DREER'S MID-SUMMER LIST. 



Pot=Qrown Strawberry Plants. 



SELECT, NEW AND TESTED VARIETIES. 



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 our list all the better sorts which come forward vnth well endorsed 

 claims to public favor, and each season drop from our catalogue those which have failed to fulfil the claims made by 

 their friends. 



Keduetion lu Prices. Please note the redaction in prices in the popular standard sorts. This is made 

 possible by our production of these plar(ts in great quantity. We have perfect facilities for packing and shipping 

 pot-grown .strawberry plants in summer aud autumn. Eemember that pot-grown plants, if set firmly in the ground, 

 will safely endure anything except excessive or prolonged drought, and we advise immediate preparation and early 

 planting (August) of next year's fruiting bed. Later planting is safe, but the stronger the growth this autumn, the 

 larger will be the berry crop of 1897. 



LAYER PLANTS. 



A full list of layer plants will be announced in September. They are not so desirable as pot-grown plants; 

 and will not produce as large a crop of fruit next spring ; but they are cheaper, and more available for extensive 

 plantings. Under proper autumn treatment they will produce quite satisfactory results. 



Note — A "layer" strawberry plant is one that has taken root by its own effort, whereas a "pot-grown" 

 plant has been aided by human skill in making strong aud compact roots. The "pot-grown" plant is stronger to 

 begin with, and its growth is not checked by transplanting it. 



PLEASE NOTE. 



Varieties marked P have Imperfect blossoms (pistillate). They include many of the most prolific and desirable kinds. It is only 

 necessary to plant perfect-flowered varieties near them, in the proportion ol one to four; either one plant to four in the row, or one 

 row of staminate plants to four rows of pistillate plants. Hints on varieties adapted to purposes of fertilization will be found in each 

 case where fertilization is needed. 



From berries grown by EDWARD T. INGRAM, West Chester, Pa. 



BR ANDY WINE.— Originated in Pennsylvania. De- 

 scendant of Cumberland and Glendale. Has the pro- 

 longed bearing season of the former and the size and 

 beauty of the latter. Medium and late. Suitable for 

 home or market. An excellent berry for preserving. 

 Strong, vigorous grower, with perfect blossom. Responds 

 well to high culture on rich loamy soil. It is a firm 

 berry, a good shipper. It has been tested in many parts 

 of the United States, and promises to become a standard 

 sort. It is a leader among new berries, and is making a 

 record from Maine to Texas. It fails in a few places, but 

 the reports are overwhelmingly in its fa\'or. We recom- 

 mend it. 75 cents per dozen ; $4.00 per 100. 



CHARI^ES DOWNING. -Good, reliable, adapting 

 itself to many soils. Especially recommended for home 

 use. 50 cts. per dozen ; $3.00 per 100 ; $25.00 per 1000. 



The HERSEY.— Originated in the vicinity of Boston. 

 Suited to home use or market. Taste and aroma of the 

 wild strawberry. Attractive in color, uniform in size, 

 and easy to hull. Strong, thrifty, hardy and productive. 

 Has produced at rate of 12,000 quarts per acre. 75 cents 

 per dozen ; $4.00 per 100. 



BUBACH (P). — One of the most productive berries 

 now grown near Philadelphia, and one of the most 

 profitable. The Bubach is in high favor among gardeners 

 in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and is a recog- 

 nized money maker. It has both size and quality. This 

 berry occupied the post of honor on the Philadelphia 

 stalls this year. It was the handsomest fruit on sale in 

 the markets. Plant Sharpless or other perfect flowering 

 variety to insure the fertility of the blossoms. Edgar 

 Conrow, of Moorestowu, N. J., votes Bubach the first 

 place for profit. Michael Flynn, Moorestowu, N. J. ; 

 Charles Bell, Mt. Ephraim, N. J. ; James Q. Atkinson, 

 Montgomery county, Pa., endorse this opinion. 50 cents 

 per dozen ; $3.00 per 100 ; $25.00 per 1000. 



New Early Strawberry, BED KR WOOD.— 

 Sometimes called Racster. Worthy of trial in private 

 gardens. Rather soft for market. 75 cents per dozen ; 

 $4.00 per 100. 



DAYTON. — Early, hardy, good size, productive, hand- 

 some, a vigorous grower, making a fine record in many 

 places. 50 cts. per dozen ; $4.00 per 100 ; $30.00 per 

 1000. 



