pruned of part of their blossoms if extra large frnit is desired. The blossoms are large 
and the berries bright red. The quality is good. Mr. Goldsborough presented the 
Agricultural Department at Washington a St. Louis berry which weighed four and 
three-fourths ounces. 
Sample. I. — Late. This old veteran is from eastern Massachusetts, and so well 
known and popular that it hardl}' needs description. Its thick foliage, long roots, 
and unfailing crops of splendid fruit warrant its success as a money maker. 
Saratoga. P. — Medium to late. Originated by Wm. Palmer of Saratoga County, 
N. Y, It is a cross between Glen Mary and Sample, and inherits their vigor and 
productiveness. The fruit resembles Sample in size, color and firmness. The flavor 
is good, but not remarkable for sweetness. 
Sen. Dunlap. P. — Second early and makes a long season. Ten years ago our 
firm introduced this splendid berry, originated by J. R. Reasoner of Illinois, and long 
before the end of the decade it had taken first rank, both for market and home use. 
It makes rather small plants, but a great many of them, and they should be set much 
farther apart than most other kinds. They have very long roots and are as hardy as 
grass. They are enormously productive, and the berries are of good size when the 
plants have plenty of room, which is a necessity with varieties of this class. The 
fruit is uniformly conical in shape, intensely red in color, superb in flavor and firm 
enough to bear shipping hundreds of miles without losing its brightness. It succeeds 
everywhere. 
Stevens' Late Champion. P.— Late. This variety makes healthy, robust plants 
which produce plenty of runners and liberal crops of fruit. The berries are large, 
long, and firm. The flesh is light red, and of fair quality. It is an excellent keeper. 
Superior. P. — Early medium. From Delaware. Not a new berry, but this is 
the first time we have offered it, and we borrow our description from some eastern 
growers. W. F. Allen says: "The plants are strong, healthy growers, and succeed 
on almost any soil. It is a great plant maker and should be planted a good distance 
apart. It sets an immense load of fruit which is medium in size, bright glossy red, 
firm, and a good keeper. " K. W. Townsend & Co. speak highly of its productiveness, 
flavor and shipping qualities. 
Taft, from Goldsborougli. I. — Second early and makes a long season, It is the 
originator's favorite among all his fine varieties, aud as we missed seeing it fruit last 
season we give his opinion of it: "Its foliage and roots are extra healthy, and it makes 
just the right number of good strong runners. Bloom and fruit protected by large 
round leaves. Fruit round and regular, color dark red, flesh same. Its prominent 
yellow seeds are well spaced. Fragrant and juicy. Favor sweet and rich. If you 
have a taste for a sweet, true, strawberry flavor, grow the Taft. No sweeter than 
Goldsborough, but one-third larger." 
Uncle Jim or Dornan. P.— Late. Originated in Michigan by J. F. Dornan, from 
whose name it obtained both of those by which it is known. One of that large class 
of grand berries which resemble each other so much that one description with slight 
variations would answer for all. They all make immense plants, and roots that are 
a wonder for length and abundance, and all yield great crops of great berries which 
hold their size well. The fruit is bright red and firm, with light red flesh. The quality 
is good. 
Warfield. I.— Second early. Discovered in 1883 by B. C. Warfield of southern 
Illinois. This aud Sen. Dunlap are similar in some respects. Both make small, 
hardy plants with long roots, which enable them to resist drouth, and perfect large 
crops of fruit. Both are rampant runners, and should have plenty of room. Both 
produce handsome conical berries of lustrous red, and both are first-class shippers- 
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