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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. 



The varieties offered can be supplied in strong layer or field- 

 grown plants from Oct. 15th to April 15th, during the summer 

 months, August and September, we supply only pot-grown plants 

 and which are offered in our Midsummer catalogue. 



Brandy wine. One of the best midseason to late fruiting sorts. 

 We do not know that it has a single defect. Fruit extra large, 

 heart shaped, color bright rich red and the flavor leaves 

 nothing to be desired. 



Campbell's Early. An extra early of great merit. A vigor- 

 ous grower, producing great crops of large rich red berries, 

 practically all the fruit grows to full sized perfection and ripens 

 perfectly. 



Chesapeake. A most reliable late berry, which is giving per- 

 fect satisfaction, in the home garden. It is not a variety that 

 sets an immense quantity 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. The standard late variety, which has held its 

 own for many years. It is a strong healthy grower. The 

 berries are borne on strong stalks, well above the ground. 



Premier. 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. A good variety for the amateur. The 

 fruit is bright red with a glossy finish shading to a deep scarlet 

 on the underside. The flesh is bright red all through, and ex- 

 ceedingly juicy. Plants produce a heavy crop of fruit. 



Price. Any of the above varieties in strong layer plants, 50 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 $1.00. 

 12 plants each of the 6 varieties, 72 in all for 1.75. 

 25 plants each of the 6 varieties, 150 in all for 3.00. 



I Gandy's Prize 



Autumn-Fruiting Strawberries 



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. A most promising hardy 

 variety from Michigan of strong vigorous habit and pro- 

 ducing a very heavy yield of fine dark red delicious berries 

 from July until frost. 



Progressive. The most prolific fruiting of this typ*; berries 

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

 attractive deep, glossy crimson color and of good flavor. 



Price. Either of the Everbearing varieties, 75 cts. per doz.; 

 $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. 



Biggie's Berry Book. Complete cultural directions for 

 all small fruits including Strawberries are given in this 

 valuable little book. 50 rts. postpaid 



NOTE — All Bulbs, Roots and Plants su'e torwarded by Express, purchaser paying charges. If wanted by Parcel Post add 10 per 

 cent, to value of order to points east of the Mississippi FUver, and 20 per cent, to points west of the Mississippi River. 



