OF CHOICE STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



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BISEL(P ; 



-Originated in southern Illinois, by D. L. Bisel. It is 



ling of the Wilson. It has become 

 noted as a market berry. I might eas- 

 ily print a few pages of testimonials, 

 but will not. It has fruited here once 

 and the following is its measure, taken 

 in the field when the fruit was ripe: 

 "Healthy, vigorous plant, and very 

 productive. Fruit large, conical, reg- 

 ular, glossy red. Seeds red, slightly 

 imbedded. Flesh light red, of good fla- 

 vor and quite firm."" 



GANDY,— a good reliable standard 

 lats variety, the most largely cultivat- 

 ed of all the late kinds. Fruit large, 

 very firm, and an excellent market ber- 

 ry. It is productive under good cul- 

 bisel. ture. While it is one of the best when 



.properly fed and cultivated it will not thrive under neglect. 



BELLE. — About five years ago a single plant of this variety was 



sent me for tri il, by the originator. Mr. M. T. 



Thompson. (Cleveland Nursery Co.) I was so well 



pleased with it that I purchased the plants and 



and increased the stock. In the spring of '93 I sent it' 



out on trial, as "51. " Several hundred persons bought 



one or two plants each, agreeing to report upon it after 



the fruiting season this year. These reports are now 



coming iu. Sjrue lost their plants by last years drouth 



and some their fruit crop bv freezing weather thisj 



spring, but many had a fair chance to judge of its 



merits. Most of these think it promising, and some' 



are enthusiastic in its praise. It h?,s a perfect blosom 



and is late in ripening. It is very productive and the 



fruit is large. The best specimens are long, but many 



of the largest are fair shaped and from two to three 



inches across. — M. Crawford. 



This has not fruited here yet except on a very small 



scale. The fruit is large but what few plants I had 



last year seemed inclined to rust. My present stock however is very vigorous 



and healthy and does not as yet show any signs of rust. If any of our readers 



wish plants of this we have some veiy fine ones. 



LOVETT — Very X->roductive, medium to large and firm, ripens the bulk of its 

 enormous crop mid season to late though it often has a few scattering early ber- 

 ries. It is a vigorous, healthy grower and a strong staminate. making it a val- 

 uable variety for fruiting pistillate sorts. 



EDGAR QUEEN— Vines look as though they had been polished, very »vig- 

 orous ane healthy, fruit large size firm and productive, if under good culture a 

 favorite with many. Reason medium to late. 



DAYTON, — Is a good medium early kind, large size, firm, good quality and 

 moderately productive. I like it. 



BELLE. 



