^ Strawberries ^HovTo Cyow Them^ 
Downing's Bride, P. (Female) 
MEDIUM TO LATE. Pistillate. One of the 
most beautiful berries grown and as good as it is beauti- 
ful. The berries are dark blood-red almost to the cen- 
ter with just enough white at the heart to make a 
tempting contrast. Seeds are golden and shiny as if 
polished. Few varieties excel Downing's Bride in pro- 
ductiveness, the big shining berries lying in piles all 
along the rows. The foliage grows tall and has a large 
dark-green leaf which droops over and shades the fruit 
from the sun's direct rays. The berries remain on the 
vine in good condition for several days after they are 
completely ripe and they also keep a long time after 
picking. This variety forms an abundance of runners 
and its productiveness and quality on all soils and in all 
localities are among its strong points. We have been 
working with Downing's Bride in our breeding beds for 
SIX years and have tested it with great thoroughness. 
Nick Ohmer, B. (Male.) 
MEDIUM TO LATE. Bisexual. Nick Ohmer is. 
noted for its unusually rich flavor. The berries are 
large cone-shaped, very firm and of rich crimson color 
which shades down to pink at the center. Most of the 
seeds are brown, with yellow ones dotted here and there, 
making a very attractive color combination which is in- 
creased by the green calyx that surmounts it. The foli- 
age grows tall, has a dark-green leaf somewhat crinkled. 
The fruit stems are long and stand up through the foli- 
age, making easy work at picking time. The bloom is 
large and rich in pollen. These qualities have made 
Nick Ohmer one of the most popular of varieties, and in 
the ten years which we have bred this variety there has 
been a steady increase in the demand for it. With 
many large commercial growers it is a leading favorite. 
Thoroughbreds Always Top the Market 
n'ROM S. A. Metcalf of Galveston, Ind., comes the 
*■ following: "I have been thinking of reporting to 
you my luck with Kellogg plants. Last season 1 got 
quite a nice lot of berries from my new patch, and the 
people who saw them did not hesitate to say they were 
the finest they had ever seen. I keep them in sight ail 
the time; couldn't help it, in fact, as the interurban 
traction line runs along the side of my patch and the 
traveling public admired them very much. 1 had sam- 
ples of the different varieties in our leading business 
places in town, and received praise for their fine ap- 
pearance and quality. I sold my berries at 10 cents a 
quart, when others were selling at 6 '/4 cents a quart. 
I sold mine right at the patch, and could not supply the 
demand. Everybody wanted to know how I raised such 
fine berries. I answered by telling them that my ber- 
ries were grown on Kellogg Thoroughbred plants." 
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AV7E take pleasure in reproducing herewith a note of 
appreciation from R. B. Jennings of Cadillac, 
Mich. He says: "Your catalog for 1907 lies before 
me with its many pages of sound logic of the propagation 
and cultivation of the strawberry, and in that book I per- 
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penetrate into the mysteries of that berry of all berries, 
and have made a success of your experiences. 'Seek and 
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You have won a great victory and success has attended 
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the laurels that you have won from nature.'* 
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