TRVE-TO-NAME STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



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SHARPLESS. 





Senator Dunlap 



There must be con- 

 siderable merit to 

 a variety that has stood the test of 

 time as has Sharpless. It is the oldest 

 variety in our list, except Wilson Al- 

 bany, but a good many of our growers 

 still have a tender spot for the old 

 Sharpless. Quite a few, when thinking 

 of large, luscious Strawberries will in- 

 stinctively remember the Sharpless, and 

 when writing to the nurser>' for some 

 Strawberry- plants for the garden, or a 

 small patch to pick for local market, 

 they usually make a liberal percentage 

 of their order for Sharpless. The col- 

 ored illustration we have of it on page 34 is just right for the berrj-. Don't 

 you want to grow some? 



|, This is the first year we are offering this variety, which 

 ijOuIcrsei. originated in Somerset County, Marvland. We have heard 

 so many good reports about it that we have put it on our list. One promi- 

 nent grower writes us as follows concerning this variety: "The Somerset 

 has been a money-maker here this season. It came ver>- early and sold for 

 good prices; I made more money on it per acre than on any other variety 



1 had." 



Ql-Aironc' I o*/» Pkamninn Staminatc blossoms. Originated in Xew 

 DievenS Laie V^nampion. j^j-ggy and is supposed to be a seedling 

 of the Gandy. It makes a rank foliage which amply protects the fruit.' 

 The berries are bright red in color and very good quality. It ripens late 

 and makes a season of medium length. It blossoms late in the season, 

 which makes it almost immune to late frost. It is very popular in New 

 England and the middle northern states. 



^urckothoart We fruited this variety last spring for the first time and 

 O Wccineari. found that it produces an abundance of beautiful, bright 

 red fruit, which shows quite good in quality. Contrary to the 

 experience of the introducer, we find that it does not hold up well in ship- 

 ping; we had a wet season last spring, and this fact maj- have made it less 



firm. The plant is a vigorous grower and the fruit good enough to 



attract attention in a local market. 



TonnPisspp Prnlifir ^'^^ indicated by its name, it is ver>' prolific. 

 1CUUC99CC 1 luiiiiv. Large size, bright crimson and for the most 

 part long and corrugated in shape. The berries of this variety present 

 a picture most attractive. The flesh is fine-grained and makes a good 

 shipper; it is equally popular as a canner. The Prolific has been on the 

 market twenty-eight or twenty-nine years, and the demand for it 

 seems to be greater today than ever before. The blossoms are perfect 

 and it makes one of the best staminate varieties to plant with medium- 

 early or midseason pistillate varieties. 



THANKS US FOR GOOD PACKING 



The Strawberry- plants arrived this morning in good condi- 

 tion. Thanks for the good 

 packing. — C. Weeks, Sioux ' 

 County, Iowa, April 16, 1913. 



TAKES PRIDE IN 

 HIS PATCH 



Plants received in 

 fine shape. I have 

 been hoeing my ber- 

 ries, and want to 

 state that out of all 

 my plants. 30.000 

 outside of the Big 

 Joe. I don't think 

 I have lost fifty 

 plants. I think I 

 have the largest 

 berr>- patch any- 

 where in our part 

 of the country-, and 

 everj'one is watch- 

 ing them. I intend 

 they shall be a 

 credit to me and vou 

 also. — O. F. Vox 

 Gelder. Cuyahoga 

 County, Ohio. May 

 T. 1915- 



Sharpless. A meritoTious variety thai has stood the test of time 



