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GRAPES AND STRAWBERRIES 





HARDY GRAPES 2- Year Vines 



The best soil for Grapes is a rich well drained loam. A hole should be dug at least 2 ft- 

 deep and wide and the bottom filled in with rubble to secure proper drainage. Enrich 

 the soil well with manure or bone meal. In planting spread the roots in a lateral direction 

 at least 4 in. under the surface. Firm the soil around the roots and water. 



Cstnn nv f afaiArKa CnrtrnY-A ^ "°^^ between the old favorite 

 \^tlK,U Ur \_dl.dW»a V.,OIlCOrU Catawba and the well-known Con- 

 cord. It ripens a little in advance of the Concord. This variety fully equals the Concord 

 in strength and rapidity of growth and is very hardy. The color is a rich, sparkling wine- 

 red, with abundant bloom. Bunch large; berry medium to large and almost round. 

 The crowning merit, however, is its quality, surprassing in tenderness of pulp, luscious 

 flavor and aroma the Catawba, while it is as prolific as the Concord. (See illustraiion.) 



Some points of special merit in Campbell's Early 

 are a very strong, vigorous hardy vine, with thick 

 heavy, mildew-resisting foliage, and bearing abundant clusters; very large, compact and 

 handsome. Berries large, often an inch or more in diameter; black, with light purple 

 bloom; skin thin, but very tenacious; flesh firm but tender, parting easily from its few 

 and small seeds. Flavor rich, sweet, slightly vinous, free from foxiness. Its season is 

 very early, and its keeping qualities remarkable. 



(Winchell.) This, the earliest white grape, has been 

 thoroughly tested over a wide area, and has proved 

 most satisfactory. It combines hardiness, fruitfulness, vigor, good size and excellent 

 quality. Bunch medium to large, shouldered; berries medium, greenish-white; skin 

 thin, tough, pulp tender, sweet, with few seeds; the flavor is excellent. 



Generally considered the best American Grape. Bunch and berries 

 large; color black with a rich bloom. A strong grower, very hardy, 



healthy and productive. The variety used exclusively for grape juice and a reliable 



sort for general cultivation. 



r\_l__^j»|._ An old standard red variety. Berries small and compact, skin thin 

 L/"i<*^'V **^^ but firm, flesh juicy, very sweet and refreshing. A moderate grower 

 it responds quickly to good culture. 



^J_____ The old favoiite white Grape. Bunch large and handsome. Berries 

 ^^'"S"*^** medium sire, round, skin thin, tough, does not crack and ships well. 

 Sweet with a flavor and aroma peculiarly its own. Ripens with Concord or a little earlier. 



Price of the above, 2-year vines, $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 



Campbell's Early 



Green Mountain 



Concord 



HENDERSON^S SELECTION OF THE NEWER STRAWBERRIES 



The Strawberries following were transplanted into cold frames in the fall, 

 and if planted out any time before May 5th, will, under proper conditions, 

 fruit some in the present year. 



.All the varieties offered are perfect flowering (bise'^ual) except where 

 marked P or pistillate. The latter must have a row of a perfect flowering 

 sort every nine or twelve feet to pollenize their blossoms. 



Bushel— basket {^id-season. Perfect Flowering.) This veritable 

 ' giant is creating a genuine sensation throughout 

 the New England States. It is an immense plant, fruiting in mid-season; 

 and the fruit, though unusually large, is freely produced and of high quality. 

 Chesa.Deake (.Mid-season to Late, Pistillate.) A splendid grower 

 *^ * making just enough runners for a matted row. The 



plants root deeply, are vigorous and healthy, with large foliage. One of 

 the best in flavor, shape, size, color and appearance. The berries, when 

 good and ripe, are rather dark, like Marshall. 



Early Jersey Oiant (^'"■'>'' Perfect Flowering.) There is no 

 ^ ^ •' * known variety that ripens earlier and none 



bearing large berries that come near it in earliness. The berries are 

 brilliant crimson scarlet in color, very firm, conical in shape, with 

 pointed tip and it colors all over at once. They have a rich aroma, 

 and delightfully mild wild strawberry flavor. 



JUlYjuriJ VVilsOn (Mid-season, Perfect Flowering.) This is 

 not a commercial variety, but one for the 

 home garden. The berries are bluntly heartshaped in form, deep 

 maroon in color, with firm, smooth surface. The plants soon fiU a space 

 a foot square, and grow to a height of IS inches. 



John H Cnolr (Mid-season, Perfect Flowering.) This is the 

 ^u^im li. \^\njB.. g^^^j. ^j. ^ji ^j^^ wonderful Van Fleet Hybrids. 



It is an enormous cropper, ripening with the second early varieties. 

 The berries are of exquisite quality, blood red in color, and very firm. 

 Of superlative excellence for the home garden, and of untold value to 

 the market grower. In delicious flavor it closely approaches the wild 

 strawberries. 



Stevens Late Champion, ^^"'f- ^^f^"' pjo-^j^i^s-) .One 



^ of the latest of the late, it is 



also one of the best either for the home garden or for market. It is a 

 big producer of fine, large, bright colored berries, holding up in size well 

 to the very end of the season. Its very late bloom makes it immune 

 to late spring frosts, and it is in full fruit when most other varieties 

 have entirely finished their fruiting season. 



Price of the Newer Strawberries, 50c per doz.: $3.00 per 

 100; $18.00 per 1000. 



FALL-FRUITING VARIETIES 



The varieties described below will produce fruit at the same seasor 

 as the ordinary strawberries, and keep on bearing until frost; yet tc 

 get the best results the blossoms should be kept cut off until .Angus 

 1st, so as to conserve the energies of the plants for the fall crop. Treatec 

 in that way, ripe fruit will be borne in about three weeks after that 

 date and continuously until frost. 



This is one of the newer varie- 

 . ties that promises to be a de- 



cidedly more prolific sort than Superb, which it resembles in habit of 

 growth and appearance of fruit. 



Champion Everbearing. 



Lucky Boy claimed to be ' 'the biggest, sweetest, and most pro- 

 " ' * ductive ever-bearing strawberry as yet produced." 



From its behavior with us and the enthusiastic reports we have received 

 from other growers, we feel it is destined to be the ' 'ever-bearing variety of 

 the future." 



IVIastodon Called by some the Wonderberry. A large, heavy 

 ' yielding every-bearing variety of delicious flavor yields 

 a large crop in June and continues to bear berries of amazing size and sur- 

 passing quality throughout the summer and fall. (See illustration.) 



Progressive "^ splendid grower, healthy and hardy, very pro- 

 = * ductive. Both blossoms and fruit are well protect ed 



by the strong healthy foliage. The fruit is rich and sweet; a deep red inside 

 and out; of good medium size, with a slight neck and quite firm. 



Price, 75c per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



Note. — The Strawberry plants offered in this catalogue cannot usually 

 be supplied after May Sth. Our summer list of Pot-grown Strawberries is 

 usually ready about June 15th, and is mailed free to customers, or may be 

 had upon application by mail when ready. 



"The Garden Culture of Small Fruits," a pamphlet giving practical instructions on the planting and subsequent care of Gar- 

 den Fruits, will be sent free to customers on application. 



