PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



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Grand 



New . 



STRAWBERRY. 



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BRANDYWINE." 



(Bi- Sexual : Mid-Season to very late.) 



SIZE: 



Immense- 



YIELD: 



Prodigious. 



FLAVOR: 



Delicious. 



" BRANDYWINE ' 

 Strawberry. ... 



Although the Brandywine has never 

 been offered to the public until this year. 

 Yet it is already world famous from the 

 superlatively flattering reports in the 

 Horticultural Press, from the experiment stations and from strawberry critics to whom a few plants were given for 

 trial. It has been thoroughly tested in many parts of the country and has given universal satisfaction, in fact, we 

 doubt if any strawberry ever before has received such enthusiastic praise over so wide an extent of territory. 



The berries of the " Brandywine" are of magnificent and immense size— very firm, solid and shapely for so 

 large a berry. In general it is broadly heart-shaped without neck, occasionally fruits will be found shaped as if 

 Two berries were joined together; flesh red to the core, of delightful aroma, rich, juicy and lucious. The seeds are 

 but slightly embedded which adds to its firmness. The color is of a rich dark glossy scarlet. Coloring uniformly 

 all over, no white blotches nor green tips, and its large green calyx greatly adds to the attractiveness of the fruit. 

 In pioductiveness the Brandywine strawberry is truly a marvel, both in size and quantity. The splendid large 

 berries are borne on stiff stout stems, ripening in succession for a long period, from mid-season until the very latest, 

 holding up its size to the last and every berry coming to maturity. The plants of Brandywine are remarkably 

 vigorous, healthy and hardy, throwing cut strong runners, the foliage is of the largest and thriftiest, entirely free 

 from scald or blemish. Price (for pot-grown plants) , $i co per dozen, free by mail; $6.00 per 100, or by mail 

 $6.50 per 100. 



(From The Rural New Yorker :) 

 "The two new berries which we would specially commend to our readers are Brandywine and Timbrell. Both 

 aie abundant bearers, healthy and vigorous vines. Of the two, Brandywine will perhaps, please the market best, 

 because the berry ripens in every part uniformly. If we were desirous of setting out a new bed for home use, we 

 -would plant, of all varieties in our present collection, the Brandywine and Timbrell." 



June nth, 1894. 



"Your crate of Brandywine Strawberries were distributed among the following parties: Hon. J. Sterling Morton, 

 Secretary of Agriculture; Hon. Donald McCuaig, Chief Clerk, Dept. of Agriculture; Mr. Win. Saunders, Supt. of 

 Grounds and Gardens; Members of the Division of Pomology: and Mr. William W. Leishear, one of the principal 

 commission merchants of this city. All were delighted with the quality, beautiful color and firm condition of the 

 berry. I know of no other large berry of the same uniform size possessed of as brilliant a color and as delightful 

 3l flavor. Samples of the foliage would be highly prized as they are needed to complete our painting of the berry." 

 S. B. Hedges, Pomo'ogist of the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



SHAPE: 



Beautiful 



and 



Regular. 



PLANT: 



Strong, 

 Luxuriant 

 and 

 Healthy. 



" I do not know of 

 any fault nor do I 

 know any berry that 

 produces all desirable 

 qualities in such 

 great perfection." 



" The best berry 

 in our collection this 

 season." 



"It posesses mere 

 good points than any 

 other variety ever 

 introduced." 



"The best late 

 berry we know of, 

 productive and of the 

 best quality." 



" Truly wonderful 

 in productiveness, 

 both in size and quan- 

 tity of fruit." 



