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Pineapple. Per. Midseason. Beautiful. 



Roadside. Per. Early. Large; firm. 

 .- Oswego. Originated in New York. Large berry. 

 Very fine quality. 



Sample. Imp. Late. Large size; excellent qual- 

 ity; bright red; very firm; rich. A standard shipping 

 variety; also fine lor home use. It ripens uniform- 

 size fruit. 



■'Star. Has great drought-resisting qualities. 

 Always matures a complete crop when other varie- 

 ties are failures. Second-early in ripening; one of 

 the most profitable, always bringing fancy prices. 

 Berry of large size and beautiful color. Veiy pro- 

 ductive. 



Senator Dunlap. Per. Berry medium; bright; 

 splendid flavor; little acid. Especially suited to 

 northern, western and central sections. 



Stephen's Late Champion. Per. Late. In 

 productiveness easily leads the standard late sorts. 

 In appearance, size and shipping qualities is fine 

 for near-by market. Berry large, dark red, on 

 strong, erect stems, well above the ground. 

 ■ Superior. Per. Medium early. Very productive. 

 Stands hot weather. Berries large, glossy. Yields 

 great. 



■Warfield. Imp. Early. Rampant grower, with 

 miany runners. Berries glossy, dark red, rich, ex- 

 ceedingly juicy, and very firm. Popular canning 

 variety and a superior shipper. Fine in the West. 



Three W's. Per. Firm and a good shipper. 

 Foliage beautiful, clean, healthy, attractive. Me- 

 dium early to late. 



Uncle Jim. Per. Fancy berry. One of the rich- 

 est flavored. Dark red and glossy. 



What Makes Eastern Shore Strawberry Plants Better than Others 



It is hard to get people who are not acquainted with our soil, the salt air, and the absence of cold weather 

 at Berlin, to understand the differences between plants grown here and those grown in heavier soils inland. 



Let us first consider the winter weather. Around the first of the year the roads were dry, except for a 

 little while after rains, and it was warm enough to go without an overcoat. Up to that time the ground 

 had not been frozen at all, and plants grew right along. Last summer was exceptionally dry, and till in 

 September it looked as though there would be no Straw- 

 berry plants worth the name; but along toward the latter 

 part of that month good rains came and everything started 

 growing strongly. 



In our section September is not fall by any means. 

 There is as much warmth in our October and November 

 days as May days usually have two hundred miles farther 

 north. The plants were small when the rains did come, 

 but they immediately started to grow, and have not 

 ceased since. Of course the leaves do not show much 

 growth, though they are not killed down. But it's the 

 roots that develop and expand. Had you been here any 

 time during December, we could have taken you out 

 to our Strawberry division and dug out a plant with our 

 fingers — its roots going down 6 inches and spreading out 

 thickly till there was a whole handful on each plant. 



Even with the growing weather we have, no such de- 

 velopment of roots would be possible in any other soil. As 

 you walk over the field, your feet sink in the same as they 

 do when you walk after a disc harrow. It's the nature of 

 the soil here. It is loam and clay, but is lightened with 

 enough sand to prevent any caking or packing. Inciden- 

 tally we find cultivating easier, and require less of it than 

 we would with heavier soils. We grow plenty of legumes, 

 apply lots of mulch and manure and fertilizer. When 

 those Strawberry roots get started, they revel in a soil like 

 that of a specially prepared garden. They find it easy to 

 push out, and they get all the plant-food they can use. 



The salt breezes from the ocean seem to stiffen up 

 the fiber and make the foliage more able to withstand 

 insects and fungi. Our plants are clean and bright. Also 

 this salty atmosphere gives a superior hardiness and 

 vitality, which is not lost when the plants are removed to 

 an inland section. Planted side by side with plants 

 propagated at an inland point, these plants usually will 

 show by their appearance the increased thriftiness, and 

 when it comes to bearing they greatly excel. 



In "How to Grow and Market Fruit," there is some splen- 

 did advice, and it ought to do a great deal of good. I shall 

 give you editorial notice in our next issue of "The Ranch." — 

 J. D. Dean, Editor "The Ranch," Kent, Washington. 



I have received your bill of trees and strawberry plants and 

 I want to thank you for the square deal you gave me as well 

 as for the good stock. — A. L. Jennings, St. Joseph, Mo. 



Received strawberry plants in fine shape. — J. P. Vanskiver, 

 Humboldt, Kans. 



In our nursery test field 



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