HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD, 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



EARLY ORDERS FOR STRAWBERRIES. 



As it is a great saving in expense to many purchasers to have their strawberry plants shipped by freight in- 

 stead of express, we would advise ordering early, and if the ground is not in condition to plant when they 

 arrive — too wet or not prepare.!— a very easy method can be used to keep them, which will be of great benefit to 

 the plants, as follows: Take each varietv, a bunch at a time, cut string and spread roots very thinly along the 

 side of a shallow furrow, t.hen cover roots withdirt not higher than the crown of the plants. Give partial shade 

 and if the ground is dry water ro >ts only. In a few days they will have taken hold, or rather sent out little 

 fibrous re ots, and will be in better condition for transplanting than at first. This method is sometimes recom- 

 mended for strawberries even when the ground is in condition or could be read y to plant when they arrive. So 

 do not wait till late in the season when the strawberries have started to grow , and have them shipped by freight, 

 as after they have started to grow it is not safe to ship them by freight. 



MARK HANNA. 



Mark Hanna — Well, it is needless for me to say 

 anything about this berry, see what others say, if you 

 are convinced. It must be remarkable, try it. if only 

 a dozen plants, but I can assure you were I not in the 

 plant business you could not get one for $100, and I 

 stand ready to giveanyman$:;ofortwo plantsof any 

 new variety that will excel it in health and vi~cr of 

 plant, productiveness and large clusters, If there is a 

 berry in the world that equals it I have never seen or 

 heard of it. It is hardly ever I see a barren plant. It 

 is no uncommon thing to count 25 to 50 berries on a 

 single stem. The illustration is reduced, but it is only 

 one single cluster. 



A seedling of Bubach No. 5, which it very much re- 

 sembles ; but on the average the berries are not quite 



so large, when I tell you they simply lay there its. 

 heaps and piles, it is only for you to see them to* gee 

 any idea of their productiveness. It is a wonder 

 among the wonders, and were I confined to any berry 

 in cultivation that I know of there is none to equal it. 

 The way I have seen small rows of these pick it will 

 make a man scuffle to handle a few acres. — Introducer . 



The plants we received were as large and fine as wt 

 ever saw ; are fine growers. I never saw plants pro- 

 duce more blos-om buds, and what we left to bear 

 produced berries of large size, and good quality. 



V,*e consider this a valuable variety, and we recom- 

 mend it. Every planter should try the Mark Harms 

 on his own ground. 



Stetlersville, Pa., August 25, 1904, 

 Gentlemen:— Of the large shipment of Strawberry plants 

 we got from you last spring, we sold about 5,000 plants to 

 neighbors and the remainder — about 7,000 plants — we planted 

 ourselves, and must say they are doing fine. Uncle Jim and 

 Parson's Beaut\- are bedding nicely, making lots of young 

 plants, while the Sharpless are the poorest in growing aud 

 runnine. and the Gandy are doing as usual, being slow to 

 run. The plants were so small compared to other years, but 

 they came all right. If prices suit, you can depend on a large 

 order for next spring. 



Yours, 



Geo. H. Rex & Son. 



