TRUE-TO-NAME STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



Helen Davis ripens the latter part of May 



HANBACK BEAUTY. This comes from \"ir- 

 ginia, and was sent out by Mr. Hanback, who also 

 introduced the Mascot. Mr. Hanback gives a verj' 

 glowing account of his new berr\', and if one-half 

 his claims are sustained, it will prove a valuable 

 acquisition; among his claims are large size, superior 

 quality, faultless color, firmness, etc. I have not 

 fruited it yet, but find it to be a handsome grower. 

 Notwithstanding the past season has been a very 

 dry one and a ver\- hard season on Strawberry 

 plants, the Hanback Beauty has made an elegant 

 gro-»T:h of strong, \igorous plants, absolutely free 

 from disease and ha\dng the appearance of being 

 varnished. While I cannot speak personally about 

 its fruit or fruiting qualities, it looks to me to be 

 very promising. 



HAVERLAND (Mam- 

 moth Beauty). Several 

 times I have been com- 

 plimented on my elegant 

 strain of Haverland Straw- 

 berry plants; I have been 

 growing this variety for 

 about thirty years, and 

 believe I know what a 

 good Haverland is. Hav- 

 erland was for a long time 

 one of the largest-planted varie- 

 ties on the market. For several 

 years it seemed impossible to 

 get enough plants to supply the 

 demand, and even now it has 

 many friends. It makes a 

 strong, vigorous growth, with 

 ample runners, which do well 

 in every part of the country, 

 being popular in the Northeast 

 and VVest. I seldom, or almost 

 never, hear any complaint 

 from this variety. The blos- 

 soms are pistillate, medium in 

 size and exceedingly hardy 



The Haverland should be well mulched, as the fruit- 

 stems are not able to hold the immense loads of 

 berries off the ground. It is so enormously pro- 

 ductive that bright, rich, juicy berries lie in great 

 heaps around the plant. (See illustration, page lO.) 

 HELEN DAVIS. When it comes to productive- 

 ness, Helen Davis is on the job, and its capacity for 

 enduring trying circumstances shows it to be a 

 marvel of vitality. I have a very fine stock of 

 plants, and have put the price within the reach of 

 all. If you have room enough to plant an acre of 

 plants, this is a good one to use. Commencing to 

 ripen here about the 20th to the 25th of May, the 

 fruit is above medium in size, of good quality and 

 very productive; blossoms perfect; makes a strong, 

 vigorous growth of plants and is very promising. 



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July is the latest berry I have gTown (see page 12; 



