are so distinct that they can be picked out of a hundred varieties at a glance. Price, (pot grown plants) $1.00 doz.; $7.00 per 100. 



For Prices of Henderson's Nectar Collections of Strawberries, see opposite pag-e. 



If strawberry plants are wanted by mail, add for postage loc. per doz.; or 75c. per 100. 



