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Makes a strong, healthy growth. It is very pro- 

 ductive and late, the first berries just beginning to 

 turn May 22. Flavor similar to Brandywine; the tex- 

 ture of the berry very much the same, a little more pointed in shape, and I think a little more productive. 

 I would prefer it of the two, and recommend it especially to those who like Brandywine. It has good, strong, 

 perfect blossoms, and I consider it a very desirable variety. 



Darlington. Originator unknown. I obtained 

 my plants from a man in New Jersey who describes 

 it as follows: "One of our customers called our 

 attention to this new berry, and we were surprised 

 to learn, after careful inquiry in the neighborhood 

 where it originated, that it would be impossible to 

 attempt to introduce a new variety among the 

 people; they were planting Darlington and would 

 plant nothing else. They had been planting it for 

 several years, and had guarded it so carefully that 

 it had never (so far as we could learn) passed 

 beyond the boundary of that vicinity, therefore we 

 can promise our trade that this variety will be entirely 

 new to them. We believe Darlington to be a 

 seedling of Gandy. It has a dark red color and is 

 a good shipper; a variety that grows a large plant 

 and makes a fine bed. It is far more productive 

 than Gandy, and, to condense the facts, it leads the 

 Gandy in a long chase in size, vigor and yield." 

 Darlington fruited here for the first time the past 

 season. Plants strong, healthy and vigorous; quite 

 productive of large-sized berries with Brandywine 

 flavor. I do not know the parentage of this variety, 

 but I judge from the flavor of the berry that it 

 must be closely related to Brandywine, but I think 

 it is rather more productive than that variety. 



Cooper. Originated with Samuel Cooper, of 

 Delevan, N. Y., and is described by him as follows: 

 "Seedling of the Pan-American, but it is not a fall- 

 bearing variety. The plants stand about a foot 

 high at fruiting time, and grow very erect, so that 

 the fruit can easily be seen by pushing the foliage 

 to one side. Fruit-stems about 6 inches long; makes 

 plants freely and does best in fruiting rows not too 

 wide. Season medium to late. Size medium; per- 

 fectly colored clear through; flavor fine. A good 

 shipper and one of the best for canning purposes. 

 Has yielded as high as 8,000 quarts per acre." It 

 has made an excellent showing here, being one of 

 the best growers I had the past season. 



Crescent. About twenty years ago this was the 

 most largely planted of any variety in this section, 

 but later has largely given way to other varieties. 

 Some growers, however, still like Crescent, and for 

 those that continue to grow it I have a very nice 

 stock of strictly fine plants, true to name. 



All the Way to Texas Fresh and Nice 

 Have received Strawberry plants ordered from you. 

 They came in good condition, fresh and nice. — Mrs. 

 Upton McGary, Medina County, Texas, Feb. 29, 1912. 



