HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



EARLY HATHAWAY. 



Early Hathaway— This variety has not fruited 

 with us, but judging from the healthy plant, a perfect 

 olossom, a seedling of the Wilson crossed with Hoff- 

 man combines many good qualities both early, hardy 

 and productive. The plants are perfect beauties with 

 iis, and we shall plant heavily of this variety. 



Originator describes it as being larger and fine, in 

 every way than Gandy, firm, of excellent quality, 

 beautiful red color. Plant a good grower, dark leaf. 

 Season of ripening with Mitchell's Early. 



Louis Hubach — Imperfect Blossom. The most 

 attractive variety on our grounds. The plants have 

 completely covered the ground, the greatest plant 

 producers we have yet seen; long rooted plants that 

 will stand the drouth, and we predict a bright pros- 

 pect for this variety as shown by the growth en our 

 land. 



The originator says it is a seedling of Warfield 

 crossed with Lady Thompson, large size, somewhat 

 round, very firm, and will ship as far as any straw- 

 berry. Immensely productive, claiming to produce 

 three times as many berries as Lady Thompson on the 

 same soil. A business berry, dark red in color and 

 will njt disappoint those who plant it. Four days 

 later than Early Hathaway. I know of no better 

 yielder. Originated in Arkansas. 



Auto — This new berry originated in Delaware; and 

 by those who have grown it, is claimed to be of large 

 size and fine quality, very productive, bearing fine 

 crops in very dry weather, when other sorts are apt 

 to be short. The plant is of unusual vigor, and carries 

 fruit well up from the ground. Special claims are 

 made for its unusual high quality, and it is remarkable 

 as a productive, perfect flowering variety. 



Aroma— (Per.) Plant shows no weakness of any 

 kind. Fruit very large, roundish, conical, rarely 

 misshapen, glossy red, of excellent quality, and pro- 

 duces in abundance. We could not supply the demand 

 for this variety last year, but this year we have a large 

 stock of them. 



Bubach — (.Imp.) Hundreds of varieties have come 

 up since this one was put on the market by Mr. Bu- 

 bach, of Illinois, and there will be hundreds more of 

 them that will go before this variety. When you sum 

 up the whole substance of the strawberry crop you will 

 find the Bubach will be among the leaders of the old 

 standard varieties when your hair has turned gray. This 

 berry has been thoroughly described year after year, 

 but for the benefit of those who have not grown them we 

 would say, the fruit is of the largest size, ofttimes cox- 

 combed, and itis not at all unusual to hnd berries of this 

 variety weighing an ounce to an ounce and a quarter. 

 It will do fairly well under poor cultivation, but re- 

 sponds freely to good food. The plant is perfect, hav- 

 ing dark foliage, very stout crown. A prolific grower 

 and only sets enough plants to give good sized berries. 



New York, November 7, 1904. 

 Messrs. J. G. Harrison & Sons, 



Berlin, Md. 

 Dear Sirs: — The Strawberry pi ants sent me last Spring- have done 

 so much better than I expected, that I cannot refrain from becoming 

 an enthusiast on Man-land plants. At this writing they have com- 

 pletely filled the rows, whereas plants of my own raising- set the 

 same day are quite open. Would have been we 1 1 pleased with my 

 own plants if I had not set those you sent me; on the whole, it 

 would have been a good investment had I thrown my plants away 

 and bought my entire setting of you. You will hear from me again 

 in the Spring. 



Yours, respectfully, 



John Jeannin.Jr. 



