Other Late Varieties 



Gibson (Parsons Beauty) g™ 



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-orite 

 many 



strawberry-growing- sections. Plants very pro- 

 ductive, berries very good in quality and excellent 

 for canning. One proof of its worth is the fact 

 that it has been used so much as a standard of 

 comparison with so many varieties which have 

 been newly introduced. Price list, page 33. 



W« BELT 



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A fine old standard va- 

 riety, handicapped by im- 

 perfect blossoms. How- 

 ever, they are very hardy and Haverland ranks 

 very high in productiveness. Berries are large, 

 long conical in shape, light in color and firm 

 enough for market if kept picked closelv. Price 

 list, page 33. 



LUPTON 



Lupton is a fancy late shipping berry very 

 profitable with many growers. It usually makes 

 plants freely. Some attention to spacing and 

 late summer fertilizing with nitrogen fertilizers 

 would pay with Lupton. The plants are very 

 productive when grown on good strawberry soil. 

 The berries average very large and are very 

 pretty, resembling Chesapeake in many respects 

 and being just as good as a shipping berry. In 

 quality they are somewhat tart and quite dry. 

 This fact, however, probably helps explain why 

 they ship so well. It is not considered a high 

 quality berry, but its size, condition and appear- 

 ance make Lupton a profitable berry for market 

 purposes. It is grown largely in New Jersey, 

 also in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania- 

 and other eastern states. Lupton is also sold 

 as Town King, although if bought under that 

 name the plants usually cost more. Price list, 

 page S3. 



New York 



This is the sweetest straw- 

 berry grown. The plant is 

 a vigorous grower, pro- 

 ducing a moderate number of large, healthy 

 plants. The berries are medium to large in size, 

 dark red in color, but only moderately firm in 

 texture. Xew York is a home garden berry. It 

 is the only strawberry we know of that is sweet 

 before it gets red. We have many calls for Xew 

 York from those whose health does not permit 

 them to eat berries which are in anv wav tart 

 or acid in quality. Price list, page 33. 



Sample 



An old standard variety still 

 popular in many sections of the 

 middle and northern states. 

 Plants are vigorous growers and very productive. 

 Berries are uniform in shape, medium to large in 

 size, of good flavor and attractive in appearance. 

 Blossoms are imperfect. Pollenize with Aroma, 

 Big Joe, Gibson or Dunlap. Price list, page 33. 



This variety has long been the standard of 

 excellence in quality for all varieties and still 

 remains such for all late varieties. There seems 

 to be little question that the new early berries. 

 Fairfax and Dorsett and Southland, have a 

 richer, fuller flavor even than Wm. Belt. On 

 most markets the size and appearance determine 

 the selling price, but where quality is counted 

 in addition to large size and handsome appear- 

 ance. Win. Belt should be grown as a late 

 variety. The berries average large in size, some- 

 what irregular in shape, but they have an at- 

 tractive cap and the berries themselves are a 

 bright, glossy red. which makes them very hand- 

 some. This variety does its best in the middle 

 and northern states, and is fine in the garden 

 for local market or nearby shipping. For qual- 

 ity in late berries set Wm. Belt. We have some 

 fine plants. Price list, page 33. 



Very Late Varieties 



OThe latest berry we have. Berries 

 r g rr> average large in size, fairly good 



i v ■■■ quality and nice appearance. 



They often sell well because they come after 

 other fancy late berries are past their prime. 

 Price list, page 33. 



Pi Like Chesapeake, this variety blooms 

 g a r I late and escapes frost. Pearl makes 

 ^* plants so freely that it often needs 



thinning. However, for fruiting Pearl needs 

 rich, moist ground and liberal applications of 

 nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizer in late sum- 

 mer. The season is very late. Our stock of Pearl 

 came from Michigan growers who praise the 

 variety very highly. Also with us it resembles 

 Gandy very closely, and likeGandy it often brings 

 top prices on the market. Price list, page 33. 



GANDY 



A fancy late shipping berry, large, solid, hand- 

 some, moderately productive. Xeeds liberal fer- 

 tilization. Berries often sell with Chesapeake. 

 Makes plants freely but needs springy land for 

 big crops. Gandy is an old favorite which many 

 growers refuse to give up. Where it does well 

 it is a real profit maker. We recommend limiting 

 of Gandy plants in the row to four to six plants 

 per square foot and fertilizing in late summer. 

 Gandy needs moist conditions for best results 

 anywhere and with this treatment on moist soil 

 or under irrigation Gandy would probably sur- 

 prise even those who know it is a fine old berry. 

 Our Gandy plants seem unusually vigorous this 

 year. Price list, page 33. 



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