HENE7 A. DESES, FhiladelpMa, Pa. 



TEN NEWER STRAWBERRIES. 



All in Strong Pot-Grown Plants which will yield a full Crop next June, 



^Tl'tOa Mid-Season, Perfect. 



A variety that promises to become a fixture where strictly 

 highest quality is wanted. It stands at the head of strawberries 

 for large size of fruit, as well as for sweetness — which makes 

 it one of the very best dessert varieties — healthfulness, vigor 

 and productiveness. Those who have grown it claim that it 

 stands drought better than most sorts. 60 cts. perdoz. ; $4.00 

 per 100. 



Chesapeake. Very Late, Perfect. 



• SOne of the most extensive growers of strawberries in Mary- 

 land offered a prize of $100.00 for twelve plants of the best 

 new seedling variety submitted to him for trial and out of over 

 one hundred sorts entered for competition, Chesapeake was, 

 by competent judges selected as the one posessing the most 

 meritorious points. It is very late, of exceptional high flavor, 

 very firm, berries large, 

 borne on strong upright 

 stems and a robust, 

 healthy grower. We 

 recommend it for trial. 

 75 cts. per doz. ; $6.00 

 per 100. 



Climax. 



Early, Perfect. 



A grand variety which 

 has very quickly become 

 popular with the most 

 critical growers in the 

 East. The plant is a 

 most vigorous and healthy 

 grower, enormously pro- 

 ductive, of good sized, 

 finely flavored perfectly 

 formed berries, ripening 

 extremely early, on which 

 account it must be con- 

 sidered one of the most 

 valuable of the newer 

 berries. 60 cts. per doz. ; 

 ;g4.oo per 100. 



The Cardinal. 



Late, Pistillate. 



No strawberry ever sent out seems to have received the 

 endorsement of the leading experts so fully as The Cardinal. 

 They agree that it is as nearly faultless as a strawberry is ever 

 likely to be. The plants are strong, healthy and free growers, 

 the fruit stalks tall and stout, making the picking an easy matter, 

 berries of large size, perfect in shape and coloring and of delicious 

 flavor and aroma ; it has been tried over a wide area and seems 

 to do well everywhere ; it was illustrated in colors in the Year 

 Book of the Agricultural Department, and a photo reproduction 

 shown in the Experiment Station Bulletin of its native State — 

 Ohio— unusual honors, which it seems to deser\'e. We have no 

 hesitation in recommending it for extensive planting. $1.00 per 

 doz.; ^7.00 per 100. 



Fairfield. Extra Sarly, Ferfeot. 



A remarkable extra early variety ripening several days ahead 

 of our other early sorts. It has been well tested for several 

 seasons and promises to become a standard variety on account of 

 its earliness and productiveness. 60 cts. per doz. ; $4.00 per 100. 



COLLECTIONS OF NEWER STRAWBERRIES. 



Nothing is more interesting than the trying of newer Strawberries. The above ten superb sorts offers an excellent opportunity 



to indulge in this fascinating work ; we offer them as under. 



3 each of the above 10 newer varieties, 30 plants in all, $1 60 I 12 each of the above 10 newer varieites, 120 plants in all, $5 50 

 6 " " " 10 " " 60 " " • 3 00 I 25 " " " 10 " " 250 " " 10 00 



THE CARDINAL 



Common'Wealth. Late, Perfect. 



This superb berry originated in Massachusetts. It matures 

 a week later than Sample, bears equally well and rivals the 

 Marshall for quality. In the judgment of many prominent 

 growers this is the coming late berry, and as being the best and 

 most productive of all very late sorts. 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 

 per 100. 



Midnight. Late, Perfect. 



The introducer of this new variety, one of the most extensive 

 growers in Connecticut and an authority on Strawberries, says 

 of it : "It is the latest, the largest and the best of all, and 

 must become very valuable as a market berry and a delight in 

 the family garden, as it extends the season of delicious Straw- 

 berries far beyond former years. A superb, attractive, very 



large berry. 60 cts. per 

 doz.; J4.00 per 100. 



Xew^ Home. 



Late, Perfect. 



This is by no means ao 

 untried novelty, having 

 been extensively grown 

 for a number of years by 

 one of the most promi- 

 nent berry growers in 

 Maryland, who plants 

 more of it than all other 

 varieties combined, being 

 satisfied that it is the most 

 profitable berry in his col- 

 lection. Its chief points 

 of merit are extreme late- 

 ness, great prolificness, 

 uniform large size, long 

 keeping qualities and suc- 

 ceeding on all soils. 60 

 cents per doz. ; $4.00 

 per 100. 



President. 



Late, PistiUate. 



A variety of New Jersey origin, introduced three years 

 ago, and which has given perfect satisfaction. In his report 

 of the tests on the grounds of the " Rural New Yorker," the 

 editor says : " The President led all other varieties in the 

 development of fruits, every plant producing large clusters, and 

 better still seems inclined to perfect and bring to large size 

 every berry. The color is bright and clear, the flesh firm and 

 the seeds few and widely separated. It is just now (June 1 2th) 

 ripening, and therefore comes in with such late varieties as 

 Gandy. 60 cents per doz.; J4.00 per 100. 



The Virginia. Extra Early, Perfect. 



This is one of the earliest varieties to ripen and for an extra 

 early produces fruit of an unusual uniform large size. It is 

 of an attractive bright red color, appearing as if varnished, 

 a strong, vigorous, healthy grower. 60 cents per dozen ; 

 JS4.00 per 100 



