STRAWBERRIES. HOLLAND BULBS AND SPECIALTIES. 3 
Cumberland — Very large, 
ovate conical, regular and uniform; 
handsomeand showy ; color beauti- 
ful light red; flesh moderately firm, 
pleasant and agreeable; plant vig- 
orous and productive; too soft for 
shipping long distances, but valu- 
able for amateur and near market; 
next to the Sharpless, this variety 
has always commanded the highest 
price in our market, and isstill con- 
sidered one of the best; season 
\medium. 
Golden Defiance — (P) — 
Medium to large, roundish, regular; 
dark crimson; flesh moderately 
firm, solid, delicate in texture and 
good in quality; plant vigorous 
and very productive, often 12 to 15 
berries on a truss. One of the 
best late varieties. 
VV Gandy—Large and handsome, 
Toundish conical; uniform in size 
and shape; bright scarlet; firm, 
fair quality ; vigorous and product- 
CRESCENT. 
ive: a valuable late variety. 
\V Haverland —(P)—Large, long, light red; moderately firm, 
medium quality, ripens all over. Very v’,orous and heallhy and a 
great yielder ; appears to be a valuable addi-ion to the list of varieties 
for home use or near market, and one of the best of recent introduction. 
Needs to be well mulched to keep fruit clean; season early. 
\) Jessie — Large, handsome, 
undish conical, dark red; firm and 
of good quality. Plant vigorous, 
healthy and productive ; season early 
to medium. 
Lovett’s Early — Large, 
round, conical, uniform, seldom ill- 
shaped, bright crimson, quality good. 
A variety of merit, not early but con- 
tinuing good through the season. 
We regard it as one of the best of the 
newer kinds. 
\/ Parker Earle—A _ splendid 
berry ; uniformly large, regular, con- 
ical with a short neck; color glossy 
scarlet crimson; ripens all over; flesh 
moderately firm, no hollow core, 
quality good; flowers perfect; al- 
ways setting perfect fruit. Plant 
very vigorous, healthy and remark- 
ably productive. It is said to have 
yielded at the rate of 15,000 quarts 
per acre. lts robust habit will, we 
think, render it capable of enduring 
extremes of heat and cold, and to 
thrive on a great variety of soils. 
This is one of the most promising 
varieties introduced recently, and it 
seems destined to become popular 
over a wide area of country. It has 
done admirably on our grounds, 
: : : HAVERLAND. 
growing vigorously and producing : 
HILLSDALE, N. Y., March 20, 1893. 
Hundreds of your trees have been planted on this farm, and have given general satis- 
faction, H.N. 
I EVANS LAKE, MICH., March 18, 1893, 
We have had wonderful success with the trees obtained from you of all kinds. 
Bok. Ee. 
berry, Compared with 
the “Noble” in 
England. 
Nurseries, Withington, England, says: 
vated. Ihave grown it for several years. 
The following is my experience with it 
out of doors: Very early, ripens with 
Noble; flavor fair, much superior to 
Noble, a better cropper, but it is not so 
strong a grower. The fruit is much 
larger, rather corrugated, and some- 
ties growing rather coarse ; in this re- 
spect Noble has the decided advantage 
in shape, but the color of Sharpless is 
superior to Noble. Take it all aroand, 
if | were selecting a very early straw- 
berry for market,I should give the 
preference to Sharpless over Noble.”’ 
CUMBERLAND. 
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The Sharpless Straw- 
Mr. John Watkins of the Pomona 
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a very heavy crop of good fruit. 
Season medium to late. 
Sharpless—tThis variety origi- 
nated in Pennsylvania, and was intro- 
duced by us fifteen years ago. We 
have fruited it extensively ever since, 
and still regard it as one of the very 
largest and best strawberries in culti- 
vation. Plant very hardy, enduring 
both heat and cold without injury 
here. To secure the best results, we 
advise “hill culture.” (See ‘‘ Direc- 
tions for Culture.’’) 
Shuster’s Gem — (P)—Large 
to very large, globular, uniform in 
size and shape, moderately firm, 
quality good; for home use or near 
by market. Plant vigorous and pro- 
ae mid-season. 
Wilson—Medium to large; dark 
red; very hardy, vigorous and pro- 
ductive. The most widely known and 
universally successful strawberry 
grown. Holds its own wonderfully. 
CHICAGO, ILL., May 12,93 
«T cannot close this letter without thank- 
ing you for your courtesy and shall remember 
you in future orders and recommend all my 
friends to address you when wanting any- 
thing in your line,”’ 
Yours very truly, 
H.G 
SHARPLESS, 
