HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



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Marshall (Early to mid-season). This is one of the finest berries 

 grown. It is so well and favorably known that it is almost 

 useless to describe it. The plant is large and stocky; a vigorous 

 grower and a good bearer. One of the earliest of the very large 

 varieties, and it usually matures all its fruit. The berry is very 

 large, of regular form, dark, glossy red, very beautiful and of 

 fine quality. It is the great berry in New England, and no 

 grower can afford to leave out the Marshall. $1.00 per doz.; 

 $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 



Premier ( Very Early) . One of our most successful berry growers 

 describes Premier as follows: "I have never found anything to 

 equal it. The berries are large, beautifully formed and bright 

 red all the way through. It is delicious in flavor. I have fruited 

 it five years and like it better every year, and if it has any weak 

 points have not found them." $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100; 

 $60.00 per 1000. 



Senator Dunlap {Early to mid-season). A good variety for the 

 amateur, being adapted to any type of soil and does well in all 

 sections. The fruit is bright red with a glossy finish shading 

 to a deep scarlet on the underside. The flesh is bright red all 

 through, and exceedingly juicy. Plants produce a heavy crop 

 of fruit, and berries hold up well in size clear to the end of the 

 season. $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 



Success (Early). An improved form of the old famous Charles 

 Downing, and as its name indicates, has been a success under 

 most varied conditions, we consider it one of the most reliable 

 early varieties for the home garden, as it can always be depended 

 upon for a good crop of laige berries of uniform shape of a bright 

 flame color. $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 



William Belt (Mid-season to Late). For vigorous growth, great 

 productiveness, size, beauty and fine quality one of the very best. 

 It is grown by the acre for fancy fruit. It is of regular form 

 of bright, glossy red, the ideal color for a strawberry. $1.00 

 per doz.; $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 



Dreer's **Home Garden" Collection 

 of Strawberries 



All Pot-Grown Plants which will Produce a FULL 

 CROP of Berries next summer. 



Notwithstanding the care we take in keeping our list down so as 

 to include only varieties of sterling merit, the amateur finds 

 difficulty in making a selection that will produce a bountiful supply 

 of the finest fruit from the beginning to the end of the season. It 

 is for such that we offer this collection, made up of: 



Premier and Senator Dunlap. For Early. 

 Big Joe and William Belt. For Mid-season. 

 Lupton. For Late. 

 Champion Everbearing. For Autumn-fruiting. 



All of the above are sorts which adapt themselves to the most 

 varied conditions of soil and climate, and which, in our judgment, 

 combine in the highest degree all the qualities which high-grade 

 strawberries should have: 



6 each of the "Home Garden" Berries, 36 in all, for $3 00 



12 each of the "Home Garden" Berries, 72 in all, for 5 25 



25 each of the "Home Garden" Berries, 150 in all, for 10 00 



50 each of the "Home Garden" Berries, 300 in all, for 19 00 I 



Everbearing OR Autumn-Fruiiing Strawbekriks 



Autumn -Fruiting or Everbearing 

 Strawberries 



After careful trials we have selected the three varieties offered 

 below as the most desirable. Under ordinary conditions they 

 produce their main crop of fruit at the same time as other varieties 

 and keep on bearing until frost. The proper plan is to cut off all 

 buds as they appear until the end of June, and thus conserve the 

 strength of the plants for the fall crop. Treated in this way an 

 abundant crop of berries may be looked for during September 

 and October, or if the disbudding of parts of the plants is dis- 

 continued late in June an almost continuous crop of this luscious 

 fruit may be secured throughout the growing season. Good 

 cultivation is essential to bring about the best results, a liberal 

 mulching during the summer is beneficial, and the plants should 

 not be allowed to suffer for lack of water at any time. 



Champion Everbearing. A most promising hardy variety 

 of strong, vigorous habit and producing a very heavy yield of 

 fine dark red, delicious berries from July until frost. $1.50 

 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Mastodon Everbearing. The largest fruiting of the everbear- 

 ing Sorts, yet notwithstanding its size it is also the most prolific, 

 bearing continuously from June until frost, fruit firm and of 

 excellent flavor. $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Progressive Everbearing. Very prolific fruiting; berries of 

 fair size and produced in great abundance; they are of attractive 

 deep, glossy crimson color and of good flavor. $1.00 per doz.; 

 $7.00 per 100. 



Biggie's Berry Book. Complete cultural directions for all small fruits including Strawberries are given in this valuable little book, 

 50 cts. postpaid. 



