Pay for a 

 Farm with 

 Strawberries 



A farmer who lived in Phila- 

 delphia last season kept a 

 record of the Strawberries his 

 family used, and of their cost. 

 On July I the average price he 

 had paid was at the rate of five 

 cents for three berries. Now, 

 such prices mean big pay to 

 growers, and this man saw 

 how, by his own efforts alone, 

 with a little help at picking 

 time, he could make $2,000 

 a year growing berries. 



That's why he planted an 

 acre on his Pennsylvania farm, 

 and why he put Strawberry plants between his young orchard trees. 191 1 

 will find him on his farm taking care of these plants. He will pay all the 

 expenses of those growing trees, till they bear, with the berries which are 

 grown between the rows. His farm is paid for now, but he can tell of the 

 struggle it took to accomplish that, and he will tell that it could be done 

 over again in half the time with Strawberries sold on present markets, and 

 the purchaser could live in luxury compared to the way he had lived while 

 paying for it before — not without steady and hard work, but for more pay. 



At harvest time here we look more like a fniit farm than a nursery 



Our plants are grown on newly cleared land, and are big and healthy 



Good Plants Make Success Easy 



The one great big vital factor for success with Strawberries, for profit or home use, is 

 good plants of right kinds. Early and late berries bring the big money. Heavy crops of 

 high-colored, rich -flavored, solid, perfect berries which can be sold when high prices prevail 

 are the key to success. Every time a Strawberry patch is started with right plants and proper 

 care it means that the high cost of living is no longer a serious problem to one more'family. 



Why Harrison's 

 Plants are 

 so Good 



The "East Shore" of Mary- 

 land, and Delaware, produce 

 the finest Strawberry plants 

 in the world. The loose, 

 sandy-clay soil develops big 

 root systems. Growth of run- 

 ners and of the crowns they 

 set, is rapid and luxuriant. No 

 serious diseases bother plants 

 here, and we guard against 

 any possible infection by spray- 

 ing, etc. The Atlantic ocean 

 is only seven miles away from 

 us, and the salt winds from it 

 seem to give a superior hardi- 



ness and vigor to our plants. This is especially noticeable in the health of 

 the foliage. The effect of this salt air remains with the plants a long time, 

 even when they are planted many hundreds of miles inland. 



The grower's skill and knowledge has a lot to do with producing good 

 plants. Strawberries were one of the things we started with, and thirty years 

 of " living with them" in our own bearing fields, has made us pretty well 

 acquainted with them. Our plant growers understand all the little differ- 

 ences in varieties, in blossoms and pollenizing, as they would an open book. 



Seven of the Best Kinds of Strawberries for General Purposes Everywhere 



Here are seven sorts which have passed all others in the race for popularity. They are the "nearest perfection" kinds 

 are good growers, thrive in any soil, the berries of all are of fine appearance and of the very finest flavor and quality. We 

 give most of our attention to them, and a large part of our more than 100 acres of Strawberries is in these kinds. No one 

 will make a mistake in planting them. 



BOBACH. Beautiful bright red, neither dark nor light. Foliage dark and waxy. Berries thick, meatv, fine-grained often 

 weighing an ounce and a quarter each. Plants thrive in any soil and in any section, and have stout crowns Very 

 short stems and low plants. 



DUNCAN. Medium to large, brilliant red, with very firm flesh, subacid flavor and excellent appearance. Not a new 

 variety, and as yet is little known. We have acres of Duncan, and have fully tested it for every purpose. It has a great 

 deal of merit as a shipper and as a prize-getter. Plants vigorous, large and bear regularly. 

 GANDY. With the exception of Millionaire, Gandy is the latest of all Strawberries. Brings highest prices, yields tremen- 

 dous crops. Bright red, with somewhat smooth surface. Foliage broad and dark green. Berries are 



borne ori long, upright stems, well above the leaves and 

 dirt. Will not spoil if picking is neglected tor a few days 

 after they are ripe. As a late market sort and long-dis- 

 tance shipper, the best kind we have grown. Plant is a 

 perfect bloomer, strong and vigorous, but should be set 

 near other bisexuals. Our best-paying late berry. 



HAVERLAND. A medium-early variety of fine appearance. 

 Berries are medium to large, rich, bright red, long and 

 pointed, and very tempting in appearance. Will thrive in 

 any soil and under almost all conditions, dark, long leaves, 

 ots of strong runners formed, crops are nearly always 

 cu^'^'ij °' '"^"^ """" valuable for commercial planting, 



bhould be well pollenized by other kinds growing near. 



MILLIONAIRE. Though new, has been grown and thor- 

 oughly tested beside other good sorts with entire satisfac- 

 tion in every respect. Berry medium size, dark, rich red 

 well-shaped very showy. Latest of all Strawberries- 

 later than Gandy-and it has all of Gandv's good points 

 JJohage strong, makes a very large number of plants, and 

 inore quarts of berries than any kinds except the Bubach 

 class. Blossoms perfect. 



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KLOM)YKE. Berries uniform, shapely, rich dark red, mild and delicious, very juicy and handsome, sell quicklv. We 

 sTipw it in natural colors on the back cover of our catalogue. This is an expensive thing to do, but we wanted our cus- 

 tomers who were not familiar with it to have a chance of seeing how fine it really is. Plants make a remarkable 

 growth, are tall, compact, stalks strong, leaves light green. Abundant runners and an unusual number of crowns. 

 Yields are wonderful. Blossoms are perfect but do not fully fertilize themselves and need other sorts near. The 

 name is suggestive of the results this variety brings— often a gold 

 mine would fall behind this Strawberry in bringing profits. Our best- 

 paying early berry. 



PARSONS. Very popular everywhere. Berries begin to ripen at mid -season 



and continue until Gandy comes in. Dark red, thick, blunt, mild, fine 



in flavor and looks. Plants healthy, sturdy and produce twice as many 

 crowns as other sorts. Parsons will thrive and is popu- 

 lar nearly everywhere. 



OUR PRICES 



20 cts. per doz., 30 cts. for 25, 40 cts. for 50, 70 cts. per 

 100, $1.35 for 500, $2.50 per 1,000 for tliese varieties: 

 Aroma, Auto, Bedarwood, Bismarck, Crescent, Chipman, 

 Duncan, Excelsior, E. Hathaway, Fendall, Fairdale Giant, 

 Gandy, Haverland, Johnson's Early, Klondyke, Lady 

 Thompson, Michel's Early, Mascot, New Home, Oaks 

 Early, Parsons B., Steven's Late Champion, Superior, Sam- 

 ple, Senator Dunlap, Tennessee, Warfield. 



20 cts. per doz., 40 cts. for 25, 50 cts. for 50, 90 cts. per 

 TOO, $1.50 for 500, $3 per 1,000 for these varieties: Brandy- 

 wine, Bubach, Ekey, Glen Mary, Mark Hanna, New York, 

 Nick Ohmer, Norwood, Oswego, Sharpless, Star. 



Millionaire. 40- cts. per doz., 60 cts. for 25, 80 cts. for 50, 

 $1.50 per 100, $2.75 for 500, $5 per r,ooo. 



SPECIAL OFFERS. ■.°° ''''""=• ""^ selection (oT your condi- 



: — tions, early medium and late ripening, 



including a dozen each of Millionaire and Klondyke, Si value for 

 75 cts., till May 15. 



1,000 plants, our seleotion for a home bed, or for market 



erowing, value $3.60, for $2.25, prepaid, tlU May 16. The back cover of out .9.1 Catalosae. Klondyke bemes 



