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J. T. LOVETT, INC.. LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



THE VAN FLEET HYBRID STRAWBERRIES 



A New and Distinct Race of Strawberries 



Undoubtedly no strawberries have ever had 

 such wide and thorough endorsement by hor- 

 ticultural authorities, or had so many nice 

 things said about them as these Van Fleet 

 Hybrids. 



They were produced by Dr. Walter Van 

 Fleet, the greatest hybridizer the world has 

 ever known; and unite the good properties of 

 our best American varieties with the finest 

 varieties of Europe. The Doctor (who is 

 now connected with the Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry of the United States Department of 

 Agriculture), when living at Little Silver 

 created thousands of these hybrids in a thor- 

 oughly scientific manner, and after carefully 

 testing them, sold the entire lot to us. In 

 writing of them, in his usual modest way. Dr. 

 Van Fleet said, "In August, 1910, I sold you 

 with the exclusive right to introduce my 

 entire stock of hybrid Strawberries, raised 

 during the years 1907-1909; as a result of in- 



tercrossing the most vigorous high quality 

 European varieties — such as Jucunda, Alfonso 

 XIII and Pres. De la Devansay — with the 

 best native kinds; including Wm. Belt, Presi- 

 dent, Nick Ohmer, and Chesapeake. The re- 

 sult was the finest lot of seedling varieties 

 probably ever produced, excelling in vigor, 

 hardiness, productiveness and plant-making 

 power, as well as size, quality and attractive- 

 ness of berries, any I have ever tested." 



These hybrid Strawberries are most vig- 

 orous and sturdy in plant growth, are exceed- 

 ingly prolific of very large, exquisitely beauti- 

 ful berries and what is best of all — excel in 

 high quality. Before leaving Little Silver, 

 Doctor Van Fleet made a selection of a score 

 of varieties as the best of them all. Since 

 1910 we have had these under careful trial and 

 of them, all things considered, regard Early 

 Jersey Giant (No. 10), Edmund Wilson (No. 

 13), Late Jersey Giant (No. 14), and John H. 

 Cook, or (No. 7), as the most valuable. 



/■ EARLY JERSEY GIANT (Van Fleet No. 10) 



Pre-eminently the finest of the early varie- 

 ties. As a matter of fact there is no known 

 variety that ripens earlier and no variety yield- 

 ling large berries that comes anywhere near it 

 in earliness. It is also brilliant scarlet-crimson 

 in color, and exceptionally firm — by far the 

 firmest of all early varieties. 



Berries very large, conical with pointed tip, 

 colors all over at once, has delightful aroma 

 and rich, mild, wild Strawberry flavor. Large, 

 light green calyx or "burr," hence exceedingly 

 showy and attractive. Blossoms, large, open, 

 rather late and staminate. Plant a strong 

 grower with large leaves on long plant stems 

 and a heavy yielder. The largest and best very 

 early variety. Pot-grown plants, dozen, $1.00; 

 100, $6.00. 



EDMUND WILSON (Van Fleet No. 13). 



Strikingly unique and strictly an amateur — not 

 a commercial variety. The plants resemble 

 potato vines in size and vigor; the berries are 

 as large as small apples or oranges. Form 

 globular or bluntly heart shaped, of deep 

 maroon color with smooth surface and quite 

 firm. Upon good soil the plants attain a 

 height of twelve to fifteen inches with a spread 

 of fully a foot and are enormously prolific. 



Ripens in midseason. Pot-grown plants 

 dozen, $1.00; 100, $6.00. 



"The Van Fleet Hybrid pot-grown strawberries received 

 in October were fine. Many of the Edmund Wilson 

 plants had from fifty to sixty enormous berries to the 

 plant. I call that 'going some' for plants planted the 

 previous October." — J. Leslie Haworth (Missouri). 



