M. S. PRYOR, SALISBURY, MD. 



CHESAPEAKE 



Excels All Late Varieties 



The best and most popular late variety with strawberry growers and deservedly so 

 on account of its large size, handsome appearance, fine flavor and excellent shipping 

 qualities. Healthy, productive and profitable. Plants are large size, very vigorous and 

 healthy, no rust or disease of any kind and due to the fact that Chesapeake makes only 

 a moderate number of plants the berries are all large, not just a few large ones and the 

 rest small, but hold their size well up to the last ; in this respect it is the best late berry 

 grown. 



The berries are bright red in color with a large green cap making them beautiful- in 

 appearance, ripens evenly without green tips, firm, being one of our best shippers and of 

 the highest quality. Always sells for top prices. Blooms late and escapes the late frosts 

 and very seldom, if ever, has a crop failure. Fine for the home garden as it is of the 

 best eating quality. Chesapeake does best on a rich springy soil where, with good culti- 

 vation, will make a good, well spaced, fruiting bed and if you have this kind of soil you 

 need not hesitate to plant it for it will prove to be one of your best money makers. I 

 have the best supply of Chesapeake plants this spring I have had for some years and I 

 am sure will please you. 



L U P T O N A fancv late shipping variety that always bring top prices on account 

 of its large size and handsome appearance being almost as large and 

 handsome as Chesapeake. The plants are good bedders making a better fruiting bed than 

 Chesapeake and if your land does not suit Chesapeake would suggest planting Luptoii. 

 The berries are large and handsome, very uniform in size and shape ; color a rich shiny 

 red all over, no green tips, with a large green calyx that adds much to its beauty; 'very 

 firm, making an extra good shipper and for this reason is a money-maker. Not recom- 

 mended for the home garden, but a fancy late variety for long distance shipping. 



PEARL A fancy extra late variety beginning to ripen just after Gandy, which it 

 resembles but will probably do better on the lighter soils if they are rich ; 

 but like Gandy needs low springy soil to do its best. It blossoms late and often escapes 

 the late frosts, making it desirable for frosty locations. The berries are large, dark red, 

 firm and a good shipper. The plants are medium in size, but vigorous growers, making 

 plenty of plants for a good fruiting bed, in fact makes plants so freely should be ktept 

 thinned for best results. Pearl is the variety to plant if you wish to extend the straw- 

 berry season for a day or two or have a market for fancy late berries. 



HEBRON 



Late - Productive - Unusually Attractive 



Hebron another Connecticut introduction (Connecticut III) is being introduced as a 

 late variety that is productive and unusually attractive. It has been tested for seven 

 years there and is recommended as a berry for nearby markets in southern New England. 

 I have not fruited Hebron so am giving the station's description. 



Hebron has the parentage of Chesapeake, Howard, Premier and Progressive ever- 

 bearing but it does not resemble any of these varieties, and is unlike any variety of 

 strawberry now generally grown. The fruit is unusually light and bright in color in 

 striking contrast to its large dark green caps. Hebron has been called by many the 

 prettiest strawberry grown. The plants are about average size and produce many run- 

 ners. The leaf stocks are short and the flowers perfect, borne on erect stems above the 

 leaves. The berries are about same size and shape as Howard Premier, but unfortunately 

 the flesh is soft, and the skin tender and easily bruised not suitable for long distance haul- 

 ing. In flavor the fruit is tart and not of the highest quality but improves if the berries 

 are allowed to ripen thoroughly on the plants. Hebron ripens from five to ten days later 

 than Howard Premier. In two out of three years it has yielded more than Premier and 

 when carried over into the second year it was the most productive of all varieties grown 

 here at the station. While Hebron has many undesirable qualities, it is the first pro- 

 ductive late maturing berry for this locality and is unsurpassed in attractiveness by any 

 variety. It is worthy of trial for the roadside market, home garden and nearby market. 



