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introduction. The plant is all that can be desired in a strawberry, vigorous, 

 healthy, productive, almost ruf t proof aud apparently well nigh drouth proof. 

 The fruit is of good size, regular and attractive in form, deep red in color with- 

 out and within, fir n in substance and excellent in quality. The season is 

 among the earliest and it continues productive nearly a month. I corgratu- 

 late you on producing so promising an addition to the already long list of these 

 attractive fruits. Very truly yours, T. J. Burrill. 



Dr. T. J. Burrill is professor of Botany and Horticulture in the University 

 of Illinois. 



Urbana, 111., July 22, 1899. 



Mr. J. R. Reasoner, Seymour, 111., My Dear Sir : — I have carefully studied 

 your No. 1 (Senator Dunlap) strawberry during the past three seasons, and 

 have compared it with eighty two other varieties grown on the station grounds 

 and do not hesitate to say that it has greater merit than any other berry with 

 which I am familiar. The plants are exceed ngly vigorous, with clean, healthy 

 foliage which has no tendency to rust. The berries are very large roundish 

 conical, regular, with a slight neck. In color they are glossy crimson, with 

 the meat firm and solid, deep crimson throughout, and good in quality. It is a 

 wonderfully productive strawberry. Altogether it is the most attractive straw- 

 berry I know of, and I predict a promising future for it. 



Yours very truly, J. C. Blair, Asst. Professor of Horticulture. 



Blue Mound, 111 , June 28, 1899. 

 Mr. J. R. Reasoner, Seymour, III., Dear Sir :— Your "Senator Dunlap" is a 

 remarkable berry. The Warfield heretofore has befn our very best berry for 

 market, but Senator Dunlap combines all the good qualities of uhe Warfield 

 with the addition of being very much more productive, firmer, better flavored, 

 and more attractive in the boxes ; in fact we have never seen it surpassed for 

 elegance and beauty, and we have grown strawberries for twenty four years. 

 It is large, conical and perfect in shape anr! blossom, a bright, glossy, deep red, 

 and red throughout, which makes it one of the best for canning purposes. This 

 season with us was very wet during strawberry time and part of our patch ran 

 four days without being nicked. The Senator Dunlap came through in good 

 condition, while many of the Warfield were too soft to handle We are so well 

 pleased with it that we shall plant it exclusively next year. 



Martin Miller & Sons. 



Champaign, III., July 25, 1896. 

 We have handled "Senator Dunlap" strawberry and pronounce it superior 

 in size, firmness, flavor and keeping quality, to any berry we have ever sold. 



L K. Howse & Co. 



Urbana, 111., July 31, 1899. 



It gives me great pleasure to testify to the good qualities of your new 



strawberry "Senator Dunlap. " I never had a berry that gave such universal 



satisfaction ; and my customers always want more of the same kind For size, 



color and flavor, it can't be beat, and it is firm and lasts well. W. H. Owens. 



DUFFS — This new candidate is from North Carolina, and I am not at lib- 

 erty to sell plants in that state but have permission to sell anywhere except in 

 North Carolina. Has not been sold except under contract not to sell or in 

 any way dispose of plants under eight years. I am not ^under contract, how- 

 ever, and am offering the plants herewith without restriction, but my supply 

 is limited to about 40,000. This berry comes highly recommended. I can say 

 personally that it is one of the finest growers I have seen ; a rich dark green 

 without a spot of rust or blemish of any kind Several commission men who 

 are not the least interested in the berry tell me that it is one of the finest ber- 

 ries they ever handled, and f^asily brings two to five cents per quart more than 

 Lady Thompson and other varieties- "It is claimed bv good authority to be 

 equal to Lady Thompson in size, productiveness iud earliness and greatly sup- 

 erior to it in color an'd shipping qualities, which of course means firmness. 

 From what I know and have seen of the berry I am favorably impressed and 

 shall plant it quite extensively. I advise my customers to give it at least a trial, 

 if only 100 plants. 



