/. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER AND RED BANK, N J. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



My stock of Strawberry plants is large and very fine. I tie 

 in bunches of 25, with roots straightened out, and pack carefully 

 in damp moss. All are grown from young beds which have 

 never borne fruit and are therefore strong and vigorous. Pistil- 

 late varieties in this list are indicated by the letter P affixed to 

 their names. These require a perfect-flowered variety near 

 them, in order to fertilize their flowers and enable them to fruit 

 well. 



Strmvberry plants are sent by mail postpaid at dozen rates 

 if desired. If ordered at hundred rates to fjo by mail, add 25c 

 per 100 to the prices quoted. At thousand rates by express only. 



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DIGGING STRAWBERRIES AT MONMOUTH 



NEW VARIETIES, 



Barton's Eclipse (P). A reliable standard sort that is 

 always satisfactory. The berries are large and solid, 

 rich crimson, more than moderately firm and of very 

 good flavor. Plant a splendid grower and heavy 

 yielder, behaving well everywhere. Ripens about mid- 

 season. Doz., 25c ; 100, 50c"; 1000, $3.00. 



Brandy wine. Second to none among the standard sorts 

 for the size and beauty of its fruit. Very large, 

 roundish-conical, regular and uniform, bright glossy 

 crimson, firm and solid, excellent in quality with fine 

 aromatic flavor. Plant remarkably vigorous, hardy 

 and productive, with foliage large, clean and healthy. 

 For home use it is unsurpassed, and for a market where 

 fancy berries are in demand there is nothing more 

 profitable. Midseason. Doz., 25c ; 100, 50c ; 1000, $3.00. 



EXCELSIOR. 



Undoubtedly of the highest value as an early shipping 

 variety, for not only is it one of the very earliest to 

 ripen, but it is firmer and more prolific than any other 

 very early sort. It is also large, high-colored and of 

 good quality. A seeding of Wilson ci-ossed with Hoff- 

 man, resembling the latter in plant, with clean, bright 

 foliage and fruit like the Wilson. It is a marked ad- 

 vance in extra early strawberriei*, and is a very valu- 

 able variety, either in the home garden or for market. 

 Do not fail to plant a few of them this spring. Doz., 

 35c ; 100, $1.50; 1000, $10.00. 



NICK OHMt R. 



A great surprise is in store for all who fruit this straw- 

 berry for the first time; its mammoth size, beautiful 

 color and great productiveness, being really astonish- 

 ishing. The plant is exceedingly vigorous, with clean 

 healthy foliage without the slightest tendency to rust. 

 The berries are of the largest size— a perfect giant 

 among strawberries — roundish-conical in form, uniform 

 and regular, rich, glossy crimson, firm and solid, ex- 

 cellent in quality, and average large to the very last 

 picking. Growers should certamly give this a trial. 

 Doz., 30c ; 100, $1.00 ; 1000, $8.00. 



GENERAL LIST. 



Earliest. A seeding of Michael's Early which it 

 somewhat resembles both in plant and fruit, but the 

 berries are larger and rhe plants more productive. The 

 color is bright and the flesh firm, and good in quality. 

 Its extreme earliness renders it of inestimable value, 

 whether grown for market or for a very early supply 

 for home consumption, and it should always be chosen 

 to precede the other early sorts in ripening. Succeeds 

 finely at the South. Doz., 25c ; 100, 50c; 1000, $3.00. 



Enormous (P). Of the largest size, somewhat resem- 

 bling Bubach in general appearance, but larger in size 

 and much firmer. Almost round, deep crimson in 

 color, glossy, firm and solid, and excellent in quality. 

 The plant grows well, with bright, clean foliage ; produc- 

 tive on good soil. Early. Doz., 25c ; 100, 50c; 1000,13.50. 

 Candy. Will 



Bubach {No. 5) P. A popular sort of large size and 

 great productiveness ; a vigorous grower. Bright 

 crimson, handsome, rather soft and not of the best 

 quality. Those who desire an abundance of large, fine 

 berries should plant this. Midseason. Doz., 25c ; 100 

 50c ; 1000, $3.50. 



Carrie (P). A better berry everyvray than its parent, 

 Haverland, being larger, firmer and brighter in color 

 whilst the plant is equally as productive, and a good 

 grower with healthy foliage. It is thus an excellent 

 market variety, very desirable either for shipping or 

 local trade, and indeed for any purpose. Midseason. 

 Doz., 25c ; 100, 75c ; 1000, $6.00. 



Clyde. Of large size, bright color, good quality and 

 moderately firm. The plant is perfection itself in 

 habit ; vigorous with large, clean, dark green foliage, 

 entirely free from rust or blight and exceedingly pro- 

 lific. One of the most valuable early ripening vari- 

 eties, produciu ■ large fruit, especially for market, 

 unless the fruit is intended exclusively for shipment; 

 and then it is surpassed only by Smith's Seeding. Doz., 

 25c ; 100, 50c ; 1000, $3.00. 



always give 

 good results on 

 rich soil. Ber- 

 ries large, very 

 uniform, of 

 bright crimson 

 color, hand- 

 some and 

 showy, firm 

 and o f 

 quality, 

 plant is 

 orous 



with clean foli 

 iage. Its late- 

 ness in ripening 

 and handsome 

 a pp ea ranee 

 causes it to sell 

 well in mar let 

 and it is equal- 

 ly desirable for 

 home use. Dcz., 

 25c; 100, 50c: 

 XOOO, $2.50. 



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