STRAWBERRY PLANTS OF QUALITY 



should be near enough so they can be sold the same day they are 

 picked or picked one afternoon and sold the next morning, as they 

 will not stand shipping very far. But for the home garden they 

 are indispensable. No garden is complete without them. By plant- 

 ing a few of them (depending on the size of your family), you can 

 have nice delicious strawberries from midsummer until the ground 

 freezes. What else can you plant in a small plot of ground that 

 will give you more pleasure and profit? If you have more of 

 them than you can use, you can easily sell some to your neighbors, 

 or you can preserve or can them for winter use. 



Everbearing strawberries are grown just like the spring varie- 

 ties, except that the blossoms should be cut off until about the 

 middle of July, when they can be allowed to fruit, and from about 

 August 1st until the ground freezes you will have plenty of berries. 

 The plants will have ripe berries, green berries and blossoms on 

 them all at the same time. I have tested several varieties of ever- 

 bearing strawberries, and am offering Champion and Progressive 

 as the best. I am offering Superb again, as I have had some 

 calls for it. 



CHAMPION (Per) 



The heavy yielding everbearer is rightly named, for it is the 

 Champion of them all. Has been planted by thousands of growers 

 in the last six years and, so far as I know, there has not been an 

 unfavorable report. Plants set this spring, if given proper care, 

 will fruit continuously from July until the gi'ound freezes, and 

 will outyield other varieties. The berries are as good quality as 

 Progressive, will average larger size, and of same color and flavor. 

 Champion, like Progressive, is a perfect blooming variety, and does 

 not have to be planted with other varieties. Should be in every 

 garden in America. If you have never tried Everbearing straw- 

 berries, or have tried some of the old varieties and failed to get 

 many berries, would recommend that you give Champion or Pro- 

 gressive a trial, and I am sure you will be pleased with the results. 

 PROGRESSIVE (Per) 



The standard everbearing variety. This is the best known and 

 most popular of the everbearers, and is only surpassed by Cham- 

 pion today. It seems adapted to all soils and sections, and is so 

 well known that it is not necessary to give a lengthy description 

 of it. They will fruit from early summer until the ground freezes, 

 as frost has little effect on them, the same season they are set out. 

 I have often seen ripe fruit on the runner plants before they take 

 root. Very productive and a sure cropper every season. The fruit 

 is of medium size, dark red and of good quality. First to ripen in 

 the spring. Plants are medium in size, very thrifty and full of 

 vitality. Many growers have made a success with Progressive, 

 and will plant no other variety. Progressive and Champion are 

 best varieties for making preserves, jams and jellies. 

 SUPERB (Per) 



I have added Superb to my list again, as I have calls for it. 

 It is not near as good a fall bearer as Champion or Progressive; 

 in fact, here with me it produces but very little fruit in the fall. 

 Bears a good spring crop, and the berries are larger than Cham- 

 pion or Progressive, but not firm enough for distant shipping. 



