LOVETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. — STRAWBERRIES 



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The Van Fleet Hybrid Strawberries 



A Distinct Race of Strawberries 



America has done more than her part in giving 

 to the world finer fruits and flowers. Earnest men 

 with trained minds and skilled hands — hybridisers 

 — have contributed greatly to the advance of the 

 fine art of fruit gardening. And among them none 

 ranks higher in worth-while accomplishments than 



does the late Dr. Walter Van Fleet. By judicious 

 cross-fertilization he succeeded in imparting the ex- 

 traordinary aroma and vigor of wild strawberries to 

 strains of large standard varieties. The results were 

 quite a number of hybrids of which the following 

 three are the outstanding leaders: 



EARLY JERSEY GIANT 



Without question the earliest fruiting variety 

 combining size, attractive color and superb flavor 

 in an extraordinary degree. It is the largest of all 

 early varieties, regardless of class. In common with 

 the rest of the Van Fleet hybrids it has an excep- 

 tionally vigorous constitution, making strong plants 

 with perfect blossoms. 



The very large, brilliant scarlet -crimson berries 

 are of simply delicious flavor. So rich is their aroma 

 that a fair-sized dish of ripe berries will perfume a 

 room. The beautiful berries are of conical form, 

 with a pointed tip. Plants are strong growers, 

 heavy yielders. 



Please order early; although we have a won- 

 derful supply of stock plants we feel sure that 

 before the end of the planting season we will 

 again be "sold out. " Layer plants, dozen, 

 75c; 100, $2.00. Pot-grown plants, dozen, 

 $1.25; 100, $8.00. 



EDMUND WILSON 

 The Qiant Strawberry 



On general principles we carefully avoid exag- 

 geration. The temptation to paint glowing pictures 

 is great and it requires considerable restraint at 

 times to strictly adhere to the truth. AH this 

 merely by way of preparing you for an extraordi- 

 nary statement. The fruits of Edmund Wilson, borne 

 on the exceptionally sturdy plants, are so immense 

 that we have known them to compete in size with 

 small apples. This, without either extra culture or 

 disbudding. 



With all its great size, the fruit is of excellent 

 quality. Its dark color prevents it from being a 

 good market variety, but for the home garden, where 

 high quality is the first consideration, we know of 

 no better mid-season sort than Edmund Wilson. 



Layer plants, dozen, $1.00. 



Pot-grown plants, dozen, $2.00. 



JOHN H. COOK— "Variety for Everybody's Garden' 



Due to its extraordinary merits, our stock of pa- 

 rent plants of this remarkable Van Fleet hybrid is 

 still very short. Among second early varieties there 

 is no heavier cropper. In growth, constitution and 

 other worth-while qualities 

 it might well be considered 

 the finest of the three Van 

 Fleet hybrids. Equally 

 valuable for home use or 

 market, its somewhat ir- 

 regular shape is easily off- 

 set by the delicious flavor 

 which very much resembles 

 that of wild strawberries. 



Since our stock is still 

 very much lower than the 

 ordinary season's require- 

 ments, we would suggest 

 early orders to those who 

 prefer this to all others. 



Layer plants, dozen, 

 $1.00; 100, $2.50. 



Pot-grown plants, 

 dozen, $2.00; 100, $12.50. 



Special Offer : 



We will send a dozen 

 each (36 in all) of the 

 three wonderful Van 

 Fleet Hybrids, Early 

 Jersey Giant, John K. 

 Cook and Edmund Wil- 

 son (all pot-grown), for 

 $4.00; or twenty-five of 

 each for $7.50. john h. cook — one-half natural size 



