Howard 17 (Perfect)— This is probably more lar{?ely planted 
and talked about than any other variety at present. Nothing 
but praise is spoken for it everywhere and on a great variety 
of soils. The plants are large and healthy. Ulossoms -perfect 
and rich in pollen. ' The berries beijin to ripen early and con- 
tinue a lonK time and hold up in size. It is ftrm ; color a rich 
red with a fine gloss. It is the great business Strawberry of 
today, and should be planted by evei*y grower. 
Kellogg's Prize (Imperfect)— We think very highly of this late 
variety. The plant is strong and healthy, produces a large crop 
of deep crimson berries, with mild delicious flavor. For a late 
variety, try some of these. 
Late Jersey Giant (Perfect) — This variety with u-? seems much 
like an improved Gandy. It is a better yielder than that variety 
with us ; the quality is as good, the berries similar in appear- 
ance. 
Marshall (Perfect) — Too well-known to need any extended 
description. This berry has been popular in the New England 
market for years; the grocers are always delighted to get it on 
account of its rich, dark red, glossy color, that is bound to at- 
tract and please customers. It is one of the richest flavored 
Strawberries grown. It is a strictly fancy berry, but not quite 
so productive as some other varieties. 
Missionary (Perfect) — This variety is grown extensively in 
the South as an early market berry. It is very productive of 
good-sized fruit that is very firm and suitable for shipping. 
New York (Perfect) — Mid-season. A popular mid-season vari- 
ety. Plants are large and healthy. Fruit very large and ordi- 
narily firm. Noted for producing extr.a crops on very poor 
soils. Extensively planted all over the Northern half of tho 
United States. 
Parsons (Perfect) — Very popular variety. Berries begin to 
ripen at mid-season and continue until Gandy comes in. Dark 
red, thick, blunt, mild, fine in flavor and looks. Plants healthy, 
sturdy and produce twice as many crowns as other sorts. Par- 
sons will thrive and is a favorite nearly everywhere. 
FALL OR EVERBEARING 
STRAWBERRIES 
Fall-bearing Strawberries ai'e a success. They 
have not been quite perfected yet as other Straw- 
berries have been, but they have valuable character- 
istics that should be considered. Like other Straw- 
berries, there is no variety that combines all the 
valuable characteristics that we would like in a 
Strawberry. Most of them run medium in size. 
They fruit in the fall of the same year that they 
are set out. The plants blossom continuously and 
if one set of blossoms is frozen off in spring, an- 
other set will appear in a few weeks and we will 
get a crop that season just the same, although it 
will be later than usual; while with common vari- 
eties of Strawberries, if the blossoms are killed in 
the spring, the crop is destroyed. Some of the 
Everbearing varieties, notably the Progressive, are 
earlier to ripen in the spring than any other Straw- 
berry. They are usually more productive in the 
regular June fruiting season than other strawber- 
ries. The fall ci-op comes when Strawberries are 
in great demand and there is an almost unlimited 
sale for them at good prices. 
Progressive (Perfect) — A genuine fall bearing. This is, with- 
out a doubt, the best one ; plants of Bood size, deep-rooted. 
Makes as many plants as most of the standard varieties. The 
fruit is of nf>edium size, dark red and the flavor is unsurpassed. 
To obtain best results, keep blossoms off until Autrust 1st, then 
when they bep:in to ripen you will have somethinp: you will be 
proud of. The runners from the young plants bear a nice lot 
of fruit. Be sure and order some of these plants. 
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