J. T. LOVETT. LITTLE SILVER. NEW JERSEY 



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Fall Bearing Strawberries 



The fall bearing or so styled "Everbearing"' Strawberries are interesting and have merit; but as yet 

 there has been none offered that anywhere near equals in size and beauty of berry the choice "June only - ' 

 varieties. Fortunately nearly all of them are excellent in quality and give a heavy yield of fruit in June. 

 The subsequent or autumn crop, is much less profuse. If, however, the blossoms are faithfully removed 

 from the plants until the middle to the last of June, the autumn crop will be very greatly improved — both 

 in size of yield and the berries themselves. Aside from removing the blossoms by hand picking, the culture 

 of these autumn bearing varieties is the same as other Strawberries, as set forth on page 3. 



There are fully a dozen varieties of autumn bearing varieties now in commerce; namely, Americus, 

 Autumn, Francis, Iowa, Pan American, Productive, Progressive, Superb, etc., all of which I have thoroughly 

 tested. As the three last named are superior to all the others, I offer them only in pot-grown plants. 



Price, Pot-grown Plants, dozen. 75 cents; 100, S3. 50 



PROGRESSIVE. Reduced one-half 



PRODUCTIVE P 



illustration shows their size), it would be a 

 most profitable variety for its June crop alone. 

 It should be borne in mind, its blossoms 

 are pistillate and some other fall bearing 

 variety must be planted with it in order to 

 obtain fruit. 



The plants, unlike many of the fall bearing varie- 

 ties, multiply freely and are vigorous healthy grow- 

 ers. The berries are nearly round — slightly pointed 

 — are deep crimson in color, with smooth surface, 

 quite firm and of fine quality. Its first of June 

 crop is most profuse, the berries being literally piled 

 about the plants. If the berries were larger, (the 



PROGRESSIVE 



Not only the finest of the Rockhill vari- 

 eties, but, all things considered, the best of 

 the fall bearing Strawberries as yet fully 

 tested. The plants are of strong habit 

 with good, large, clean leaves and they 

 multiply all they ought to. The berries 

 are decidedly attractive ; deep crimson, glossy, 

 firm of high quality, about an inch in 

 diameter and exceptionally uniform in size 

 and shape, (see illustration above;. It 

 begins to ripen with the second early June 

 varieties and the plants yield so heavily of 

 such nice berries, it is a profitable variety 

 for its June crop. As it continues to 

 yield nice berries, (though not so lavishly 

 of course), until late autumn, it is indeed 

 a varietv of much value. 



Rock Island Co., 111., Aug. 12, 1913. 



The pot grown Strawberry plants I ordered of you, 

 arrived in fine shape, much better than a lot I had 

 ordered previouslv bv express of another eastern 

 firm. C. E. CRAMPTON. 



