STRA W BERRY PLANTS OF QUALITY 



LATE VARIETIES-Continued 



BRANDYWINE— (Per) One of the 

 old time favorites and still largely 

 grown in some sections. Strong up- 

 right grower with erect fruit stems. 

 Abundance large berries; good color 

 and shape, peculiar and very fine fla- 

 vor. 



GANDY— (Per) The quality of the 

 Gandy is known in every berry mar- 

 ket throughout this country and usual- 

 ly brings top prices. Berries are borne 

 on upright stems well above the leaves 

 and dirt, are firm and will not spoil 

 if picking is neglected for a day or 

 two after they are ripe. The Gandy 

 is at home on black springy soil or 

 light clay but do not under any cir- 

 cumstances plant on high sandy soil. 

 The plants are strong and vigorous 

 and generally considered a perfect 

 bloomer but for best results would 

 advise planting with Big Joe, Chesa- 

 peake or some other good perfect sort 

 as it is deficient in pollen. 



BIG LATE— (Imp) Big Late is one 

 of the best late pistillate varieties in 

 size, quality and productiveness. It is 

 a good grower making enough plants 

 for a good fruiting bed. Its foliage 

 grows tall and spreading and can be 

 easily told from other varieties and 

 also shades the berries from the sun 

 and protects the blossoms from frost. 

 The plants are loaded, each season, 

 with large, bright glossy red berries 

 of excellent flavor and are firm good 

 shippers and keepers. Big Late is 

 planted and is a success in nearly all 

 sections and you will make no mis- 

 take in planting it. Set Big Late with 

 Big Joe or Ford and you will have a 

 winner. 



WM. BELT— (Per) Whenever qual- 

 ity and large size are considered Wm. 

 Belt ranks with the best. Is probably 

 the most popular fancy variety and 

 always brings fancy prices. It is quite 

 productive of extra large berries that 

 are bright red all over, firm and of the 

 very best quality. 



LUPTON— (Per) A fancy late var- 

 iety; very popular in New Jersey 

 where it originated. A strong healthy 

 grower; makes plants freely and will 

 do well on most any soil. Berries are 

 large and handsome, very uniform in 

 size and shape, color a rich shiny red 

 all over, no green tips, with a large 

 green calyx that adds much to its 



beauty; very firm making an extra 

 good snipper and keeper and for the 

 above seasons is a money maker. A 

 fine late commercial variety for long- 

 distance shipping. I have a fine supply 

 of plants that I am sure will please 

 you. 



FORD — (Per) A midseason to late 

 variety that grows well almost every- 

 where and is being largely planted in 

 this section. It is a strong healthy 

 grower and makes good beds on most 

 any soil. The fruit resembles Premier 

 very much and like Premier is almost 

 frost proof. The berries are bright red 

 in color, very uniform in size and 

 shape with a full size green cap that 

 adds much to its appearance. Very 

 productive, juicy, firm and of excel- 

 lent flavor. 



SAMPLE— (Imp) An old standard 

 medium late variety that pleases all 

 who grow it and largely planted by 

 commercial growers in most all sec- 

 tions ;also fine for home use. A good 

 producer of large size, excellent qual- 

 ity, berries, that are bright red in col- 

 or, firm and of rich flavor. Should be 

 pollenized with some good variety 

 like Big Joe or Ford. 



AROMA — (Per) Strong sturdy 

 plants that are heavy producers of 

 large round dark red berries. A strict- 

 ly high flavored high class market 

 berry; good shipper and keeper. A 

 standard late variety in many of the 

 great strawberry growing sections 

 where many growers will plant noth- 

 ing else. A good one to plant with 

 late pistillate varieties. 



CHESAPEAKE— (Per) A very pop- 

 ular variety with most all strawberry 

 growers on account of its many good 

 qualities. Plants are very large size, 

 dark green in color very vigorous and 

 healthy, no rust or disease of any kind. 

 Fruit uniformly large, of beautiful 

 appearance, firm without green tips, 

 and of best eating quality. Always 

 sells for top prices. Chesapeake is ra- 

 ther particular as to soil to make 

 many plants but if you have land to 

 suit it you could not go wrong in plant- 

 ing it. Does best in rich, springy soil, 

 w r here it will make enough plants for 

 a good fruiting bed. Well known and 

 extensively planted whereever straw- 

 berries are grown. 



