8 
for the koih! Mktimi.ist Mka>i i;k 
By the looks <>: the r« >< • t - umr soil 
must be Handy. I ruu ue\»-r 
fcin h 1«<i)k' root" 
Ydiirs trulv. J. I'. H >ykk, 
ami quality the (Hen Mary hasnoequal 
So sure am I that it has no equal in 
these three rthjitrts th: t I am offering 
$100.00 in >col»l for one dozen plants of 
any \ ariety that will • u I tin- Ulen 
Mary in size, products cness and qual- 
it y. see offer and cut natural size on 
pap * 10 and 17. In producti\ eiiess it 
fai sin passes the I'n- cut. not in mini 
bcr of berries hut m quarts. < >ue quar- 
ter of an acre picked at lh-- rate of PJH> quarts per acre at a single picking and 
o\ei IJ(H>o quai ts p«r aeiv t«r the season without any petting or special at ten 
tion whatever. 13 specimens filled a quart. 
As to its immense rise the Rural New Yorker speaks as follow s: "Glen Mary 
i.t..j\.-.l from K. T. I n>;r:s.iii . Apul 1 S IM. Imperfet hi sexual. June ?.ls<»;, l ;ir p\st 
1 1 p.* hern- - up to date. < ;<>od shape for so lar-K-e a U rry. June Ht h berries \ en 
la!K«*. lirin enough for a m ar market, about the shape of Sharnless. June 1 1th. 
Imp- to \er\ larvrt June 14th. a larK»* yielder of lar^e U-rrie*. of good form, 
broad li'-art shaped often widening at the tip. one of the m«>st promising of out 
latlei triaN. June lTtb. past its best. June istb. still bearing a good many 
berries which hold then -\r> unusually well. June JNt still in bearing- Many 
of the berries are of the largest size." 
J. 1». Kay of Texas s ;k y^ My strawU»rry plant* are doing fine especially 
f"he (il. ri M.ir\ I gathered from my spring set plants the largest l>crrie* I haw 
ever -••••n glow "» Texas. 1 feel confident that it is all that lias been claimed foi 
John I.itU- deter 1 1 e, it m < Htobt r isaue of Horticulture as follows; '(ileu 
M:ti\ |:irg« st of all. dark glossy, fairly firm. good quality, a great bearei ami 
evidently fine !,,r market. " 
Imd. | . Heede of N< w Hampshire write- ' It i- a pleasure to q.rak well of 
• hen M ary . as it is such a productive \ ariety of very large tine looking fruit. It 
is more protlucme than Brandy wine. Win. Helt. I,o\ ett or < y • h ne. ' 
I l smith of Washington (state) says: "Glen Mary is a very strong 
healthy plant. > • ry prolific, of go* .d n/e and bright gh 's-y color, gem rally of 
: oo.l form. I like it, with in- it i- away aloud of Rrandy w iiu-. 
GI ANT 'In our -earch for big straw berries, another has been found that if 
^ure to attract great attention: a h. avy, sUnky plant. p< rfe« t bloom in-, o! < uni 
berland tvpe. Moderately productive ..f extra l.w. Ii^'ht scarlet lierriew, 
smooth and handsome as gre.-ft tomatoes. Single specimen* w« igh an ounce oi 
. • . ami twenty of average si/e till a quart basket. The originator claims it to 
be tie largest berry grown and of most WWm Om i ®9 &< 9 %9Q 
excellent quality."— Introducer. I Smyth Co.. V 
Thin U rrv has fruited here only m • - ,r - Allen: The 
• ,. , , . • fine order and are the \er\ 
... -in: 11 w ay We picked some berries • 
that w ere \ ei \ nice, good shape, above • 
• • « •<•••• • ••>• ••• 
V'a, April 28, "96. f 
plants eaicc m • 
medium si/e. and quite In in. I . i-t year • so much le„s top 
, . .1.. a„ „ ,™.»tVi XlWtS. You CCrta 
best I 
ever bought, as well ah the cheap- 
est. I ne\ . j -aw finer roots, and 
than one ii- null v 
. lsti.i the mil s mad.- a 
and showed «<>nsiderabl 
.1 1896) it has grown 
and hasshown practically 
l>oc>r growth 
• rust. This 
much In'tter 
no rust. 
gets. You certainly deserve sue* 5 
'i ces« for growing such fine plant*, • 
• and I hope ^ on w ill ha\ e it. 
* Very truly*. Mf:>. S. < - . ' 

