HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



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ST. MARTIN 



(Mid-season to Late, Perfect) 



Awarded silver medal by the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society. 



The originator and introducer of St. Martin Strawberry, Mr. 

 Louis Graton, says : "I have been growing Strawberries for 

 forty-five years, and during all this time I have been striving 

 to find the perfect berry. In placing St. Martin on the market 

 I believe I am offering the best all-around berry in existence." 



St. Martin is a fancy, extra large berry, which holds its size 

 to the end of the season. It is of a beautiful, deep red color, 

 firm flesh, wonderful flavor and delicate aroma, $1.75 per doz,; 

 $10.00 per 100. 



^WII.I.IAM BEI.T 



(Late, Perfect) 

 For vigorous growth, great productiveness, size, beauty and 

 ffube quality one of the very best. It is grown by the acre for 

 jfamcy fruit. The first berry to ripen on each fruit stalk, under 

 high culture, is apt to be coxscombed; all others are of regular 

 form. It is of bright, glossy red, the ideal color for a straw- 

 berry, $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 





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Dreers "Home Garden" Collection of Strawberries 



All Pot=Qrown Plants which will Produce a FULL CROP of Berries next Summer 



■Notwithstanding the care we take in keeping our list down so as to include only varieties of sterling merit, the amateur finds ^ 

 difficulty in making a selection that will produce a bountiful supply of the finest fruit from the beginning to the end of the season. 

 It is for such that we offer this collection, made up of Campbell's Early and Premier for early, Brandywine for mid- 

 season, Chesapeake and Qandy's Prize for late, and Progressive for an autumn bearing variety, all of them sorts which 

 adapt themselves to the most varied conditions of soil and climate, and which, in our judgment, combine in the highest degree all 

 the qualities which high-grade strawberries should have: 



6 each of the " Home Garden" Berries, 36 in all, for $3.00 

 12 " " " " " " 72 " " 5.50 



Autumn Fruiting Strawberries 



25 each of the " Home Garden" Berries, 150 in all, for $10:00 

 50 " " " " " " 300 " " 18.00 



Autumn-Fruiting: or 

 Everbearing Straiivberries 



After careful trials we have selected the three varieties of- 

 fered 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 disbud- 

 ding of part of the plants is discontinued late in June an al- 

 most 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 Dot be allowed to 

 suffer for lack of water at any time. 



Forward. Of free growth, producing an abundance of 

 fruit throughout the summer and fall, particularly desirable 

 for a very late crop, if judiciously disbudded; berry of good 

 size and of excellent quality. 

 Peerless. A real fall-bearer — does not require disbudding 

 and produces fruit until killing frost, in November. The 

 fruit and blossoms being protected by very heavy foliage 

 from all but severe frost. The berry is large to very large 

 and wonderfully attractive. 

 Progressive. The most prolific fruiting; berries of fair size 

 and produced in great abundance; they are of an attractive 

 deep, glossy crimson color and of good flavor. 

 Price. Any of the Everbearing varieties, $1.25 per doz.; 

 JB8.00 per 100. 



