STRAWBERRIES AND CURRANTS. 



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SHALL FRUITS. 



Strawberries. 



he plants offered in tliis list are all extra strong layers, which are far superior to ordi- 

 layers ofTered at much lower prices. Pot-grown plants will be ready for delivery after 



ust 1st. Prices for pot-grown plants are from $3.00 to $4.00 per 100, according to vari- 

 ety. Descriptive Strawberry Circular mailed on 

 application. All varieties offered in this list have 

 perfect or bi-sexual blossoms, except those marked 

 (P), which are destitute of stamens, and are 



^ ,•^11, ' J^H^^^^^L termed pistillate or imperfect flowering varieties, 



'Xj /t^^g^S^S^RHfe^ ^""^ must be planted near some perfect flowering 



^\ .f^ii^ .^^^^JSSKgk. sort, or they will produce little or no fruit. 





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EXTRA EARLY FRUITING 

 VARIETIES. 



Per doz. 



Clarke's Seedling 25c. $1.00 



Greenville 30c. 



Haverland (P) 25c. 



Michel's Early 25c. 



May King- 25c. 



Southard 25c. 



MID-SEASON. 



Biihach (P) 25c. 



Chas. Downing- 25c. 



Eureka 25c. 



Middlefield (P) 25c. 



Miner 25c. 



Parker Earle 30c 



Sharpless 25c. l.OO 



LATEST. 



CumberlaudTriuniph 25c. 



Gandy 25c. 



Kentucky 25c. 



Yale 25c. 



r 100. 



Per 1000. 



1.00 



$5.00 



1.50 



6.00 



1.00 



5.00 



1.00 



5.00 



1.00 



5.00 



1.00 



5 00 



1.00 



5.00 



1.00 



5.00 



1.00 



5.00 



1.00 



5.00 



1.00 



5.00 



1.50 



6.00 



1.00 



5.00 



1.00 



5.00 



1.00 



5.00 



1.00 



5.00 



1.00 



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NEW VARIETIES. 



Timbrel]. This is one of the most valuable of all the new 

 varieties. Berries are large to very large, dark crimson and 

 very firm. Leading fruit growers are looking to the Timbrell 

 as the one very late market berry. 75 cts. per dozen; $3-00 

 per 100. 



Mar.shall. Three thousand baskets of berries picked on 

 one-third of an acre last year. The berries are of very 

 large size, fourteen filling a basket. Color, very dark crim 

 son throughout ; fine flavor and fine grain and a good keeper. 

 $1.00 per dozen ; $5.00 per 100. 



The Brandywine. A new variety of great merit, fruit 

 of immense size, with large heavy foliage and perfect flowers 

 and very late. $1.00 per dozen; $5.00 per 100. 



The Banquet. Berries of medium size, measuring about 

 one-and-a-half inches in diameter, of uniform conical shape, 

 ripening up well without green ends, of a rich, crimson color; 

 in season it is about medium. 75 cts. per dozen ; $3.00 per 

 100. 



Van Denian. An extra early flowering variety ; berries a 

 showy glossy scarlet, with yellow seeds, firm and tart. 75 

 cts. per dozen ; $3.00 per 100. 



Hersey. This berry possesses all the good qualities de- 

 sired for home use and the market. Its flower is perfect, 

 fruit of most excellent flavor, having the taste and aroma of 

 the best varieties of the wild strawberry. Form very attrac- 

 tive, color a rich dark red ; very uniform in size and easy to 

 hull. $1.00 per dozen ; $5.00 per 100. 



Currants. 



Currants and Gooseberries should be planted on good soil, which must be kept rich and well worked. Trim out the old wood as 

 soon as it begins to decline, and shorten all the young shoots, to keep the bushes in good shape. Sprinkle ashes around the roots 

 occasionally, to keep the borers away. The currant worm may be destroyed by sprinkling the bushes with powdered white 

 hellebore while they are wet with dew. Where it has been applied, the fruit should not be used without first being 

 washed. 

 Black Naples. Vigorous and productive ; used for jelly and jams, and highly profitable for market in some sections. 2 



years, $1.50 per doz ; $800 per 100. 

 Cherry. Fruit large, buncli small ; deep red; acid. 2 years (very fine), $1.50 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 

 Fay's Prolific. Color rich red; as compared with the Cherry currant. Fay's Prolific is equal in size, better in flavor, contains 



less acid, and five times as prolific; and from its long, peculiar stem, less expensive to pick. 2 years, $1.50 



per doz. 

 La Versailles. A popular variety, bunch and berries large, bright crimson ; fine, vigorous, and productive. 2 years, very 



fine, $1.-50 per doz.; $8 00 per 100. 

 Red Dutch. Medium size ; in large bunches ; the old and well-known Currant of the garden ; a profitable market 



variety. 2 years, $1.50 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 

 White Grape. The best white variety; large, sweet and good; best for the table ; a good bearer. 2 years (very fine), 



$1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



