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Dreer's Autumn Catalogue, 1897. 



S TRAWBERRY PLANTS 



POT=GROWN 



. . . AND LAYER 



While we do not offer a long list of varieties, our stock includes the very best so far as careful selection and test can secure 

 the highest quality. Scores of new strawberries come upon the market every year, of which but few have permanent merit. 

 Each season we add to nur list all the better sorts which come forward with well-endorsed claims to public favor, and drop. those 

 which have failed to fulfil the claims made by their friends. 



All of the varieties offered below are fully described in our " Mid-Summer Catalogue," a copy of which will be mailed free 

 on application. 



NEW VARIETIES— Offered for the First Time. 



I. X. L. Crescent Improved. Glen Mary. Gaudy Belle. 



Priee anv of the above I Pot -S rown P lants > 75 cts - P er doz -> § 6 00 P er 10 °- 

 ±*nce anj 01 tne aoo\ e y Layer „ 35 cts „ 2 0Q „ 100 



GENERAL LIST OF SELECT TESTED VARIETIES. 



Bederwood. Haverland. Lady Thompson. Marshall Mary. May King. 

 Tennessee. Wolverton. 



MID-SEASON SORTS - rBubach - Chas ' Downin£ 



Michel's Early. Rio. 

 Greenville. Saunders. 



EARLY SORTS 



^ 1 ciuiessee. vvoiveiion. 



-. RT c f Bubach. Chas. Downing. Crawford. Enhance. Gov. Hoard. 

 oOU1S \ Sharpless. Warfield. 

 LATE SORTS.— Brandywine. Gandy's Prize. Parker Earle. Timbrell. 



Priee anv of the above/ Pot -g rown P Iants > 50 cts. per doz., §3.00 per 100. $2500 per 1000. 

 iTice any ot tne aDOve < ( Layei . „ 25 cts „ 1QQ „ m 



Special price on large lots of Layer Plants can be given after September 25th. 



NOTE. — Pot-grown plants set out this autumn will produce a crop of fruit in June, 1898- 



SHALL FRUITS, Etc., For Fall Planting. 



— -o.^READY ABOUT OCTOBER 20th. 



Late in 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. 



Blackberries respond generously to good treatment. They prefer a deep soil 

 inclining to sand, but will grow and fruit almost everywhere. 

 Wilson Junior. The present market favorite near Philadelphia. 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. 50 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 



CURRANTS. 



One 



Currants do well in partial shade, but require rich soil and good culture. 

 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 or market. 



2 years, 15 cts. each, §1.50 per doz., §8.00 per 100. 

 Cherry. Deep red. 2 years, §1.00 per doz., §6.00 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 soil and good culture. One of the most successful 



American growers uses a heavy manure mulch around his Gooseberry bushes during 



the heat of mid-summev. He thus escapes mildew. 



Downing". Large; pale green; a popular market berry. $1.00 per doz., §6.00 

 per 100. 



Houghton's Seedling. Medium in size; pale red in color; recommended 

 for pies. §1.00 per doz., §6 00 per 100. 



Smith's Improved. Large; pale green. 2 years, $1.00 per doz., §6.00 

 per 100. 



Industry. This variety, of English origin, succeeds admirably in the United 

 States, bearing immense crops. 25 cts. each, §2 00 per doz., §12.00 per 100- 



Columbus. Anew seedling, of the English type; fruit large, oval, greenish- 

 yellow ; smooth ; foliage glossy ; no trace of mildew. Strong plants 50 cts. each, 

 §4.00 per doz. 



