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Helen Davis 



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This showed its first ripe berries 

 here on May 23. The fruit is 

 above medium to large, of good 

 quality, and the plants are very 

 productive. Blossoms perfect, 

 strong growth, and is very promising, 

 to have no particular preference as 

 to soil. The berries hold up well after picking, 

 and the cap remains green and bright, indicating 

 that it is to become a prime favorite with com- 

 mercial growers. In color it is a subdued crim- 

 son, which extends from center to circumference. 

 The flavor of this variety is like no other Straw- 

 berry, and is delicious. The velvety quality of 

 the meat gives Helen Davis a distinction abso- 

 lutely its own. When it comes to productive- 

 ness no other variety can outyield it, and its 

 capacity for endurance under trying circum- 

 stances shows it to be a marvel of vitality. I 

 have a very fine stock of plants, and have 

 put the price within the reach of all. If you have room to plant an acre of plants this is a good one to 

 use — or try it in the home-garden. 



Helen Davis. Early and very productive 



Haverland (Mammoth Beauty) 



For twenty-five years this has been one of the leading standard commercial sorts in a large portion of 

 the country. For several years, before Chesapeake became so well known, Haverland was the largest 

 seller on my list, and is still included among the best six. It makes a strong, healthy, vigorous growth with 

 ample runners, and seems to do well in every part of the country, being popular North, East, South and 

 West, and we seldom, almost never, hear any complaint from this variety. The blossoms are pistillate, 

 medium in size, and extremely hardy. The Haverland should be well mulched, as the fruit-stems are not 

 able to hold the immense loads of berries from the ground. It is so enormously productive that the bright, 

 large, juicy berries lie in great heaps around the plant. Haverland is a good standard berry that bears big 

 crops above medium in size, quality and appearance. I have a nice stock of plants and expect to be able 

 to supply all demands the coming season. Mammoth Beauty being so near like Haverland, if not the 

 same, that I have discontinued offering it, as no one would want both, and I think it preferable to have 

 it under its proper name. 



For prices of all Strawberry Plants, see pages 36 and 37 



