DREER'S MID-SUMMER CATALOGUE. 



TNE FOUR SEBSQHS STRAWBERRY^ ^ 



Fraise des Ouatre Saisons 



A native of the European Alps, and distinguished by the property 

 (which is peculiar to it) of producing flowers and fruits continuously 

 all through the summer. The introduction of this variety into Euro- 

 pean gardens is comparatively recent, but it speedily attained a very 

 important position, on account of its valuable quality of producing fruit 

 at a season when all other varieties of strawberries have long ceased 

 bearing, it being possible to secure good crops of berries during July, 

 August and September. The fruit, while not large, are of exquisite 

 flavor. No doubt man}- of our customers have enjoyed these delicious 

 berries when in Europe. We advise planting them in a partially 

 shaded position, and in order to secure a prolonged and abundant sup- 

 ply in late summer and autumn the flowering stems and runners should 

 be pinched off through the spring months and the plants kept growing 

 by an abundant supply of water. There are two varieties, red and 

 white fruiting ; we can supply strong, pot-grown plants of either. Price 

 50 cents per dozen, 84.00 per hundred. 



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FOUR SEASONS STRAWBERRY. 



While we do not offer a long list of varieties, our stock includes the very best so far as care- 

 ful 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 with 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. 



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 col- 

 lection, which, in our judgment, based on actual tests made on our experimental grounds, combine 

 in the highest degree all the qualities which high-grade strawberries should have. 



Superb Early Sorts. 



Superb Mid=Season Sorts. 



Superb Late Sorts. 



Marshall, described on page 6 Enhance, described on page 4 Brandywine, described on p. 4 

 Haverland, " " 5 Greenville, " " 5 Timbrell, " "7 



3 each of the Six Superb Strawberries, J 8 pot-grown plants for 



/ a ft (4 t* 0/ t* *t 



4 j a u a a ny a a 



25 " " " " 150 



50 " " " " 300 



44 



$ .75 

 J. 50 

 2.50 

 4.50 

 8.00 



COLLECTION OF SELECT TESTED STRAWBERRIES. 

 X^ Pot=Grown Plants. ^CX 



This collection is offered for such as wish to try for themselves the merits of all the varieties 

 which we offer on pages 4 to 7 : 



3 each of the 23 varieties 69 pot-grown plants for S 2.50 



6 " " 23 •' 138 " " 4.50 



12 

 25 



23 

 93 



276 

 575 



8.50 



15. CO 



