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GOOD LUCK.— James W. Cartwrieht. of Henry 

 Co., Ind.. says : "Good Luck is 

 just splendid." Thos. G. Smithson, of Washington, 

 D. C, says: "Good Luck especially made the finest 

 plants I ever saw in my life, and I wish you could see 

 them : it would do your eyes good, notwithstanding 

 the two months' drought we had this spring. What 

 few I allowed to fruit, the berries seem to he all that 

 I could wish." The Good Luck is undoubtedly one 

 of the strongest growers ever podueed. In saying this 

 I do not make a single exception, although we are 

 growing over one hundred varieties. This variety 

 comes to me as a result of one of my prize offers, 

 which was awarded in 1004 to Elwood Pedrick, of New 

 Jersey. The fruit of this berry as compared with 

 Gandy is equally as large, more productive and a few 

 days earlier. In shape it is conical to broad conical 

 or wedge-shape, with uniformly smooth, even surface, 

 making it very showy both on the vines and in the 

 package after being gathered. The above illustration 

 was made from a photograph and is an exact likeness 

 of the berry. I believe it is a safe berry to plant, and 

 with me it does much better than Stevens Late Cham- 

 pion, which seems to be growing popular in many sec- 

 tions. 



WILLIAM BELT.— There are few lovers of 

 strawberries that would not 

 cross a plot and pick out the 'William Belt as the best. 

 It is a standard for quality the country over. This 

 variety is somewhat subject to rust and for this reason 

 for a time was not popular, but its superior quality 

 and large size has made many fri°nds for it. especially 

 among the. amateur growers who have an appreciative 

 fancy market, or for the honie table: I know of 

 nothing that will approach it in quality of its season 

 except Chesapeake. The demand for this variety has 

 been much greater for the last few years, and we fre- 

 quntly dispose of every plant that we have. Mr. G. 

 M. Myers, of Garfield Co., Wash., says : the Chesa- 

 peake and William Belt for flavor and good eating are 

 dandies ; good bearers and large berries. I am going 

 to run all my patch in these two kinds. They stood 

 the drought best and are in good shape now." 



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* \Y. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. +> 

 &! D»ar Sir— Strawberry plants and grape vines Sj 

 ♦J* received today all O. K. Yours, * 

 % J. LEE TURNER. * 



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