5 Catalog of C. S. Perdue's Strawberry Plant Farm, Showell, Md. 



Lady Corneille (Mid Season) — A fine variety and one of the 

 very best, a good plant maker and will succeed on almost any kind 

 of soil; Berries are large size dark red color and of fine flavor 

 and excellent quality, a good kind for shipping on account of its 

 excellent keeping qualities; last season was an extremely wet 

 one in this section during Strawberry time. We picked several 

 quarts of Lady Corneille and left them in the baskets about a 

 week and they were in good shape, I would recommend this as 

 being an all around up-to-date Strawberry, you will not make any 

 mistake if you include them in your order. 



McAlpine (Late) — A splendid grower of plants and I believe 

 it is one of kinds that will succeed on almost any kind of soil; 

 the Berries are very large and very fine in quality, beautiful 

 scarlet color and brings fancy prices in the market, a heavy 

 yielder and holds up its size until the very last picking. I would 

 advise planting this variety, I have a good stock of plants of this 

 kind, let me have your orders for them. 



Tennessee Prolific (Early) — This variety is too well known 

 to need much description, one of the old standards. A good 

 plant maker of good size, healthy plants, which bear a large 

 crop of good size Berries, bright red color and good flavor. A 

 very desirable one to plant with pistilate varieties in a general 

 way. 



Excelsior (Extra Early) — One of the old standards is too 

 well known to need much description, makes plants quite freely. 

 It should appeal to any one who cannot give special attention to 

 a Strawberry bed as it will thrive under more neglected condi- 

 tions than some other kinds of Berries, they are dark red color 

 and fair size that are quite firm. 



Brandy wine (Late) — A popular variety in some sections 

 of the country and one that will succeed on almost any kind of 

 soil. Plants are large size and vigorous. Berries are dark red 

 color and good quality. 



Big Joe (Late) — A fine late kind that has given satisfaction 

 wherever grown and is considered a most excellent variety, the 

 plants are vigorous and healthy, a good plant maker, it is ex- 

 tremely productive of very large handsome Berries indeed larger 

 than most any other of the late sorts. You will not make any 

 mistake if you plant Big Joe. Note clipping from one of our 

 local papers, the finest basket of Berries we have seen this season 

 were left at this office Saturday by Mr. Wood Bounds, who re- 

 sides near Eden. They were the Big Joe variety and were surely 

 true to name for we have rarely seen such mammoth Berries. 



