&—STANDARD 
Parker Earle. 
few varieties that seem to succeed in all 
This is one of the 
soils and it seems destined to be classed 
among the most desirable varieties for 
general cultivation. The fruit is of good 
size, long, conical, with slight neck, very 
quality good, with a rich, 
mild flavor. It is firm enough to carry 
well, and its fine appearance will always 
make it sell. The plants are healthy and 
vigorous, making immense crowns and 
As a market berry 
bright red, 
not many runners. 
it must become popular. Season late. 
Saunders. A Canadian berry of 
great value for the market grower. The 
plant is large and vigorous, and is as 
healthy and hardy as any ever set out. 
It has a perfect blossom, and is very pro- 
ductive. The fruit is very large, conical, 
slightly flattened, a de- 
pression on one or both sides. 
red, and remarkably 
is of the s 
agreeable flavor. 
and often has 
It is deep 
‘The flesh 
same color and has a sprightly, 
glossy. 
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SCHUSTER’S GEM. 
Schuster’s Gem. 
nificent 
and vigorous plant, bright, healthy foli- 
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rariety with an unusually strong 
mag- 
age. Fruit large globular shape, regular 
and uniform, maintaining a good size to 
the end, beautiful bright scarlet, excellent 
quality. It is only moderately firm and 
hence is not especially adapted for dis- 
tant shipment, but for the local market, 
or for the garden it is unexcelled. It 
adapts itself to almost any soil and lo- 
cation. Early to mid-season. 
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HMaverland. (P.) The great pro- 
ductiveness of this variety renders it ex- 
ceedingly profitable for a local or near-by 
market, and also very desirable for the 
home garden. It requires heavy soil, 
however, and is then very satisfactory. 
The plant is a strong grower, with good 
foliage, and the fruit is large, long, ‘with 
rounded apex, of a bright, glossy crimson, 
good quality and moderately firm. Early. 
Michel's Early. (Osceola.) A very 
arly variety of the Crescent type, with a 
vigorous and healthy growing plant. It 
bears abundantly and. with liberal man- 
uring, and by not allowing it to run too 
freely, it will give satisfaction. Extra 
early. 
VARIETIES. 
SHARPLESS. 
Sharpless. Demands rich, strong 
soil, without which it is apt to prove dis- 
appointing in yield. The plant is exceed- 
ingly large and vigorous and quite free 
from rust. or blight. Berries large to 
very large, somewhat irregular in shape, 
crimson, moderately firm and of good 
quality. It is a profitable variety fora 
near market on account of its large size, 
and with good culture will furnish an 
abundance of fine fruit. Mid-season. 
Tennessee Prolific. Decidedly 
one of the best and most profitable of the 
standard sorts. We have fruited it large- 
ly and found it surpassed by no other 
early varieties for profitable returns. It 
ripens among the earliest and the berries 
are uniformly large, bright crimson, firm 
and good in quality. 
Woolwerton. Wherever this var 
iety has been tested it has made a good 
record. Itis a splendid grower, sending 
out plenty of strong runners and bearing 
abundantly. The truit is large, resemb! 
ing the Bubach in form except that the 
largest berry on the stem ts often more 
irregular. The color is a bright red 
the quality is very good. 
