Catalogue of Thoroughbred Strawberry Plants 



NEW STRAWBERRIES 



We are adding to our already long 

 list of varieties of strawberry plants 

 two more extra good ones.both early 

 varieties of our own origin. 



THE MAUD MULLER— Is a perfect va- 

 riety ripening two to three days later 

 then its parent, the Excelsior. l4—iww» 



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nnrrnt r-rT-^_ strong plant maker.healthy 

 and vigorous the season through. 

 Fruit much larger than Excelsior, more 

 prolific, and milder flavor. Will make 

 just as good carrier as the Excelsior and 

 we see no reason why it will not take 

 the place of the former. We have a lim- 

 ited stock of plants and trust that all 

 our customers that favor us with their 

 orders for Excelsior will add a few of 

 the MAUD MULLER, -per. 



THr> EARLY QUEEX,-per, is the 

 berry that drew the attention of every 

 one who visited our trial beds the past 

 fruiting season while they were in fruit. 

 While the season with us was the most 

 unfavorable season we have ever ex- 

 peiienced the Early Queen is a chance 

 seedling found growing by one of our 

 neighbors a few years ago. We were 

 shown the berries from the young plants 

 last season when they began to fruit 

 and could not hardly believe that the 

 berries were picked from the Early 

 Queen, as we now call them, but went to 

 the bed ourselves and were more than 

 delighted with our gift. We ."-=;': every 

 plant the past season '.-.. was grown, ex- 

 cept twelve feet in row to test, and 

 have succeeded in growing this season 

 several thousand nice plants. We describe 

 them as follow.s:plants strong and vigor- 

 ous, making a moderate supply of plants, 

 foliage has shown no sign of rust, as 

 productive as any one could wish, every 

 plant being heavily loaded with the 

 finest fruit that was ever grown on our 

 farm. We do not except Wm. Belt, Chesa- 

 peake, or any other variety. The past 

 season, while as stated above, was very 

 unfavorable for the berry crop, several 

 old standards not being worth picking, in 

 the same plot the si/.e of the Early 

 nQueen it was equal to any variety grown 

 by us, every berry being all most per- 

 fect in shape, with heavy dark green 

 ^alx.The season of ripening is but few 

 days behind the Excelsior. We now 

 think by adding these two varieties to 



our list of early varieties, including the 

 FIRST PRIZE, per, sent out the past 

 season, that we can please all growers 

 looking for early varieties. We have 

 made the price very reasonable and 



trust that every customer will try them 

 this season. 



STANDARD VARITIES 



:^RST -PRIZE, --per, --We were more 

 then ever pleased with "the behavior 

 of this variety the past season as 

 the season was the driest ever experienc 

 ed here. The dry weather seemed to take 

 but little effect upon them, seldom find- 

 ing a berry out of shape or size and 

 they fruited their usual heavy crop of 

 fruit that is seldom surpassed by any 

 variety. This proves to us that it 

 will be classed in the front ranks with 

 the leading early varieties in a few 

 season. Again, this season for plant 

 making has been very unfavorable. The 

 FIRST PRIZE has made a splendid 

 growth of extra fine plants, the best in 

 pur fields and we have over one hun- 

 dred varieties. We advise each one that 

 is interested in the growing of Straw- 

 ben;ies to give them a trial.We ship- 

 ped the fruit the past season two hundred 

 miles and ^yere informed by our commis- 

 sion merchant that they arrived in first 

 class condition. (This was by express.) 



TOWNSENDS LATE CHAMPION. 



