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J. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER. NEW JERSEY 



The Gift Strawberry 



In some properties, this is the finest of all the wonderful Van Fleet Hybrids, described on pages 5 & 6. 

 It is an enormous cropper ripening with the second early varieties — not so early as Early Jersey Giant but 

 in advance of numbers 13 and 14. The berries are nearly round, though somewhat irregular in shape, of 

 exquisite quality, blood red in color and very firm. The plants are of strong growth with large spotless 

 foliage. Of superlative excellence for the home garden, it is also of untold value to the market grower; 

 indeed, I am convinced in the near future this Strawberry will become one of, if not the most popular 

 commercial varieties in cultivation. 



Mr. John H. Cook, editor and publisher of the Red Bank Register, has made a large place for himself 

 in the civic, commercial and political life of Red Bank and New Jersey. He has brought about more 

 reforms and done more good than I could enumerate or mention if I used the entire catalog to do so. 

 For the past thirty years he has constantly compelled the public to "sit up and take notice." About a 

 year ago Mr. Cook made a tour around the world, yet in all that long journey I doubt if he saw anything 

 finer or more beautiful than the John H. Cook Strawberry — I am very certain he saw no Strawberry that 

 was, at any rate. Just see if the John H. Cook Strawberry don't make people "sit up and take notice." 

 I feel I have happy name for it. 



For the present, plants of this most "lovely" Strawberry will be sent out 

 as premiums only. Those who order pot grown plants from this catalog to 

 the amount of $5.00 will receive as a premium, a dozen pot grown plants of it; 

 those who order to the amount of $10.00 or more will receive 25 pot grown 

 plants. (The special offers for collections printed on pages 6 6? 8 excepted) . 



Not more than 25 plants of the John H. Cook will be sent in any one order 

 under any circumstances. No plants of it for sale until further notice. 



