/ T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, X. J, 



GENERAL LIST OF STRAWBERRIES. 



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BISEL (P). For quarts, quarts, quarts r.f larg-e beauti- 

 ful berries, this variety has few equals when given congenial 

 s<>il and high culture. It requires a loamy soil, and will not 

 succeed on thin, light land. The berries are conical, brilliant 

 crimson and glossy; large and exceptionally uniform in size 

 and shape. The berries bear strong resemblance to the 



old-time favorite, 

 Jucunda or Knox 

 700, but the plant 

 is far stronger and 

 is healthy and vig- 

 orous. In firmness 

 it is above the av- 

 erage and its flavor 

 is sweet and pleas- 

 ant. Mr. W. L. 

 Cornell, Queens 

 Count}-, N. Y., who 

 is one of the most 

 successful gTowers I 

 know, informs me 

 it has proved his 

 most profitable 

 variety for several 

 consecutive seasons 

 (and he has grown 

 almost every var- 

 iety that has been 

 introduced during 

 the past twenty 

 years) ; yielding a 

 profit of "five hun- 

 dred dollars an acre 

 mm annually, on an 



average. I have 



planted it very largely myself for fruiting, and shall continue 

 to plant it. I repeat,"it must be given high culture and good 

 soil for good results, and I would recommend no one to plant 

 it on sandy or impoverished land. It is an early variety, and 

 Smith's Seedling is an excellent variety for fertilizing its 

 blossoms: it succeeding that varietv in ripening a few days 

 only. Doz., 20c : 100, 50c.; 1000, $2.00. 



BRANDYWINE. Another superb variety and one 

 that is especially valuable for those who desire berries of large 

 size. Its berries are roundish-conical, regular and uniform, 

 rich crimson, firm, and of excellent flavor. The plants are 



CLYDE. One of the best of the early, large-fruited vari- 

 eties, yielding 

 abundantly, and 

 is very profitable. 

 The berries are 

 bright in color, 

 hold up well, be- 

 ing moderates- 

 firm, and, owing 

 to their quality, 

 good size, earii- 

 ness and fresh 

 color, sell quicks- 

 and bring in good 

 returns. It is an 

 admirable early 

 sort for the family 

 garden. The 

 plant is excellent; 

 a vigorous grower 

 with large, clean, 

 dark-green foli- 

 age, entirely free 

 from rust and 

 blight, and ex- 

 ceedingly produc- 

 tive. Doz., 20c.: 

 100, 50c; 1000. 

 $2.50. 



EARLIEST. A seedling of Michael's Early, which it 

 resembles, both in plant and fruit : but the berries are larger 

 and the plants more productive. The color is bright and the 

 flesh firm and good in quality. Its extreme earliness renders 

 it of value, whether grown for market or for a very early 

 home supplv. Succeeds finelv at the South. Doz.. 20c.; 100, 

 50c.; 1000, $2.00. 



ENORMOUS (P. Of the largest size, somewhat re- 

 sembling Bubach in general appearance, but even larger and 

 much firmer. Almost round, deep crimson in color, glossy, 

 lirm and solid, and Of excellent quality. The plant grows 

 well, with bright, clean foliage, and, on the good soil de- 

 manded by all large strawberries, it is productive. A fine, 

 show}- berry, selling at high prices, and one that is very satis- 

 factory in the home garden. Early. Doz., 20c.; 100, 5<\;.; 

 1000, $3.00. 



EXCELSIOR. 



hardy and productive, with large, clean, healty foliage. Rip- 

 ens in midseason. General favorite throughout the country 

 by reason of its general adaptability, large size and other 

 valuable properties. Its inherent vigor is such that it needs 

 no petting or coddling, yet its fruit is invariably sold a- 

 "fancy;" commanding fancy prices. For the home garden 

 it is rapidly superseding the popular Sharpless; giving as it 

 does a long and abundant supply of the largest and finest 

 berries of superior quality. Doz., 20c.; 100, 50c.; 1000, $2.00. 



BUBACH [No. 5) P. Popular by reason of its great 

 size and productiveness, though the fruit is rather soft and 

 of indifferent quality. For a near-by market it is profitable : 

 its size and handsome crimson color causing it to sell readily 

 at good prices: but it cannot be recommended for shipment. 

 Midseason. Doz., 20c.: 100. 50c.: 1000, $3.00. 



Of untold value as an early variety : for it is not only among 

 the earliest to ripen, but it is also larger than any other very 

 early sort; but is firm, prolific, highly colored and of good 

 quality, also. "Blood will tell," and tne Excelsior is no ex- 

 ception to the rule: being a cross of the venerable Wilson and 

 the Hoffman — possessing the plant of the latter, with its 

 clean, bright foliage, and the beautiful fruit, productiveness 

 and shipping properties of the former. In "Strawberry 

 Notes" of the Michigan State College Experimental Station, 

 there are one hundred and sixty varieties of strawberries 

 named, and in the remarks under "Excelsior" I find : " This 

 variety was the first to ripen fruit, and the plants were very- 

 productive." Doz., 20c.: 100, 50c.; 1-300, $2.00. 



