14 W.F.; AKLEN, JR-'S CATALOGUE 



ly the latest of all so far. The fruit is very large, usually of good shape, and of 

 excellent flavor. This season it failed to ripen uniformly with me, remaining 

 white on the under side when red above. I think this was owing mainly to the 

 extreme heat, and perhaps in some measure to the fact that the soil was sandy, 

 and no mulch was applied. A grower a few miles from here says that his col- 

 ored up all right. In this connection it is but fair to say that the fruit is of fine 

 quality before it colors all over. 



I have received reports from various quarters extending over a wide acre, 

 ond some of them place it at the head of the list. A correspondent in Colorado 

 tells of ten berries that made a heaping quart, and weighed 21 ounces. Anoth- 

 er in New Jersey who has had it several years, considers it the most valuable 

 variety ever introduced. — M. Crawford. 



Timbrell — Here we have a berry that we have long looked for. For size, 

 quality, beauty, productiveness, firmness and health and vigor, we have no 

 other strawberry its equal. — Samuel Miller. 



Timbrell has not been fruited here sufficient to determine its grade as to its 

 productiveness or popularity upon the market but it gives promise of being one 

 of the very best all round berries. — M. F. Johnson. 



Timbrell (Pistillate) — A splendid late variety, very late, of excellent flavor, 

 preductive, and very desirable in every way. — J. R. Hawkins. 



I consider you a very fortunate grower in having the Timbrell strawberry 

 as I certainly think if they do as well for you as they do with me that you will 

 find them better in every way than any ten varieties of your very best. — W. M. 

 Valentine. 



IT IS THE GEM OF STRAWBERRIES. Growers have gotten to know it, and 

 they cannot say too much in its favor. The press has also said for it more than 

 for any other new fruit put on the market. It has been confirmed by the leading 

 horticulturists as the best variety ever introduced, and has even surpassed its 

 former record this season. We claim it is the best berry in existence, not only 

 the best berry, but the most profitable for the commercial grower to plant; also, 

 the best family variety. Points that are essential in making a good variety are 

 productiveness, hardiness, health with solidity sufficient to place it in 

 good condition on the market. Timbrell does not only possess these points, but 

 is one of the most hardy, if not the most hardy, of the strawberry family, and 

 in quality it surpasses any known kind. Growers have said that it was hard to 

 get a variety perfect in all points. That we know but it is more nearly attain- 

 ed in this than ever before. What has been wanting was a good late variety. 

 In Gandy Prize we have a good berry, yet it is lacking in the most important 

 points, viz. : productiveness and hardiness, while these two points aloue would 

 make Timbrell the most desirable for a late berry. Another point is ? it is the 

 latest of all strawberries to ripen, also to bloom. It has never lost a full 

 crop. The bloom being imperfection this point it is very valuable, as imperfect 

 varieties stand much more irost than perfect varieties; hence in Timbrell, you 

 will note, we have the best berry that has ever been offered. — Introducer. 



"Yes, I have tried the Timbrell, and it is, as judged by me, the bast berry — 

 all things considered — I have ever tried. 



Abundantly productive, of the first quality, large size, and having a char- 

 acteristic form, which is fairly regular; it is, besides, a firm berry. The vines 

 are vigorous and hardy. I can hardly say too much in favor of this berry from 

 one season's trial." Sincerely, E. S. Carman, Editor of the Rural New Yorker. 



