2 LEAMON G. TINGLE, PITTSVILLE, MD. 
The Fall- or Everbearing Varieties 
AMERICUS. 
i find the Americus in greater demand than all others of the fall-bearing sorts. 
Mr. Farmer and some others say they consider it the best, some others think the 
Superb the best, and some think the Progressive the best. The plant of the Americus 
is very healthy and strong grower; very productive from May until hard freezing 
weather; medium to large in size, firm, uniform shape, bright red through and 
through. The plant in fruit is a beautiful sight to look upon. The berries have 
the wild strawberry flavor, which is considered by many, the best. I am sure I 
‘have the largest stock of the true Americus of any one in the country. 
SUPERB. Mr. Cooper, the originator says: ‘‘A healthy grower that makes 
plants freely, yields fruit only on parent plants; the berries are a rich blood red 
from surface to center.’’? Mr. E. H. Riehl of Illinois says: ‘‘Superb is so far the 
most promising. It bore right along from the time plants got well established till 
October 26th. A vigorous, healthy grower, free plant maker. Fruit very large, 
dark red and glossy, firm and of good quality.’’ Mr. Farmer says: euthe Superb 
is the largest fall strawberry I have ever seen; is glossy and very attractive, and 
of the finest flavor. They look as if each berry was turned out in a lathe.”’ The 
Superb is not only one of the best fall-bearers but as a June cropper it yields en- 
ormous crops on same plants that produced fruit the previous fall. 
PROGRESSIVE. Originated in 1908 by Harlow Rockhill of Iowa. The only 
plant retained out of 4,000 seedlings, and it certainly is a fine one. Plant much 
hike Dunlap, strong, healthy and very hardy, good plant maker. Fruit good, 
medium size, dark red inside and cut. blossoms strongly staminate, every bloom 
makes a perfect berry; bloom and fruit well protected by the foliage, a most 
valuable feature as it takes extremely hard freezing to injure the fruit. Progressive 
is the most perpetual, giving good pickings for over four months in fall when 
the weather is favorable. I regard it as one of the mest valuable productions. 
Fruits on both old and new plants. 
PRODUCTIVE. A seedling of Pan-American and Autumn. Plants model 
growers, large, deep rooted, sturdy and hardy. Berries medium to large in size, 
with prominent seeds on the outside. making it a good keeper and shipper. The 
crop produced by this variety is simply enormous. They lay about the plants in 
heaps and piles. “This is considered by Mr. Cooper, the originator, the most pro- 
ductive fall-bearer. It has an imperfect blossom. 
_ STANDPAT. _ Introduced last spring by Mess. Flansburgh & Son, originated 
by Mr. Rockhill of lowa. The introducers description is as follows: “‘A brand new 
variety. The largest average in size and the most productive of them all, out- 
yielding any other variety we have grown. Parentage Pan-American and Dunlap. 
Plant much like Dunlap, but much larger foliage and heavier root system; often 
double crowns, strong and healthy. Has strong perfect blossoms, which are most 
resistant to heat; one of the most continuous fruiters during hot weather; a fairly 
good plant maker. Fruit largest of the Dunlap crosses, broad at shoulder with 
slight neck; texture good, color light bright red; quality good. One of the most 
promising varieties. In 1912 Standpat made plants for us in quantity about like 
Bubach. Somehow we were reminded of that variety more than any other of the 
countless varieties we have grown and fruited in the past twenty-five years; big 
strong plants; but Bubach never produced for us such quantities of fruit nor larger 
berries, nor more highly colored.’ 
THINK IT OVER 
This is an age of advancement. The outlook for the Strawberry grower was 
never better. The consumers are growing in number far in advance of the pro- 
ducers, the demand for quality food stuffs is greater than the supply. The cities 
vast population consumes a great quantity of delicacies and what is more delicious 
than strawberries and cream. These Everbearers help swell your profits. 
