Dreer’s Autumn Catalogue, 1898. 35 
POT-GROWN AND LAYER 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 
oP While we do not offer a long list of varieties, our stock includes the very best so 
\\\ »\ Hh far as careful selection and test can secure the highest quality. Scores of new straw- 
iY) qi @ berries come upon the market every year, of which but few have permanent merit. 
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New Varieties. Clyde. Star. Seaford. Early May. 
; Pot-grown plants, 75 cts. per doz., $6 00 per 100. 
Price any of the above | Layer 5) Gis oe 200 “ 100. 
GENERAL LIST OF SELECT TESTED VARIETIES. 
Michel’s Early. Rio. 
BRANDYWINE. 
Bederwood. Haverland, Lady Thompson. Marshall. Mary. May King. 
. Wolverton. 
beeen. “Gras, DERN: Crawford. Cresent Improved. Enhance. Gandy Belle. Gov. Hoard. 
Mid-season Sorts Greenville. Saunders. Sharpless. Warfield. 
Gandy’s Prize. Glen Mary. IXL. Parker Earle. Timbrell. 
Pot-grown plants, 50 cts. per doz., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 
Layer G Wye & 1.00 “ 100. 
Special price on large lots of Layer Plants can be given after September 2oth. 
NOTE. —Pot-grown plants set out this autumn will produce a crop of fruit in June, 1899. 
SMATIOERUIDS rtca, acceso: 
9 C. Ready about Oct. 2oth. 
Late in the fall is a good time to plant hardy Grapes, Blackberries, Raspberries 
and Currants; the plants being at that time dormant are less liable to injury in trans- 
planting than when planted in spring. After planting, cover the roots with 2 or 3 
inches of litter or manure. 
BLACKBERRIES. 
Blaekberries respond generously to good treatment. They prefer a deep soil in- 
clining to sand, but will grow and fruit almost everywhere. 
Wilson Junior. 50 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 
Erie. 60 cts. per doz., $3.00 per 100. 
Early Harvest. 50 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 
Kittatinny. 50 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 
Snyder. 50cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 
Early, Sorts 
Late Sorts. Brandywine. 
Price any of the above 
CURRANTS. 
Currants do well in partial shade, but require rich soil and good culture. One of 
our patrons grows 18 to 20 tons of currants every year among fruit trees. 
Fay’s Prolific. Color rich red; the leading variety for home use. 2 years, 15 
cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $8.00 per 100. 
Cherry. Deep red. 2 years, $1.00 per doz.. $5.00 per 100. 
Versailles. Bright crimson. 2 years, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 
White Grape. Best white variety. 2 years, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 
Black Naples. 2 years, $1.50 per doz., $8.00 per 100. 
GOOSEBERRIES. 
Gooseberries demand rich soi! and good culture. One of the most successful 
American growers uses a heavy manure mulch around his Gooseberry bushes during 
the heat of mid-summer, thus escaping mildew. 
Columbus. A new seedling, of the English type; fruit large, oval, greenish- 
yellow, smooth; foliage glossy; no trace of mildew. Strong plants, 30 cts. each, 
$3.00 per doz. 
Downing. Large; pale green; a popular market berry. $1.00 per doz., $6.00 
per 100. 
Industry. Of English origin, succeeds admirably in this country, bearing im- 
mense crops. 25 cts. each, $2.00 per doz., $12.00 per 100. 
Houghton’s Seedling. Medium size; pale red; recommended for pies. 
$1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. j 
Smith’s Improved. Large; pale green. 2 years, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 
100. 
