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CHESAPEAKE berries may not be worth their weight in gold, but 

 they are worth more, qnart for quart, than most other varieties 

 of strawberries. For years they have sokl at a higher price than any 

 other late berries. And they should I They have everything to make 

 them desirable to the consumer. 



Consider the berries. They have heauty. The brilliant red color, promi- 

 nent yellow seeds, and bright green caps make them very attractive. They have 

 large size, holding up well clear through the season. They have ciuallty, as good 

 to eat as any berry grown except possibly Fairfax and Dorsett. They are firm, 

 going into market with so much of their beauty and attractiveness intact, that 

 they bring top prices. 



Frcinkly we are nor sure how mncli of the differ- 

 ence is caused by something in the planr itself 

 and how much by varying conditions. But IE 

 there IS ANTTHIXG to improved strains we are 

 confident that the strain of Chesapeake we now 

 have is of the best. For three straight years 

 this stock of Chesapeake has made plenty of new 

 runner plants, as many as Premier. Fairfax, 

 Catskill and other varieties which are considered 

 good plant producers. All of our Chesapeake 

 fields for plants this spring are from this stock. 

 One of them is shown below. 



When yon can grow Chesapeake beds like this 

 yon are pretty sure of fruit crops that are profit- 

 able. Write early and place your order for some 

 of these excellent Chesapeake plants. Price list. 



When grown in the North where winters are 

 very cold. Chesapeake needs mulching. It should 

 be applied between late frost and hard freezing 

 as damage is sometimes done by the first real 

 cold weather of late fall or winter. Chesapeake 

 blooms later than most other varieties of its 

 season and thus nearly always escapes frost in- 

 jury. Grow the plants and protect them and a 

 good crop seems assured. 



Chesapeake makes strong, healthy plants, bur 

 often not enough of them for a real good fruiting 

 bed. It reciuires good soil wirh plenry of mois- 

 ture and fertility to grow Chesapeake at its best. 

 The plants are quite productive, but sometimes 

 the crop is cut by not having enough plants. 



What's in a strain? What causes the apparent 

 differences in so-called "srrains" of a variery? 



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Unusually fine beds of Chesapeake 

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