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First Prize. 
If it is a strictly Fancy Early variety wanted, take this one. 
Baltimore (Per). Since fruiting the Balti- 
more again I am more than ever pleased 
with its behavior. The past season was 
the dryest berry season we growers have 
ever experienced in the East, many va- 
rieties drying completely up on the vines 
and not being picked at all. The Balti- 
more was in a testing plot where there 
were 65 varieties, about 10 of its own 
season, and it came out far ahead of any 
other variety in the plot. Hundreds of 
berry growers visited my testing plots 
during the picking season and every one 
who visited the plot was struck on the 
Baltimore, and many stated that it was 
by far the best in the lot, which was cer- 
tainly true. The tops of the Chesapeake 
dried up and the fruit turned brown, 
where, only a few feet distant, the Bal- 
timore never withered by the drouth. In 
a favorable season the size and quality 
of the Chesapeake is very good and hard 
to beat, but it is more quickly affected 
by the drouth than the Baltimore. The 
size of fruit is large and uniform, not 
overly large, but almost every berry looks 
like it came out of the same mold. Has 
a beautiful color and colors all over and 
red to the center. Flavor mild and sweet, 
top shaped as shown in cut. There is 
only one close competitor of the Balti- 
more and that is the Joe Johnson. Where 
a medium to late variety is wantéd these 
two varieties should be added. The stock 
of plants is small this season and the Bal- 
timore plants can only be sold in small 
lots. Don’t fail to try them this season. 
Jee Johnson 
Mr. E. 
$80. 
tion. 
Guaranteed to please. 
(Per). Season, mid-season to 
late. This variety is being offered to 
the public this season for the first time, 
notwithstanding the fact that it has been 
grown and tested in this country for sev- 
eral years. It seems that no one knows 
just where it came from, but that does 
not alter the fact that it is one of the 
most profitable varieties that are being 
grown in this country to date. I saw 
this variety in fruit the past season along 
with several others of our very best va- 
rieties that ripen about the same season, 
and it was miles ahead of its closest 
competitor, the Chesapeake not excepted. 
It is a larger berry than the Chesapeake, 
ripens a few days earlier, has the finest 
appearance of any strawberry I have seen. 
Colors all over, no green tips, and has the 
largest calyx of any berry I have seen. This 
greatly adds to its beauty. The flavor 
is all one could wish for, foliage and 
plants are perfect; shows no sign of rust. 
I have seen it on several different soils 
and it seemed to do equally as well on 
one as the other. I predict a great suc- 
cess for this new variety, and as I con- 
March 380, 1912. 
W. Townsend. 
Dear Sir: Inclosed please find check for 
The plants seem to be in good condi- 
I will take them home today. 
Yours truly, 
W. T. ETHERIDGE, 
rr DD. - No .4 Norfolk, Va. 
