DREER'S MID-SUMMER CATALOGUE. 



THE DUNCAN. 



EARLY TO LATE. PERFECT. 



This variety, now offered for the first time, originated at 

 Westville, N. J., and has been under our observation for 

 several years. It is a strong, free grower, a phenomenally 

 heavy bearer of extra large, always perfectly formed, crimson 

 scarlet, finely flavored fruit, coming into bearing as early as 

 the earliest, and continuing almost as late as the latest 

 sorts. A splendid variety for the private garden where 

 there is only room for one sort. Its handsome appear- 

 ance, fine flavor, and good shipping qualities have always 

 commanded for it the highest prices in the Philadelphia 

 market, — selling readily at 25 cts. per quart when good 

 average berries were bringing 8 cts., — and the originator 

 has frequently sold ^1400.00 worth of fruit from a single 

 acre, and as soon as he decided to place the plants on 

 the market he had no trouble in disposing of over 2c»,ooo, 

 mostly to neighboring growers, which shows how much 

 they think of The Duncan. 



J^Pot-grown plants, 75 cts. per doz. ; ^5.00 per 100; 

 ^40.00 per 1000. 



COLLECTIONS OF NEW STRAWBERRIES— Pot=grown Plants. 



3 plants each of the 5 new sorts, 15 plants in all 

 6 «' " " '< << 30 " " 



. ^o 75 I 12 plants each of the 5 new sorts, 60 plants in all . . . $2 50 

 . I 40 I 25 " " " " " 125 " "... 5 00 



NEW PERPETUAL OR EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY, 



SAINT ANTOINE DE PADOUE. 



r. A 'grand improvement 

 on the St. Joseph intro- 

 duced a few years ago. 

 Not only being of a 

 stronger and more robust 

 babit, but producing more 

 freely fruit of much larg- 

 er size and of finer quali- 

 ty. We have personally 

 seen the plants in various 

 parts of Europe during 

 August and September of 

 last year, and while in 

 each instance the plants 

 had been subjected to a 

 period of extreme heat 

 and drouth, were in full 

 flower and laden with 

 both ripe and green ber- 

 ries, and we were assured 



that a plentiful supply of fruit had been picked weekly during the entire 

 summer. Berries which we measured averaged 4 to 5 inches in circum- 

 ference, with from 6 to 10 ripe fruits on a single stalk. The plants were 

 vigorous, with fine dark-green foliage. We recommend it for trial, 

 especially where it can be planted in a cool, rich soil. 15 cts. each ; 

 ^1.50 per doz.; ;?l2.oo per 100. 



Strawberry 

 S.'^iNT Antoine de Padoue. 



DREER'S COLLECTION OF SIX SUPERB STRAWBERRIES. 



Pot-Grown Plants which will produce a FULL CROP of Berries next June. 



Notwithstanding the care we take in keeping our list down so as to include only varieties of sterling merit, the amateur finds 

 difficulty in making a selection that will produce a bountiful supply of the finest fruit from the beginning to the end of the sea.son. 

 It is for such that we offer this collection, which, in our judgment, based on actual tests made on our experimental grounds, com- 

 bine in the highest degree all the qualities which high-grade strawberries should have. 



SUPERB Early sorts. 



Marshall 

 Clyde . 



Described on page 6 

 " 5 



SUPERB MID=SEAS0N SORTS. 



Gladstone . 

 Nick Ohmer 



. Described on page 2 



SUPERB LATE SORTS. 



Braudyvvine 

 Gandy . . . 



Described on page 4 

 " 5 



3 Each of the above Six Superb Strawberries, 18 pot-grown plants in all, for ^o 80 



6 «' " " " 36 " " " I 50 



12 " " • " " 72 " " " 2 50 



25 " " ' " " 150 " " " 4 50 



50 " " " " 300 " " " 8 50 



