True-to-Name Strawberry Plants 



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King Edward 



Originated with D. J. Miller, of Ohio, who is very enthusiastic over his new berry, and expects great 

 things of it. Here it is fine, large and productive, good quality and moderately firm. The plants are strong 

 growers, with large 

 foliage and bears 

 freely. Mr. Miller 

 says that, all things 

 considered, it is the 

 greatest berry he 

 has ever grown. I 

 have fruited it here 

 in Maryland for 

 several years and 

 find it to be a good, 

 reliable variety. 



Highland. In- 

 troduced several 

 years ago by M. 

 Crawford, of Ohio. 

 It makes extremely 

 fine, large, healthy 

 plants. Fruit is of 

 good size, fine color 

 and form. It is 

 giving good results 

 at the experiment 



stations and elsewhere. The Highland is im- 

 mensely productive, and, as fruited here, I have 

 been very much pleased with it, and believe it 

 will be a money-maker among the commercial 

 varieties. 



Hub. Hails from Massachusetts, and was 

 first propagated by Mr. S. H. Warren, of Auburn- 

 dale. I was at his place last season and saw it in 

 fruit, where it was producing a big crop of large, 

 luscious, fine-flavored berries. In a letter from 

 Mr. Warren last spring he says, "You will never 

 regret planting Hub if it does as well in your 

 state as it does in Massachusetts." Mr. Warren 

 is a gentleman of high character and unquestioned 

 integrity, and his recommendation of a new variety 

 should at least be sufficient to warrant a trial. I 

 have only a small stock this season, and can offer 

 it only by the hundred. 



Ideal. Plants of strong, healthy growth; blos- 

 soms perfect; quite productive. Berries uniform, 

 slightly pointed and of good size. Not one of the 

 largest, but rather above the medium. Commences 

 to ripen here on May 23. It is firm enough to carry 

 well, and does not easily bruise and discolor. Mr. 

 Jos. W. Haines, the originator, says, "I have been 

 growing Strawberries for market for forty-five 

 years, and have bought nearly all of the new ones, 



Enjoying the first ripe Strawberries 



King Edward. Strong grower; free bearer 



but never got anything to compare with Ideal. 

 It is the finest berry I ever saw, and my description 

 is rather under- than overdrawn." I have a very 

 nice stock of plants this season which I am in 

 a position to offer at a price within the reach of 

 everyone. 



Jessie. Where the soil conditions are favorable, 

 Jessie is an exceedingly fancy berry for either 

 home use or market. It is very choice as to the 

 soil in which it grows, however, and for this reason 

 many people have not seen it at its best. Where 

 it succeeds it is fine. I usually keep a few plants in 

 stock for those who refuse to give it up. 



Kansas. One of the most fragrant of Strawberries. 

 Plants free from rust and disease. I hear excellent 

 reports from this variety and especially on the 

 Pacific Coast, and I shall be pleased to have my 

 customers in that section give it a trial. I do not 

 mean by this that it is not valuable elsewhere, as 

 one of the best crops that I ever grew was of this 

 kind. Fruit above medium in size and immensely 

 productive. The color is a brilliant crimson, not 

 only on the surface but through and through. 



Lady Thompson. In the great Strawberry-grow- 

 ing sections of North Carolina this has for many years 

 been the leading variety. It makes strong, healthy 

 plants that produce large crops of medium large, 

 firm berries. It is more particularly adapted to 

 the warmer climate than to the northern sections. 



The Chesapeake is a Dandy 



The Chesapeake plants came in good order and must 

 say they have the finest roots of any plants I ever 

 purchased anywhere. — L. W. Nagle, Putman County, 

 Fla., Feb. 29, 1912. 



