DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST OF CHOICE STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



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plant and each of these will often produce from fifteen to twenty-five perfect berries, 

 thus making it fully as productive as the Creicent,whi\e the fruit will average as large 

 as the Sharpless. Color a deep, rich scarlet when heavily shaded with the dense foli- 

 age, while with more sunlight it becomes much darker with considerable gloss. It 

 ripens early and matures nearly its whole crop inside of ten days, making a most pro- 

 fitable early market variety. In flavor it is pleasant, sub-acid, somewhat like 

 the Downing, which makes a very satisfactory family berry. We have tested it om 

 very light sandy soil, on peat muck bsttom, and on a rich clay loam, and it has done 

 equally well on"all three, while with the originator, seven hundred miles west, it 

 has done wondeis on rich black prairie land, thus indicating its general adaptability 

 to all soils. 



Boynton. — With me on spring-set plants the berries were as large as could be 

 expected: plants thrifty and healthy to end of season. The introducer says of it: 

 •'This variety has become a great favorite in and about Albany, N. Y., where it has 

 been grown for several years. It is thought to be a cross between Crescent and 

 Sharpless, which, if true, has a good pedigree. The strong points claimed for it are 

 its earliness aud long continued season; its large 

 size maintained till last picking; its bright color, 

 and remarkable firmness, its productiveness, sur- 

 passing all others in this respect. My own experi- 

 ence leads me to think this has come to stay. 



Crawford is a fine large berry firm and of 

 good quality. It is also a sturdy, healthy grow- 

 er but is not productive on poor sandy soil. When 

 given high culture it is one of the best. 



Edgar Queen.— This is the result of a life- 

 time devoted to improving the strawberry. The 

 originator selected this as thp very best from a lot 

 of 5000 plants grown from the seed. It is unri- 

 valed as a plant producer and equals Crescent in 

 productiveness Probably the most beautiful 

 berry ever raised. The originator selected ber- 

 ries over 23>2 inches in diameter, 16 of which filled a quart basket and weighed one 

 pound. 



G ANDY.— I have fruited this variety and find it to be a valuable late sort. The 



favorite late variety with fruit growers all over 

 the country. By its use the season of strawber- 

 ries is extended by nearly two weeks. Among 

 all the new varieties of tne past few years there 

 is none that has so run the gauntlet of public 

 opinion or so quickly become a leading popular 

 sort. The berries are of large, uniform size and 

 shape, of bright crimson color, very handsome 

 and showy, of superior quality, very firm, and 

 ripen two weeks after Sharpless. As a market 

 berry it has no equal; its very large size, striking 

 beauty, exceeding firmness, excellent quality, 

 and lateness, make it, beyond all question, a most 

 profitable berry. It is so late that it does not 

 begin to get ripe until almost all others are done. 

 For the home table it is equally valuable, its fine 

 quality, beauty and size rendering it a universal 

 favorite. 



