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Customers throughout the country 4 4 
have been demanding varieties of 4 D 0 
strawberries that would fruit after 
all other varieties were through. ) v 0 
While there were several extra late y 
varieties on the market they seemed 
to be shy producers. This caused us \ 
to make rigid plant selection on the late Gandy and, also, \ 
to seek new varieties. We believe that through our plant y 
selection we have increased the yield of Gandy more than 
forty percent, which increase makes it a profitable late 
variety, and with our new find, XTRALATE, we are offering to our cus- 
tomers two cf the very latest, heavy producing varieties on the market. 
If you have a market calling for late varieties don’t fail to order either 
one of these two varieties. Our stock of XTRALATE is larger than last 
year and we have reduced the prices so that it is in reach of all who want NEW XTRALATE BERRY 
a profitable late variety. 
We have tested and fruited the XTRALATE on our trial grounds for the past 



six years and are of the honest opinion that we are offering to the berry growers Color—Rich, Bright Red. 
one of the latest and heaviest fruiting varieties on the market, and if you are in : de 
need of an extra late strawberry we want you to try XTRALATE this year on Size—Medium large to Larg = 
our Money-Back Guarantee—that is, if you are not perfectly satisfied with the ’ 
results, write us and your money will be refunded. We have confidence in this Quality—Is of the Very Best. 
variety and know you will like it as hundreds of our customers, who have seen ; 
this berry heavily laden with the choicest of fruit at harvest time, have given Productiveness—Heavy Fruiting. 
XTRALATE their approval as being the best extra late variety they had ever . < 7 F Be TS roe aes 
S32 SSS ee I 8 a 2 picking as high as 9,000 qts. per 
acre. 
Firmness—Good Keeper, Holding 
NO OTHER up well on long Hauls. 
STANDARD VARIETY Vigor—Makes good fruiting beds 
IS AS LATE AS on most all soil. 
XTRALATE Season—Latest Variety Grown. 
A Favorite 
GANDY Extra Late Variety 
The original GANDY was originated in New Jersey several 
years ago and has been successfully grown in practically 
berry growing sections. Berry growers liked the qu ty al 
size of GANDY, also its good shipping qualities, but com- 
plained of its shy bearing. We immediately) arted ] I 
our heaviest producing plants and, using them for pr it- 
ing stock, the results were that in a few years we 7 
well known variety producing more than double 





of fruit. The news of our success in building up a vy - 
ducing strain of GANDY has spread thro 10ut the country 
and today we have one of the largest plantings of GANDY 
plants in the country, which is needed to fill our order with 
THE FRUIT OF GANDY is of excellent quality, good ship- 
per, large to extra large, bright red berry, wi j >] 
green cap. It usually ripens about two week 
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GENTLEMEN: 
Reserve for me 11,000 of your select strain 
Will give shipping instructions later. I mad 
from my Gandy planting last year than any h 
Send Catalogue to Mr. W. Piquin. He saw my Gand} 
and wants some plants. 
M. GONSALVES, 

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