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NITW iiv/i«tii.- This variety has always siren me 

 excellent results. I have made more 

 money growing this variety for fruit than any variety 

 that I have ever grown until I got the Chesapeake. It 

 Is nearly as late as the f.andy, fruit bright red color 

 that does not lose its luster and turn dark after being 

 picked a long time ; uniformly large size and the best 

 shipping berry ever grown here. It makes a vigorous 

 growth and will produce a crop on much higher land 

 than where Gandy will grow. The fruit is so firm and 

 keeping quality so good it does not require picking 

 more than three times a week, and with me it has 

 often made a thousand quarts per acre at a single 





picking. Pickers are always anxious to pick these 

 berries, and I have had good pickers that could pick 

 40 quarts an hour, and some say they could do even 

 better: 



One peculiarity about the New Home I want to 

 mention, and that is, that all through the rows there 

 are more or less very light colored or yellow leaves ; 

 this seems to be a characteristic of the variety. I 

 mention this because a great many have written me 

 about it. Since introduced this berry has had some 

 very flattering reports as to good results, but it would 

 not be fair on the other hand not to mention the fact 

 that we have had a great many complaints ; while it 

 has done exceptionaly well here, there seems to be 

 many sections where it does not thrive. I can only 

 say that if it does for others as it has done for me you 

 will find it one of the best varieties for shipping pur- 

 poses that you can grow, but since there seems to be 

 so many places where it does not do well, I would not 

 advise you to plant large quantities of it until you 

 have seen it in fruit on your own ground. 



OSWEGO- I do not know the originator of the 

 Oswego, but it was introduced by 

 L. J. Farmer. It is supposed to be a seedling of the 

 Bubacb fertilized with Sharpless. It originated In an 

 old family bod and attracted attention by its large alie 

 and ability to produce a large crop of berries under 

 neglect. It was transferred to the family garden and 

 grown there for years before it finally attracted the 

 attention of commercial growers. The plants are large 

 and vigorous, producing a sufficient number of young 

 plants, while the old parent plants tend to bunch up 

 ranch like the old Parker Earl. It is very distinct In 

 growth. The berries are very large, bright crimson 

 color and ripen about with the Sample. The blooms 

 are fertile in pollen. One berry grower who had one- 

 half an acre of them received $400.00 for the crop. It 

 is not a pet variety, but a rough-and-ready berry that 

 will please the average farmer. Season late. 



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* THIS READS fiOOD TO HE. ¥ 

 T ' Lancaster Co.. Pa.. May 7. 190^. T 

 ¥ W. !■'. Allen. Salisbury. Md. ¥ 

 3T Drar Sir- 1 received (he plants od the 20th. T 

 ¥ Th r was dry and hot— we had to water ¥ 

 !jf as we planted. I looked over the p;i : ch yester- !? 

 ¥ daj and I think every plant is growing. I was ¥ 

 3J well pleased with the way you had them packed, £ 

 3? and they had large, strong, fine roots'. Mr. T£ 

 f. Jacob G. Frank received his plants and was so T 

 ^ plo:is"d he said he would never give an order to £ 

 '., another firm as long as you are in the business, T 

 2C as this was his second order, and was well ¥ 



j£ pleased with both. 



1 Respt. yours, II. W. REILI.Y. £ 



