Really the finest and most popular of all the late berries, where soil conditions are suit- 

 able Chesapeake is the best and the most profitable late berry yet introduced. Although not 

 a free plant maker, on good rich soil they will almost always make a good fruiting bed. The 

 plants are large and vigorous, are responsive to good soil, careful cultivation and EARLY 

 PLANTING. 



QUALITY, — Here Chesapeake is a real leader, 

 with a quality and flavor that is unsurpassed. This 

 combined with its ot;her outstanding characteristics 

 make it ideal for all purposes. For the home gar- 

 den it is fine, delicious to eat right off the vines, 

 the market gardner will find his trade really 

 pleased and enthusiastic over this flavor and des- 

 sert ciuality and as a commercial variety we really 

 believe this outstanding flavor and quality respon- 

 sible for the great preference of most consumers 

 for late berries. We are expecting Dorsett and 

 Fairfax to do the same for the early market, which 

 will, no doubt, increase the consumption of Straw- 

 berries generally. 



SIZE. — The berries are large to verj" large and 

 hold their size well to the end of the season. This 

 is possible through the large vigorous plants, al- 

 ways well spaced in the bed and they never set 

 more fruit than they can size up. This is another 

 reason why Chesapeake is a favorite of the con- 

 sumer. 



FIRMNESSS.— Chesapeake is an excellent ship- 

 ping berry. The fruit is Arm as any late variety 



including Lupton. For commercial growers this 

 is very important as the condition of the fruit 

 when it reaches the market, always is an important 

 factor in the price received. With Chesapeake's 

 firmness and good keeping qualities, top prices 

 are the rule for this variety on the large wholesale 

 markets. 



PRODrCTIYENESS.— As a late variety Chesa- 

 peake is very productive. Although they do not 

 set an abundance of fruit, as some varieties do, 

 they set plenty to produce a mighty fine crop of 

 large marketable berries which practically all size 

 up. rig'ht to tlie last picking. 



GROWTH. — To get a good fruiting bed Chesa- 

 peake should be set in rich, well manured soil, 

 they respond to good cultivation and the soil 

 should be stirred around them often during the 

 growing season. The foliage is strong and healthy, 

 very resistant to leaf spot and other foliage trou- 

 bles, holding up Avell until the whole crop is har- 

 vested. Chesapeake blooms very late and by so 

 doing escapes late frosts, much as Premier does 

 through its resistance and abundance of bloom. 



OTHER LATE VARIETIES 



Brandywine ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^® popular variety, however, we believe many of the newer 

 varieties are superior in productiveness, quality and disease resistance. 

 Fruit is medium large, dark red and of good quality, but as the foliage quite often rusts at 

 fruiting time Brandywine sometimes fails to size up satisfactorily. If you have grown this 

 variety and like it, we will be glad to furnish you plants, if not, we recommend Chesapeake, 

 Wm. Belt, Aroma or Lupton. 



Gibson (parsons beauty). An old and popular home garden or canning berry, is widely 

 planted in many sections of the country. Very productive of medium large, dark fruit 

 of fine flavor, that cap easily and retain their shape well in canning. Too soft for long distance 

 shipping. The plants are vigorous and healthy, making a fine fruiting bed. The number of times 

 it has been introduced under different names is proof of its worth, having been introduced as 

 Parsons Beauty, Gibson, Sussex and Pocomoke. 



Aroma ^ ^^"^^ good late shipping berry, plants are vigorous and thrifty. Fruit is very 

 firm and can be shipped long distances with the assurance they will arrive at their 

 destination in first class condition. As appearance is really the most important feature in a 

 commercial variety. Aroma is ideal. They are very productive of large, smooth, fine quality, 

 light red fruit that size up well to the end of the season. Aroma has been and still is, a real 

 money maker in many sections. 



Big Late "^^^^ ^^ *^® ^^^y imperfect variety we list and if it were not for Big Late's out- 

 ^ standing qualities, we would discontinue it, as we consider the trouble of cross 



pollenizing just a nuisance as there must be two or three rows of a perfect flowering variety 

 and three or four rows of the imperfect. Or the two varieties planted in the same row, and 

 if this is done it is impossible to keep the varieties separate when picking. Then too, if there 

 is a lot of rain when the blooms are setting there is sure to be some sterility as there are few 

 insects traveling to carry the pollen. Big Late makes a very vigorous upright growth, the 

 fruit is of good size, fine in flavor and quality, a bright shiny red, tliat gives the fruit the ap- 

 pearance of having been varnished. Firm. Big Late is fine for home garden, local market or 

 distant shipment. Blooms fairly late and as the blossoms are above the leaves they poUenize 

 better than most imperfect varieties. Mate well with Big Joe or Aroma. If conditions are 

 favorable Big Late will produce a very heavy crop of fancy fruit, however, they are more sus- 

 ceptible to weather and soil conditions than some of the more popular late varieties. 



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