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GROUP READY FOR DIGGING STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



Marie — (Imp.) Season same as Bubach and 

 Haverland. Equally as larg:e as Bubach, Glen 

 Mary, o,r Brandj^vine, and yielding with any 

 variety. -The berries are round as a ball, dark 

 crimson in color; flesh dark and quality first-class, 

 holding- up in size to the very last pickings.— Origi- 

 nator's Description. 



After fruiting the Marie last season we are well 

 pleased with same and think them worthy of the 

 above description. 



McKinley— (Per.) From Rochester, X. Y. The 

 plant is a fine grower, of good size, a fair runner, 

 clean, thrifty and productive. The fruit is large, 

 firm, bright red, red clear through, roundish, conical 

 in form, very attractive and of high quality. The 

 season is medium to late. 



Marshall— (Per.) It really produces more 

 bushels than one would give it credit for in looking 

 at the plants, for it does not set many berries, but 

 nearly everj- one is large and many are very large. 

 They are of regular form, dark glossy red and very 

 beautiful. The blossom is more tender to frost 

 than some and the plant sometimes rusts. 



Michel's Early— (Per ) One among the very 

 earliest; medium si?e. Berries rather sour, scarlet 

 in color. A healthj' and abundant plant maker. 

 Must be thinned to get best results. An old stand- 

 ard varietj- and needs no description. 



Ifick Ohmer— (Per.) \S'hen perfectly ripe it 

 is of a beautiful carmine color, and when packed in 

 crates it is very atti^active. An excellent shipper 

 and will surelj- suit the fancy trade. Berries run in 

 size from large to the ver\- largest and will always 

 demand a high price when fancy stock is desired. 

 The fl.avor is delicious. Ripens about May 20th and 

 continues for about three weeks. 



New Globe— The New Globe is a late berry, 

 and the plants are large, ^'igorous and stocky, per- 

 fectly free from rust or blight, and is a very hea^-y 

 cropper of large, bright, fine flavored and solid ber- 

 ries, which are good shippers. The roots of these 

 plants are verj.- long, taking strength and -\-igor 

 from a large surface of ground, which enables every 

 berry to mature and hold a good size to the end of 

 the season, stand severe drought and the plants 

 grow ^'igorously on any soil. 



New Tork — This variety is fast becoming a 

 favorite, It is a cross of Bubach and Jessie. Mr, 

 Kellogg saj-s: "Xew York is a fancy berry for 

 fancy trade.. Very larsre. bright red. strong foliage. 

 and heayj' fruiter." 



New Home — As late and large as Gandy, fruit 

 a bright red color that does not lose its lustre and 

 turn dark a long time after being picked. Uni- 

 formly large size and the best keeping and shipping 

 berry grown, Hoffman not excepted. Vigorous 

 grower, and unlike Gandy, -^-lII produce a large 

 crop on either high or low land. The fruit is so 

 firm and keeping qualities so excellent it does not 

 need to be picked oftener than three times a week, 

 when it vnll usually make 1000 quarts or more per 

 acre at each picking during the height of the 

 season. 



Parsons— (Per.) We have in the Parsons a per- 

 fect bloomer, a berry equally as large and very much 

 of the same shape as the Tennessee Prolific, firmer 

 and a little darker in color and equally as produc- 

 tive, as thej' have been thoroughly tested in our 

 vicinity the past season in apiece of land near us, 

 side by side, and the Parsons gave more fruit and 

 sold for more monej' than the Tennessee ProKfic by 

 far. In g^o^^-ing berries for a commercial purpose 

 you should include this variety in every selection. 

 We shall plant it for the fruit and shall expect to be 

 well repaid for the outlay. The plant is a large, 

 strong grower, resembling the Bubach in some re- 

 spects, ha^'ing a large broad leaf -unth a strong 

 root. Being a strong, perfect bloomer, it is a de- 

 sirable variety to plant with pistillate sorts. 



Rough Rider— (Per.) Size and shape of the 

 Bubach, color and firmness of the G»aridy, produc- 

 tiveness of the Sample. Pick the Rough Rider 

 when not too ripe and you have perfect market 

 color. Xo berr\^ we have ever grown ^^-ill surpass 

 the Rough Rider in firmness. The plants are very 

 rugged in growth, with thick, leathery foHage. 



Rio — (Per.) It is a good, early lAid, large for an 

 early berry. Strong, healthy foliage, perfect blos- 

 som. Though not as early as Michel's Early, fol- 

 lows close after it. The fruit is large size, evenly 

 colored and firm enough for an excellent shipper. 

 This is fast becoming a favorite where firm early 

 berries are wanted for shipping purposes. 



Star— (Per.) The largest berries we had last 

 season were the Star. Were we to teU you that ten 

 filled a quart you might say that Worcester county 

 Avill not grow berries of that size, but we grew the 

 Star this large in alow, moist soil in a favored spot 

 in the garden, and similar soils to this must be had 

 to grow the finest specimens of any of the large 

 berries. The plant is strong, very vigorous and 

 with no sign of rust, makes plants Quite freely for 

 such a large berry as it is. 



