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Big Valley ^^^^ ^^ ^ ^^^ mid-season variety tliat one of my customers in 

 * -^ Pennsylvania sent me last spring. He says it is impossible 



to sell any other variety to his customers when he has the Big Valley berries. 

 I let a fevr of the plants set fruit last spring and they certainly were excellent, 

 extra large and firm. I do not think I ever saw larger plants than these. I 

 recommend them to you and if you want a good table berry I am sure you 

 will be much pleased with this one. 



Brandywine ^^^^ ^^ pronounced by one of the largest strawberry growers 

 in the South to be the great middle-crop all-purpose berry. It 

 succeeds on all soils, and withstands adverse conditions of weather remarkably 

 well. The plant is of vigorous growth, a profuse bloomer, producing berries 

 of large size and of a brilliant and handsome color. It is a good shipper and a 

 fine-flavored berry, equally well adapted for shipping, the home market or 

 private garden. 



Champion K. '^■'^^^ berry gave me the biggest surprise of any on my list 

 - / * last season. The introducer praised it very highly, but I was 



not expecting it to come near up to his claims. He said it was better than 

 the Klondyke. I knew if it was as good as the Klondyke it was a good one, 

 as the Klondyke is the leading early berry in many sections of the country. 

 It was better than the Klondyke: bore twice as many berries, and they were 

 larger and of a good color and fully as solid. Another rreat thing about this 

 berry is the strawberry weevil does not cut the blossoms on it. when if you 

 have been bothered with this pest you know what it does for the Klondyke. 

 The reason it does not bother the Champion K. in my opinion is that the 

 stems are so large and tough. If you could have seen it last summer you would 

 want some plants. I expect to set heavily of it this season for fruit and would 

 advise you to try at least 100 plants, and I am sure when you see it in fruit 

 you will like it as well as I do. I would advise you to order early, as my 

 stock of these plants this season is limited, 



Chesaoeake '^ iK^oubtedly the most popular berry in America. It is one of 

 ^ the finest flavored berries, and if quality is considered, you will 



make no mistake in planting largely of the Chesapeake. Quality, however, 

 is but one of its good traits. The color is a dark red. resembling the Marshall. 

 It begins ripening a few days ahead of the Gandy and continues to bear abimd- 

 antly as long as this variety, yielding, in many cases, as much again as this old- 

 time favorite. It makes just enough plants to give the best results in fruiting, 

 the plants are immense with good strong fruit buds. The leaves are large, 

 almost round, and protect the bloom and fruit from frost and weather. Fruit 

 uniformly large, averaging larger than the Gandy. and as compared with that 

 popular old variety it is more productive, finer, of better quality and without 

 green tips. T^Tien crated ready for shipment it presents a very striking appear- 

 ance, always bringing a fancy price. Its immense size makes it easy to pick, 

 the fruit being borne on lone stems, the greater portion of which stand upright 

 holding the fruit off the ground, thereby making them easy to pick. 



Charles I ^'^^- Baldwin, the introducer, says: "For years we have been 

 looking for a good, extra-early strawberry, and in Charles I we 

 have found just the strawberry that we have wanted. It ripens nearly a week 

 before Michel's Early and is very productive, yielding more quarts of large 

 berries than any other early variety. It is a strong fertilizer and a strong 

 grower. Berries are large, regular in form and of good color and quality.'" 



Crescent ^^^^ ^^ °^^ °^' ^^^ °^^ standbys. and is a good one and very dear to 

 the hearts of a good many strawberry growers. A sure bearer, 

 very productive and of splendid quality. 



Mv plants arrived safely last Saturdav. E. Plants came in eood condition. C. BAR- 



R. WEXDERMUTH. New York. May 11. 19]-. DEX. Vermont. April 2-5. IPl". 



