TRUE-TO-NAME STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



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shy a bearer for market, others will grow nothing 

 else. Originated in Ohio a number of years ago, 

 and as fruited here it is ver\' productive. When 

 sent to market it always brings the best prices. 

 I L Berries white to cream in color and 



ICcOcig. translucent enough to show the 

 seed. The fruit is of good quality and, when served 

 with black ones for dessen, it makes a ver\- unique 

 and attractive dish. The plants are upright in 

 growih, bear early and quite profusely, if polli- 

 nated by Early Har\-est, as its blossoms are imper- 

 fect. It is not recommended commercialh'. 

 I Originated in Atlantic County, 



''"j- New Jersey, by Jacob Miehl, 

 who says of it: "The berrj- is large 

 and rich, almost as thick as long, is 

 coal-black, and has a rich, unsur- 

 passed, luscious flavor. When all other 

 varieties on my place were injured by 

 cold in the winter of 1911-12 the Joy 

 came through with every bud and 

 terminal." It ripens about midseason, 

 and produces great quantities of berries 

 on all the canes. See illustration, page 30. 



I 09 /I or Originated with Daniel S. 

 L.eaaer. Kriebel, in Kankakee 

 County, Illinois, who says: "The ber- 

 ries are ver>- large and of the best 

 quality, and the variety is ver\- pro- 

 ductive and never fails to produce a 

 good crop. In the Springfield, Illinois, 

 market the berries usually sell at 15 

 cents per quart, when other berries are 

 selling at 10 cents. One grower sold 

 3,911 quarts from one-half acre for 



Iceberg, the best of ail light-colored sorts 



It makes a fine, vigorous 



growth here and looks very 

 promising. 



McDonald. Two canes bore five quarts 



Fruit is exceptionally sweet, 

 luscious, almost without core 

 and unsurpassed in color. The plant is a 

 very strong grower, of upright habit, and is 

 strongly resistant to 

 disease. Our stock of 

 this large, early Black- 

 berry is exceptionally 

 fine. The fruit ripens a 

 little later than Early 

 Harvest and a little 

 earlier than most other 

 varieties. It has never 

 been known to winter- 

 kill, as it originated in 

 northwestern New York, 

 where it has been appre- 

 ciated for years. 



McDonald. ff^Z 



Early Harv-est, the stand- 

 ard of earliness. The ber- 

 ries are larger than Early 

 Harvest, somewhat re- 

 semble the dewberry, 

 and are of good quality. Its growth is very vigorous, creeping the first 

 year and afterward sending up larger canes. Due to the fact of the 

 imperfect pollination of this variety, it is advisable to plant with it some 

 variety that will pollinate it; Austin Dewberry' seems to be best for this 

 purpose. Mr. L. R. Johnson, of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, 

 writing for the "Rural New Yorker," says he picked off one \'ine, 

 thinned to two main canes, five quart boxes of large berries. 



NantirnWp The berry is about the size of Eldorado, ver>^ 

 sweet and juicy. It is tender enough to make 

 it an unsurpassed table berr%'. For short shipments also it is a 

 very desirable variety, for, although it has all the qualities that 

 make it a valuable table berry, it is not firm enough to with- 

 stand long hauls. Prof. \V. F. Massey, in the "Market 

 Growers' Journal," says of it: "This is the latest Blackberry I 

 have ever grown, and prolongs the Blackberrv- season to Sep- 

 tember. It is a tremendously strong grower and good bearer." 

 It is absolutely rust -resistant and entirely hardy. The berries 

 are large, ver>- juicy, rich and are borne in great profusion. 

 This is a Blackberry of exceptional merit, and you should by all 

 means tr>' out this variety to your own satisfaction. For 

 nearby markets it is most desirable and profitable. See illus- 

 tration, page 31. 



Leader. Never fails to produce a crop. 



