J. T. LOVETT, INC., LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



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HUNDRED DOLLAR.— A very valuable 

 midseason variety. The claim of the_ intro- 

 ducer that "There is not another variety of 



Strawberry that will outyield this giant or 

 surpass it in quality" has been fulfilled to a 

 large degree at Monmouth. The plant is a 

 strong, vigorous grower, and among the most 

 prolific. It ripens in midseason, the berries 

 average very large, the color is light scarlet 

 and the quality mild, sweet and luscious. It 

 is not very firm — not firm enough for long 

 shipment. There are indeed few varieties 

 more valuable for nearby markets or for the 

 home garden. It reminds us of the famous 

 Chas. Downing of forty years ago, but is su- 

 perior to that grand old variety, even in its 

 palmy day. 



/ JOE (Joe Johnson, Big Joe). — This much- 

 named and justly famous variety was produced 

 by Mr. Elias S. Black of Little Silver, N.J., 

 ex-president of the New Jersey State Hor- 



ticultural Society, who named it Joe, and in- 

 troduced it over twenty years ago. It is a 

 midseason to late variety, and very productive 

 of very large beautiful berries, with large 

 bright green calyx. In flavor it is one of the 

 best. 



This most valuable strawberry ripens just 

 after the Chesapeake, equals it in size, firm- 

 ness and yield, surpasses it in color and flavpr, 

 but, unlike it, succeeds upon almost all soils, 

 and under all conditions — hence is more valu- 

 able. 



JOHN H. COOK (Van Fleet No. 7) 



"In some properties, this is the finest of all 

 the wonderful Van Fleet Hybrids. It is an 

 enormous cropper, ripening with the second 

 early varieties. The berries are nearly round 

 though somewhat irregular in shape, of ex- 

 quisite quality, blood red in color and very firm. 

 The plants are of strong growth, with large 

 spotless foliage. Of superlative excellence for 

 the home garden, it is also of untold value to the 

 market grower; indeed, I am convinced, in the 

 near future this Strawberry will become one of, 

 if not the most popular commercial variety in 

 cultivation." 



The above is what was said of the John H. 

 Cook last year. It has not developed a de- 

 fect, which is unusual with new varieties and 

 we have nothing to "take back" from what we 

 said of it. The demand for plants of this su- 

 perlative variety has been so great that our 

 supply of it became so greatly reduced before 

 we became aware of the situation that we had 

 but few left for planting ourselves; hence we 

 can now offer plants of it by the dozen only. 

 Dozen, $1.00. 



LUPTON. — This very valuable late variety 

 originated in the southern part of New Jersey, 

 the home of the popular Gandy; is, undoubt- 

 edly, a seedling of that famous Strawberry and 



is superior to it. It is somewhat like the 

 Gandy in every way except that it is far more 

 prolific, being in fact a very heavy yielder apd 

 ripens about five or six days earlier. Berries 



