M. S. PRY OR, SALISBURY, MD. 



EVERBEARING VARIETIES 



Champion — The Heavy - yielding 

 Everbearer. See illustration on front 

 cover page. This valuable everbear- 

 ing strawberry was introduced by Mr, 

 Lubke of Michigan, about seven years 

 ago and has been quite extensively 

 planted by growers in southern Mich- 

 igan and has also been planted in most 

 all sections and as far as I know 

 there has not been an unfavorable re- 

 port. Here with us it has proven to 

 be the best Everbearing variety we 

 ever planted. It will make more 

 plants than Progressive, which it re- 

 sem.bles, and is a much heavier yielder 

 and berries will average larger than 

 Progressive, fully as firm, and of same 

 color and flavor. Champion holds the 

 U. S. Record for production from one 

 acre without irrigation Mr. Lubke 

 having picked 5,632 quarts and receiv- 

 ed $2,059.20 for them and all this 

 withm 223 days from the time they 

 were set. Champion is a true ever- 

 bearer bearing an abundance of ber- 

 ries on the runner plants often before 

 taking root as well as on the mother 

 plants within a month or two after 



setting and they keep right on bear- 

 ing until the ground freezes. I con- 

 sider Champion the only rival to the 

 Progressive and know you will be 

 pleased with them, so plant all you 

 can of them. I obtained my plants 

 direct from the introducer and are the 

 genuine Champion. 



Progressive — Is the best known 

 \'ai'iety at the present time. They will 

 fruit from early summer until the 

 ground freezes, the same season they 

 are set out. I have often seen ripe 

 fruit on the runner plants before they 

 took root; very productive and a sure 

 cropper e\evy season. Plants are me- 

 dium in size, very thrifty and full of 

 vitality; begins to ripen large crops of 

 medium size berries almost as soon as 

 set out. but blossoms should be pinched 

 off until about the middle of July, and 

 during August and on and until the 

 ground freezes you will have an abund- 

 ance of strawberries, as frost has little 

 effect on them. Progressive and Cham- 

 pion are the very best varieties for mak- 

 ing preserves, jams and jellies. 



DEWBERRIES 



Lucretia Dewberry — The best of all 

 dewberries or running blackberries. 

 They are larger and longer than any 

 blackberry and much earlier the bulk 

 of the crop being harvested before 

 blackberries start to ripen and are 

 very much in demand and sells for 

 high prices. Dewberries are very 

 healthy and if the old fruiting canes 

 are cut out soon after the crop is har- 



vested very seldom have any disease 

 or insect pest to injure them. Should 

 be planted as early in the spring as 

 possible. Dewberries are very pro- 

 ductive bearing large crops of big 

 handsome glossy black berries that 

 carries well, keeps well, and sells well; 

 are sweet, soft, and luscious and ex- 

 cellent for table use, jam, etc. A very 

 profitable crop to grow. 



ASPARAGUS 



Asparagus is a very popular early 

 vegetable coming as it does early in 

 the spring before other vegetables 

 are ready and an acre or so will re- 

 turn a handsome profit after it is es- 

 tablished if well taken care of. Plant 

 in moist, rich mellow soil that has 

 been well prepared and loose using 

 plenty of well rotted manure as as- 

 paragus is a heavy feeder to produce 

 best results. It is also a lover of salt 

 and should be put on at the end of 

 every season. Set plants four to six 

 inches deep, and about 12 inches apart 

 in the row, covering with only three 



inches of soil at first and filling the 

 trenches as the plants grow. I can 

 supply fine healthy, vigorous 1 yr. old 

 roots of the two following varieties 

 which I have selected as being the 

 best. 



Palmetto — A splendid large hardy 

 kind, planted more extensively than 

 any other variety. 



Washington — A valuable new vari- 

 ety said to be rust proof that is being 

 largely planted on account of its rust 

 resisting qualities. Fast growing, 

 stalks large and tender. 



