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DREER'S COLLECTION OF 



Six Luscious Strawberries 



A selection of perfect flowering, well-tried standard sorts, 



which combine in the highest degree all the qualities looked for in 



high-grade berries, and no amateur will go wrong in limiting his 



plantings to the sorts here offered. 



For best results strawberries should be planted before April 1st. 



Do not plant after the middle of April. 



Big Joe (Mid-season). Highly recommended by reliable growers, 

 and our own experience justifies us in endorsing all that has 

 been said in its favor. The plant is unusually vigorous; the 

 fruit is large, of exquisite flavor, and produced freely on strong 

 stems held well above the ground. 



Chesapeake (Late). A most reliable late berry, which is giving 

 perfect satisfaction, both in the home garden as well as with 

 market growers. It is not a variety that sets an immense quan- 

 tity of fruit, but every blossom makes a well developed berry, 

 and strictly fancy, of good color without any green tips and of 

 highest quality. 



Gandy's Prize (Late). The standard late variety, which has 

 held its own for many years. It is a strong healthy grower. 

 The berries are borne on long, strong stalks, well above the 

 ground. 



Premier (Very Early). The money-making king of all extra- 

 early varieties. The berries are large, beautifully formed and 

 bright red all the way through. It is delicious in flavor. 



Senator Dunlap (Mid-season). A good variety for the amateur. 

 The fruit is bright red with a glossy fini.sh shading to a deep 

 scarlet on the underside. The flesh is bright red all through, 

 and exceedingly juicy. Plants produce a heavy crop of fruit, 

 and berries hold up well in size clear to the end of the season. 



William Belt (Early). Of all berries grown this variety excels 

 in popularity. The plant is a vigorous grower, succeeds upon 

 almost all soils, invariably yields heavily and the berries are 

 always of large size and highest quality, its flesh is solid and 

 deep crimson in color. 



Price. Any of the above varieties in strong layer plants, 30 cts. 

 per doz.; $2.00 per 100; $15.00 per 1000. 

 Or we will supply collection as follows: 



6 plants each of the 6 varieties, 36 in all for |0 85 

 12 plants each of the 6 varieties, 72 in all for 1 60 

 25 plants each of the 6 varieties, 150 in aU for 2 75 



Autumn Fruiting Strawperries 



Autumn-Fruiting or 

 Everbearing Strawberries 



The Everbearing Strawberries have now become just as im- 

 portant a part of the garden as the standard early fruiting varieties. 



After careful trials we have selected the two varieties offered 

 below as the most desirable. Under ordinary conditions they 

 produce their main crop of fruit at the same time as other 

 varieties and keep on bearing until frost. The proper plan is 

 to cut off all buds as they appear until late in July, and thus 

 conserve the strength of the plants for the fall crop. Treated 

 in this way an abundant crop of berries may be looked for 

 during September and October, or if the disbudding of parts 

 of the plants is discontinued late in June an almost continuous 

 crop of this luscious fruit may be secured throughout the 

 growing season. Good cultivation is essential to bring about 

 the best results, a liberal mulching during the summer is 

 beneficial, and the plants should not be allowed to suffer for 

 lack of water at any time. 



Champion Everbearing. Apparently a seedling of the 

 variety Superb, but with larger fruit and far more prolific. 



Progressive. The most prolific fruiting of this type; berries 

 of fair size and produced in great abundance; they are of an 

 attractive deep, glossy crimson color and of good flavor. 



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Either of the Everbearing varieties. SO cts. per doz.; 

 $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. 



Price 



Gandy s Prize 



Biggie's Berry Book. Complete cultural directions for 

 all small fruits including Strawberries are given in this 

 valuable little book. 50 cts. postpaid. 



Strawberry Culture (F idler). Contains all necessary in- 

 formation for their culture. 40 cts. postpaid. 



NOTE — All Bulbs, Roots and Plants are forwarded by Express, purchaser paying charges. If wanted by 

 Parcel Post add 10 per cent, to value of order to points east of the Mississippi River, and 20 per cent, to 

 points west of the Mississippi River. 



