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11. For preserving or canning, Premier still leads. The women folks say that 

 Premier holds its shape better than any variety we grow when preserved. Chesapeake 

 is also good for this purpose. The rich red color of Premier extending clear through the 

 berry makes it also very desirable for canning. 



12. For the home garden, local market or for shipping, no early berry comes any- 

 where near equalling Premier. There need be no hesitancy in selecting the variety to 

 plant if you want just one variety nor in selecting your early berries if you want more 

 than one variety. Premier outclasses the field. Below are opinions from some of our 

 customers. 



Mr. Fred Harvey, Chesterfield Co., Va., says, "Our berry season has just ended 

 and we are very much pleased with returns from the 5000 Premier plants received from 

 you last year. We sold $500 worth off these plants before any berries were ripe on our 

 Amanda and Big Joe plants. We made $1900 from 2}/>, acres in berries this spring. 

 No one in the nursery business can equal you in size and" quality of plants sent out." 



Mr. J. C. Chaney, Calvert Co., Md., says, "I bought plants from you in 1920 and 

 last year I had a nice lot of Premier berries. Got about $1000 per acre." 



Mr. A. W. Grimsley, Fairfax Co., Va., says, "My 1920 lot of Premier was so superior 

 in size, firmness, sweetness, and beauty in appearance to any of my other seven va- 

 rieties that I am ordering 1000 Premier this season. My earliest pickings from them began 

 April 23rd which brought me 42c a quart wholesale. They ripened the earliest and out- 

 lasted even the late varieties. 



$500.00 



In our last catalog we offered a prize of $500.00 for 25 plants of any variety that 

 would prove superior to Premier or equal to it if a midseason or late berry. We offered 

 also $200.00 for the best variety sent us in case none of them proved superior to Premier. 

 In response to that offer we received 36 lots of plants from 13 different states. Nearly 

 all of them sending plants are convinced they had a very valuable variety and feel sure 

 they will win the prize. They have all made a very nice growth. We are going to watch 

 these very closely at fruiting time, and it is our earnest desire that some of them will 

 prove superior to Premier. If they do we will have a truly remarkable variety to offer 

 our customers. 



We are not making another prize offer this season, but if you have a promising 

 new variety, we will be very glad to receive 25 plants and test it out thoroughly in com- 

 parison with the leading varieties. If it proves valuable with us, we will negotiate with 

 the sender for plants, but in no case will any plants sent us be used unless satisfactory 

 arrangements have been made. 



Plants Doing Fine. 



Wabash Co., III., March 28, 1922. 

 The plants arrived in fine shape and set them out the 6th of March, and all plants are doing fine. 

 If they bear fruit as well as they are growing they will do fine. I am well pleased with them. 



W. H. Burris. 



If Undecided Read This. 



Henrico Co., Va., May 1, 1922. 

 The strawberry plants ordered from you came to hand in fine condition. This was a trial order 

 and I take this opportunity to say to you they were the finest plants I have ever received from any 

 place or plant grower, the most vigorous, strong rooted plants I ever saw. Consider me one of your many 

 customers and look for future orders from both myself and friend. With best wishes, I am, 



Charles S. Hollis. 



Every One Lived. 



Palm Beach Co., Fla., March 29, 1922 

 My plants received and must say without exception the finest plants of any kind I ever got from 

 anyone. Every one lived. I have been stung so many times in ordering plants. It is indeed a pleasure 

 to make this acknowledgement. B. G. Ball. 



