HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN. MD. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES 



Almo— This is a chance seedling that I found 

 and set out to try; after two years' trial I can say 

 it is one of the most proUfic berries in the straw- 

 berry world. Off of one plant last season I picked 

 76 berries, which would almost make a quart of 

 grreen berries. I also picked the berries off of four 

 more plants, which had 260 berries on them. This 

 is -vN-ithout doubt the most productive strawberry in 

 the land. The berry is about as large as the old 

 Wilson; it has a very dark red color; the plant is 

 very large in size and has very strong roots, in fact 

 it has the strongest roots of any variety I have. 

 Anyone wanting a small patch of ben-ies should not 

 fail to plant some of this variety, as you can grow so 

 many on a small piece of ground. The ALMO 

 ripens about six or seven days after Excelsior. 

 You will have to plant the Lady Thompson or some 

 other good poUenizer by them, as they are not self- 

 pollenizers.— Originator's Description. 



Boston Prize— This is a new variety. It is a 

 most promising variety, being a full bearer of large, 

 dark red berries. The plant is a very rank grower, 

 foliage dark green color. Wovild earnestly recom- 

 mend it for a trial. 



E. H. Ebey— (Per.) Strawberry very large, long, 

 conical, pointed and sHghtly necked, color a rich 

 bright crimson, when ripe verj- attractive. Flesh red 

 throughout, quite firm and of excellent quality. 

 Plants vigorous and quite healthy. See cut below. 



Oak's Early— Originated in Somerset County, 

 Mars'land, in an old oak stump, from which it de- 

 rives its name. This new variety has proven itself 

 to be one of the best early berries, ripening with 

 Michel's and Hoffman's, resembhng the latter, but 

 far superior in many respects, being a much 

 stronger grower and three times as productive and 

 adapted to most any soil. This berry is beautiful in 

 appearance and fine in quality and will readily sell 

 at advanced price over other varieties, ha\-ing al- 

 most proven a gold mine to the originator, inas- 

 much as he has cleared nearly double the amount of 

 money that he gave for his farm. Try them. 



Mark Hanna— (Per.) Seedling of Bubach, 

 which it very much resembles; berries on an aver- 

 age not quite so large; very productive. Plants are 

 very large fine growers. We consider this a valu- 

 able variety and recommend it. 



Auto — (Per.) Originated in Delaware, and by 

 those who have grown it is claimed to be of large 

 ._^._. size and fine quality, verj^ productive, bearing fine 



AlvJMU. crops in \'evy dry weather, when other sorts are apt 



to be short. The plant is of unusual ^'igor, and carries fruit well up from the ground. 



Aroma— (Per.) Plant shows no weakness of any kind. Fnait very large, roundish, conical, rarely 

 misshapen, glossy red, of ex- 

 cellent quality, and produces 

 in abundance. 



Brandy-wine — (Per.) 



One of the most rehable late 

 varieties. It is a splendid 

 grower, fair plant maker, 

 veiT productive. The fruit 

 is very large, heart-shaped, 

 firm, of good flavor and good 

 color. It begins to ripen in 

 mid-season, but continues tiU 

 nearly all other varieties are 

 gone. 



Bismatck— (Per.) It is 



not as large as the Bubach, 

 described on the next page, 

 but resembles this variety in 

 size and color, shape and 

 flavor. Fruit is bright scar- 

 let with no green tips; 

 very firm for such a large 

 berry. It makes lots of 

 plants. 



E. H. EKEY. 



