DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST OF CHOICE STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



Beebc — Is supposed to be a seedling of 

 Miner's Prolific, produced by Mr. E. P. Beebe, 

 of Union County, N. J. The plant is a heavier 

 and stronger grower than the Miner and re- 

 sembles it only in the form of the leaf and its 

 freedom from disease, being invariably clean, 

 bright and beautiful. Its berries are unlike 

 the Miner in color, being bright scarlet-crimson, 

 are uniformly very large, produced in greater 

 profusion even than its supposed parent, and 

 possesses the same mild, rich pleasant flavor. 

 Its defect, if it may be termed one, lies in its 

 excessive yield. 



Clark'§ Early.— Comes from Oregon, and 

 from what I have seen of it I feel very much 

 impressed that it will prove a valuable ac- 

 quisition. It makes strong healthy plants as beebe. 

 large as Bubach No. 5, with never a trace of rust; leaves lay close to the ground and 

 keep remarkably green during winter. I consider this very promising. It is claimed 

 to be early; has not yet fruited here. 



Hiddlefleld. — Plants received last spring have made a fine growth of large, light 



green foliage: has not yet; fruited here. Isaac 

 C. Rogers speaks of it as follows : "The plant 

 is strong and healthy, and produces runners 

 freely. The blossoms are pistillate: the season 

 medium. The fruit is large and quite regular 

 in form and size, berries are nearly conical. 



ilBHIiS'^' i ' I) SfSJjSB El ° ur cut is a correct representation. The fruit 



is quite firm, solid, and a good shipper: color, 

 ^fKB^^^ 'WW ac * ar k gl° ssv crimson, which gives it a brilliancy 



^ffl^mte'V^yPil 1, : W ana " attractiveness that few varieties, possess. 



The flesh crimson clear enough. The berries 

 color all over (no green tips"). As the berries 

 ripen they first turn to glossy scarlet and 

 deepen in color to crimson as they approach 

 maturity. In quality it is a favorite with berry 

 Middlefield. customers. It is product i vc and profitable. 



Marllia. — This is a market berry, originated by Win. Lyons, of Minnesota, and 

 named for his daughter, It was grown from mixed seed of the ( lumberland, Countess 

 and Wilson, and is supposed to be a seedling of the latter. It is the only variety saved 

 from many thousand seedlings. It has been tested about ten years, and is now 

 offered for the first time. I have fruited it under various conditions, and know it to 

 be a variety of decided character. It has been grown by the acre in Minnesota, and 

 pronounced the most profitable of all. In both plant and fruit it resembles the Wil- 

 son, and might he taken for that variety; hut the blossoms are pistillate, and the 

 flesh of the berry is thought to be redder than that of any other sort. The plant i- 

 remarkably healthy and vigorous, hs roots extend to a great depth, enabling i1 to 



endure drouth and hard treatment equally with the Crescent. 



