LATE VARIETIES 



THE FINEST AND MOST POPULAR OF ALL THE LATE BERRIES 



Where soil conditions are suitable Chesapeake is the best and most profitable late berry yet 

 introduced. Although not a free plant maker, on good rich soil they will almost always make a 

 good fruiting bed. The plants are large and vigorous, are responsive to good soil, careful cul- 

 tivation and EARLY PLANTING. 



QUALITY — Here Chesapeake is a real leader, 

 with a quality and flavor that is unsurpassed. This 

 combined with its other outstanding characteristics 

 make it ideal for all purposes. For the home gar- 

 den it is fine, delicious to eat right off the vines, 

 the market gardener will find his trade reallj' 

 pleased and enthusiastic over this flavor and des- 

 sert quality and as a commercial variety we really 

 believe this outstanding flavor and quality respon- 

 sibe for the great preference of most consumers 

 for late berries. We are expecting Dorsett and 

 Fairfax to do the same for the early market, which 

 will, no doubt, increase the consumption of Straw- 

 berries generally. 



SIZE — The berries are large to very large and 

 hold their size well to the end of the season. This 

 is possible through the large vigorous plants, al- 

 ways well spaced in the bed and they never set 

 more fruit than they can size up. This is another 

 reason why Chesapeake is a favorite of the con- 

 sumer. 



FIRMXESS — Chesapeake is an excellent ship- 

 ping berry. The fruit is firm as any late berry 



LARGE 

 BERRIES 



including Lupton. For commercial growers this 

 is very important as the condition of the fruit 

 when it reaches the market always is an important 

 factor in the price received. With Chesapeake's 

 firmness and good keeping qualities, top prices 

 are the rule for this variety on the large wholesale 

 markets. 



PRODUCTIVENESS— As a late variety Chesa- 

 peake is very productive. Although they do not 

 set an abundance of fruity as some varieties do, 

 they set plenty to produce a mighty fine crop of 

 large marketable berries which practically all size 

 up, right to the last picking. 



GROWTH— To get a good fruiting bed Chesa- 

 peake should be set in rich, well manured soil, 

 they respond to good cultivation and the soil 

 should be stirred around them often during the 

 growing season. The foliage is strong and healthy, 

 very resistant to leaf spot and other foliage trou- 

 bles, holding up well until the whole crop is har- 

 vested. Chesapeake blooms very late and by so 

 doing escapes late frosts, much as Premier does 

 through its resistance and abundance of bloom. 



BRING TOP 

 PRICES 



A DISH OF FANCY CHESAPEAKE— ANY GROWER WOULD BE PROUD TO OFFER SUCH 



BERRIES TO HIS CUSTOMERS 



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