TRUE-TO-NAME STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



MYRTLE. This variety produced an excellent 

 growth of very vigorous plants of bright green 

 that have the appearance of being varnished; prob- 

 ably a cross between the Hoffman and Hefflin, at 

 one time the two leading Strawberries in Somerset 

 County, where the Myrtle originated. The berry 

 is firm enough to ship, above medium in size, has 

 large, perfect blossoms full of pollen and is a great 

 plant-maker. Foliage is rank and vigorous, and 

 the fruit is bright red clear through to the core. 

 Mr. Merrill the introducer says: "It stands without 

 an equal." 



NEW YORK. An especially valuable variety 

 for the home garden and home market. The foliage 

 is light green; it is a lu.xuriant grower and free from 

 diseases. It is very prolific and bears through a 

 long season; the berries are large, some rather 

 pointed while others are thick and broad. The 

 seeds are so near the color of the berries and deep- 

 set that they are scarcely noticeable. Its excellent 

 quality and large size make it a very popular Straw- 

 berry- for market. 



NEW HOME. This variety has made a great 

 record here as a profitable and productive shipping 

 berrj-. We have shipped it by the carload and re- 

 ceived excellent returns, but for some reason it does 

 not seem to be popular with the majority of growers. 

 It is large, uniform in size, and probably one of the 

 best-keeping berries grown and can be shipped 

 almost any distance. 



NICK OHMER. A native of Ohio and has been 

 on the market for a number of years. Blossoms 

 perfect and full of pollen, productive of rich, large, 

 glossy red, globular berries which are highly colored 

 all the way through and of superior flavor. It is a 

 good market berry as well as a superb berrj' for the 



Ohio Boy produces immense crops of delicious berries 



home table; it does not seem to be a favorite with 

 the average grower, notwithstanding a few large 

 growers plant it extensively, especially in the far 

 South, where it is grown for northern markets. 



OHIO BOY. This variety makes a strong, vigor- 

 ous growth, and is ver\' productive, the season of 

 ripening ver>' late. We were slow to recommend this 

 variety at first, owing to the fact that its foliage 

 shows unmistakable relation to the Bedarwood, 

 which is a soft berry; we find, how- 

 ever, that the Ohio Boy has all the 

 vigor and productiveness of the Bedar- 

 wood, with fruit much larger in 

 size and firm enough to 

 make an excellent shipping 

 berr>-. The blossoms are 

 perfect. Following this 

 berr\- through the season, 

 we find that it gives an 

 imr^ense crop of 

 delicious ber- 

 ries, lasting 

 late in the sea- 

 son; in fact, 

 it is one of 

 the latest we 

 have, and is 

 fine for can- 

 ning. 



New York. Especially valuable for the home garden and home market ' 



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