our business career to make our catalog trustworthy and helpful, and we propose 
to continue along the same line. 
Every year we take up some new sorts, and drop some old ones, not neces- 
sarily because they are unworthy of being retained, but because we must keep our 
list down to a reasonable number, and when we notice that there is but little de- 
mand for a variety we let it go, unless it seems to possess very superior merit. 
We go on increasing the quantity of our stock, year by year, as our business 
grows, and it is safe to say that we have fifty per cent, more plants this spring 
than we ever had before, but not as many varieties as we have sometimes 
•offered. 
DESCRIPTIONS. 
Many of these are written from our own notes of last season, a few are com- 
piled from various sources, and in the case of some old, established kinds the 
descriptions given in former catalogs are as good as we can make, and we use 
them. 
It appears that there is a good deal of repetition in the use of words, but this 
seems unavoidable. In describing many varieties of berries, the leading points 
must be touched upon in every case, and there are not words enough of similar 
meaning to admit of much variation. We have endeavored to make our descrip- 
tions reliable, avoiding exaggeration in praise and concealing no defects. 
We think it best to follow our last year's plan of arranging our varieties in 
straight alphabetical order— except the few recent introductions,— prefaced by 
lists of the early, medium and late. We have changed the class of two since last 
year, for reasons given in speaking of those varieties. 
Early.— Arnout, August Luther, Climax, Fairfield, Florella, Gill, Glen Mary, 
Golden Gate, Goldsborough, Haverland, Heflin, Livingston, Marshall, North 
Shore, Ryckman, Senator Dunlap, Staples, and Warfield. 
Medium.— Abington, Beaver, Bubach, Cardinal, Challenge, Corsican, Ekey, 
Gov. Rollins, Great Scott, Helen Gould, Kittie Rice, Margaret, Mead, Miller, 
Mrs. Miller, Nehring's Gem, Nick Ohmer, Nimrod, Parsons' Beauty, Pocom.oke! 
Victor, Wm. Belt, Wonder, and Woolverton. 
Late.— Brandywine, Commonwealth, Elma, Empress, Gandy, Latest, Marie. 
Nettie, New Home, Ninety-Six, President, Sample, Stevens' Late Champion, and 
Uncle Jim. 
VARIETIES. 
Abington (Per.)— This is one of the new berries of last year, and those who 
tried It then will want to plant more of it this spring, judging from the way it 
behaved here. The plant is large, healthy, thrifty and productive. It is a good 
plant maker, and the runners take root easily. The foliage is dark green and 
covers the bloom. The blossom is large and full, making it a good pollenizer. 
We did not have enough plants in bearing last year to give it a thorough test, 
but the introducer recommends it as an excellent market berry, large, bright red 
firm and good, holding its color well, and making a long season. He picked it 
tor market three weeks. He also states that he has tried it on both heavy clay 
and gravelly loam, and it did well wherever planted. It ripens with Bubach, and 
IS said to be equal to that old favorite in all respects, and superior in color, 
flavor and firmness. Season medium. 
Arkansas Black (Per.)-We bought plants of this variety three years ago. 
with great expectations as to its success, but it has disappointed all our antici- 
pations, and we have given it up. It came from the far south, and perhaps could 
not bear transplanting to our northern climate. 
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