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Chesapeake 



Is the Aristocrat of Strawberries. See illustration, front 

 cover. It will not stand abuse, but given suitable conditions 

 and good care Chesapeake is the equal in all around worth of any berry we have 

 ever seen. This holds even for Premier. In one big strawberry producing cen- 

 ter near us, growers always make money if they have been able to make a 

 fruiting bed and in that section they can grow Chesapeake to perfection. A 

 black, sandy loam seems to be the most uniformly successful, although highly 

 manured soil of any type suitable for making a good garden will usually grow 

 Chesapeake successfully. 



Size: The berries are very large and hold 

 their size well to the end of the season. In 

 this respect, it is the best berry known. 



Quality. Chesapeake is delicious in flavor, 

 equalled only by a few of the very best ones 

 like Wm. Belt, Big Late and Beauty. 



Firmness. The berries are firm enough to 

 stand shipment to distant markets. In fact, 

 they will ship better than any large berry we 

 have ever grown. 



Growth. To get sufficient plants for a good 

 fruiting bed Chesapeake needs land that is well 

 manured, and needs good care. 



Healthy Foliage. This is essential for prof- 

 itable crops. Chesapeake, Premier and Blake- 

 more have the healthiest foliage of any varie- 

 ties on our list, Big Joe almost as good. 



Frost-Proof. Chesapeake and Premier are 

 both practically frost-proof; neither ever miss- 

 es a crop on this account. 



Productiveness. The plants do not set enor- 

 mous numbers of small berries, but they do 

 set plenty for a fine crop, and for this reason 

 they can size them up better and hold the size 

 throughout the season better than if larger 

 numbers of small berries were set. 



Profit. We believe growers who have learned 

 to grow Chesapeake right average at least 

 $100 more per acre per year than most grow- 

 ers realize from any variety. Well-bedded 

 Chesapeake will produce an abundantly large 

 crop of berries and the size, quality, firmness 

 and appearance of these berries make them sell 

 at highest market prices. Price list, page 23. 



700 Quarts of Chesapeake— 250 Plants 



Harford County, Md., April 10th. 1931. — Enclosed you 

 will find order and check for berries. Two years ago 

 we bought 250 Chesapeake strawberry plants from you. 

 Last year we picked 700 quarts off the patch. They 

 were big fine berries. Mr. John W. Macklem. 



Feels Lost All Over Without Some Chesapeake 



Chester County, Pa., April 28th, 1931.— I would like 

 to have about 500 Chesapeake for I feel lost all over in 

 berry season without them. My husband ordered all 

 Premier from you two years ago and has set his own 

 plants again this year. Premier is an exceptionally fine 

 berry but more perishable than Chesapeake. You have 

 to use great care in picking Premier when real ripe but 

 I can pick Chesapeake a-nd keep them one week and 

 they were still good to eat. I tried it myself. 



Mrs. Wm. H. Washington. 



10,000 Chesapeake Planted 



Lebanon County, Pa., April 27th, 1931. — Enclosed 

 please find check of $7.00 for which please send me at 

 once 1,000 Premier berry plants. I have the 10,000 

 Chesapeake plants planted and it did not quite fill my 

 patch so have sent this order. Plants I received were 

 nice. Mr. Ammon G. Ebersole. 



Never a Single Mixed Plant 



Franklin County, Ohio, March 6th, 1931. — We are 

 ha-ving a few calls for berry plants, and would be 

 pleased to have you book the inclosed order for later 

 shipment. We will very likely add to this a little later. 

 Your plants have always given good satisfaction, and 

 one important part is this — never have found a single 

 plant that was not true to name. A great satisfaction 

 to know of a firm that does not get their stock mixed 

 up. Mr. K. E. Lynn. 



N^iAf YrtTK This is the sweetest straw- 

 CW I Ul IV berry grown. The plant 

 is a vigorous grower, producing a moderate 

 number of large healthy plants. The berries 

 are medium to large in size, dark red in color 

 but only moderately firm in texture. New 

 York is a home garden berry. It is the only 

 strawberry we know of that is sweet before 

 it gets red. We have many calls for New York 

 from those whose health does not permit them 

 to eat berries which are in any way tart or 

 acid in quality. As an indication of its popu- 

 larity as a home garden berry is the number 

 of times New York has been introduced. It 

 has been grown and sold as Hummer, Uncle 

 Jim, Armstrong, Oswego, Corsican and other 

 names. Buy New York and you get them all. 

 None sweeter or less acid. Price list, page 23. 



Haverland 



One of the best of the old, 

 standard varieties. Equal- 

 led in productiveness among the better varie- 

 ties only by Premier, Big Late and a few 

 others. Blossoms are imperfect, and, as they 

 are hardy, makes it very desirable where late 

 frosts are likely. Big Joe, Senator Dunlap, 

 Aberdeen, or any good perfect blossoming, 

 midseason variety can be used as pollenizers. 

 Haverland is largely grown by experienced 

 growers. The berries are of large size, long, 

 conical in shape, rather light in color and 

 fairly firm if kept picked closely and shipping 

 distances are moderate. Price list, page 23. 



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