THE GREATEST STRAWBERRIES ON EARTH. 



When I Ship Strawberry Plants. In this locality strawberry plants are ready for shipment in April and Hay, also in July. August and September 



Shipping Charges. I prepay charges on plants quoted by the dozen. All plants quoted by the hundred or the thousand will be shipped by ezpresa 

 purchaser paying shipping charges. If purchaser desires me to pay charges the price will be 20c per 100 extra. 



Notice. The blossoms of those marked (P) are destitute of stamens, and are termed pistillate, and unless a row of a perfect flowering variety 1« 

 planted every fourth row they will produce imperfect fruit and but little of it; but when fertilized, they are more prolific than those with flowers 



Culture. Strawberries require very rich soil and good cultivation while growing. When plants are received, dip the roots in water, taking care not 

 to wet the leaves or crown. Set the plan's out in rows two or three feet apart, and 15 inches in the row, using cure that the crown of plant is set 

 above the earth; press the soil firmly about the roots so as to exclude all air. In December, cover the whole bed with straw about one Inch deep, 

 and in March uncover crowns of plants. 



GREAT NORTHERN — In this new 



berry are combined the best quali- 

 ties of many leading sorts. It is a 



strong, rank, healthy grower, with 



everlasting foliage and perfect 



blossoms. Very early to ripen and 



enormously productive, while in 



large, uniform size it has few 



equals. Its flavor is also the very 



best and sweetest ; color a most 



beautiful glowing red. Its extreme 



earliness helps to give it its extra 



sweet flavor. $2 per doz. ; §9 a 10(T. 

 NEWWM. BELT— Plant is very large, 



a most luxuriant grower and re- 

 markably productive. No other 



variety ever gave me so many im- 

 mense berries. In picking twelve 



quarts from a matted row with 



good common culture, I selected 



thirty-seven that filled three quart 



baskets, and the other nine quarts 



were all large. I have seen eight- 

 inch berries on spring-set plants 



within ten weeks of planting. In 



form it is conical, rather long and 



quite uniform in shape, except that 



the first berry on a fruit stalk is 



sometimes misshapen, especially 



with high culture. The color is a 



brilliant glossy red — as near per- 

 fection as was ever seen in a berry. 



It ripens all over without green 



tips. The quality of this grand variety is good, much better 

 than is usually found in large berries. We have as fine a lot of 

 plants as anyone ever saw. 25c per doz. ; 75c per 100 , $5 per 1,000. 

 CLYDE — It is a very early berry, and a good shipper. It has 

 healthy foliage and is a vigorous strong grower. The fruit is 

 exceptionally large ; brilliant red in color and is extra fine quality. 

 The berries keep up in size to the end of the season. In addition 

 to its marvelous beauty it is extremely rich and sweet. One of 

 the finest varieties ever introduced and is sure to give everyone 

 entire satisfaction. 25c per doz. ; 75c per 100 ; S5 per 1,000 

 GARDNER— In productiveness it is excelled by but few varieties 

 and it sets very near as much fruit as does Parker Earle. Its 

 berries are large, crimson, very firm and of excellent quality. 

 In firmness and ability to hold up well in shipping it is one of the 

 best, and market growers will find it unsurpassed for shipping 

 to distant markets. Its productiveness and general adaptability 

 to all soils leads us to regard it as a profitable variety, and the 

 same good qualities render it desirable for home use. 25c per 

 doz. ; 65c per 100 ; S4 per 1 ,000. 

 SHUCKLESS — Possesses a peculiar feature, distinguishing it from 

 all others as its name indicates. In picking it parts readily from 

 the stem, the shuck remains on the stem instead of the berry. It 

 is a strong grower, healthy and hardy, plant producing berries 

 of uniform size and color in great abundance and of the very best 

 quality. 30c per doz. ; 75c per 100 ; S5 per 1,000. 

 SAMPLE — This very promising variety was originated at North 

 Reading, Mass., and was introduced last spring at So. 00 per doz. 



The plant is a strong, 

 healthy and luxuriant 

 grower. It is enor- 

 mously productive. The 

 fruit is large, round 

 and never misshapen. 

 It is very late, colors all 

 over at once, is of good 

 quality and one of the 

 firmest. It was exam- 

 ined on the originator's 

 grounds by a large 

 number of growers and 

 all were astonished at 

 its splendid behavior. 

 It received first prize 

 for best new variety at 

 the MassachusettsHor- 

 ticulture Society straw- 

 berry show last June. 

 It is very prolific sort. 

 One of the best berries 

 in the market. Try it. 

 $1 per doz. ; S5 per 100. 



GREAT NOBTHERN 



ELEANOR 



SAMPLE. 



TENNESSEE PROLIFIC— Fine medium 

 early variety, large size and very 

 productive. Vigorous, healthy plant 

 with never a spot of rust. 25c per 

 doz., 50c per 100, §4 per 1,000. 



TUBBS— The fruit is large and fine 

 flavor, well shaped, color a deep crim- 

 son, and is noted for its grand shipping 

 qualities ; ripens early, long bearing 

 and of even size to the last picking. 

 25c per doz., 60c per 100, ?4 per 1,000. 

 WARFIELD— (P)— A very fine berry in 

 every way. Plant strong, free grower 

 and a wonderfully prolific bearer, one 

 of the agricultural experiment stations 

 at a recent examination, placing it at 

 the head of 150 varieties for yield. 

 Berries medium size, very firm, color 

 rich, glossy red and of fine flavor. 

 Considered by many growers the most 

 profitable market berry. 25c per doz., 

 60c per 100. H per 1.000. 

 SAUNDERS — The plant is large and vig- 

 orous, and is as healthy and hardy as 

 any ever sent out. It makes many 

 runners, has a perfect blossom and is 

 very productive. The fruit is very 

 large, conical, slightly flattened and 

 often has a depression on one or both 

 sides. It is deep red and remarkably 

 glossy. The flesh is of the same color 

 and has a sprightly, agreeable flavor. 

 25c per doz., 60c per 100, $4 per 1 000. 

 Largest and best very early strawberry, ripenmg in 

 advance of all others ; of mammoth size, retaining its size well to 

 the end of the season ; in productiveness surpassing the famous 

 Crescent ; in firmness it is equal to the Wilson ; is of bright scarlet 

 color, and has few equals in quality. Among other valuable 

 properties of the Elenor maybe mentioned, its uniform size, color 

 and shape, never coxcombed, and the coloring evenly all over 

 with no green tip ; a field of it after the picking season is over 

 being as green as a field of clover. 25c per doz., 70c per 100, $5 

 per 1,000. 



HAVE8LAND-P-Enormously productive. Berries medium tolai^e 

 and of pale scarlet color, of good fiavor and so extremely prolific 

 and showy that the Haverland is a wide favorite for home use 

 or market. Its merits as a cropper makes it one of the most 

 profitable sorts. 25c per doz., 60c per 100, S4 pet 1,000. 

 WOLVERTON— A promising berry of Canadian origin. It is a strong 

 grower vrith perfect flower, and crops over a long season. Ma- 

 tures part of its crop before it is done blossoming. A large 

 strawberry of attractive appearance and good quality. 25c per 

 doz., 60c per 100, H per 1,000. 

 NICK OHMER— Originated by Mr. JohnF. Beaver, who is conceded 

 to be the most successful amature fruit grower in Ohio; named 

 after Mr. Nick Ohmer, ex-president of the Ohio State Horticul- 

 tural Society. The plant is very large and strong, sending out 

 plenty of strong runners. 

 It is probably not sur- 

 passed in healthy, vigor- 

 ous growth and great 

 productiveness by any 

 variety. It has a perfect 

 blossom. The fruit is of 

 the very largest size, a 

 giant among strawber- 

 ries. It is never mis- 

 shapen, its only depar- 

 ture from the regular 

 roundish conical form is 

 when,under high culture 

 it is somewhat triangu- 

 lar. It is dark, glossy 

 red, firm and of excellent 

 flavor. I am confident 

 that it is one of the most 

 desirable, if not the very 

 best berry on the market 

 and there is no other 

 that I would plant with 

 so much confidence; if 

 restricted to a single va- 

 riety the Nick Ohmer 

 would be my first choice. 

 75c per doz.^ $4 per 100. 



NICE OHMER. 



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