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Bederwood, B. (Male.) 
MEDIUM EARLY. Bisexual. Producing med- 
ium-sized berries of a delicate crimson color and a 
rather glossy surface, with deep yellow seeds. The 
calyx is very small, lying close to the berry, which 
gives them an exceedingly clean and dainty appearance. 
The inner part is a very pretty red, blending to a rich 
cream color towards the heart. Its rich and delicate 
flavor makes it very popular with the high-class trade; 
as an all-round table berry it cannot be excelled. It 
also prepares nicely in many different ways for winter 
use. 
Its high qualities and productiveness combined make 
it a profitable market berry, and as far as beauty is 
concerned, it will shine beside any variety on the list. 
The foliage is a dark green, growing rather tall, and 
has a long narrow leaf; it is noted for the long roots 
which extend down deep into the lower surface of the 
soil; which is a valuable point in a dry season. Plants 
of this variety are not large, but they give extra rich 
returns, and this is the kind berry growers are after. 
Strawberry plants are like men; size does not necessar- 
ily denote ability. Our whole aim in making selections 
is powerfulness, not bigness. 
The Bederwood has a very long blooming season, 
which makes it exceedingly valuable as a poUenizer for 
pistillates of long flowering season. The best system 
for growing it is in double hedge rows; this gives more 
foliage to protect its big load of berries from too much 
sun. While it will produce good crops of fruit on 
medium-rich soil, the returns will be enough larger, if 
the soil is made rich, to pay doubly for the extra ex- 
pense of manure. Intensive cultural methods will bring 
out that rich glossy color; this is what catches the eye. 
Then pack the berries with stem end down, which will 
make them look as if they were all cleaned ready for 
the cream and sugar. 
Nineteen years of selection and testing is what gives 
us so much confidence in it; also the good reports from 
customers that are using our strain of selected plants, 
which are better this year than ever. 
[F you don't know, ask about it. We'll do our best 
^ to answer, and it will aflford us great pleasure, too. 
Crescent, P. (Female.) 
MEDIUM EARLY. Pistillate. With medium 
sized crimson berries of rather broad wedge shape, 
tapering to a blunt point with a close-grained surface and 
solid flesh, which makes it a popular shipping variety. 
The seeds are a bright yellow, running to brown on the 
darker side; they stand out prominent enough to make 
a pretty contrast. It has a single calyx that spreads 
out straight and a neat, slender stem. The inner part 
is a rich red around the edges, blending to a lighter 
color towards the center, very juicy, with a flavor that 
might be called rather tart. It is splendid for canning 
and always has been a famous market berry, because 
it is so wonderfully productive. The berries lay in 
windrows and a big picking can be made every day for 
about three weeks. 
The foliage is dark green, with an upright growth; 
it starts to bloom early and continues through a long 
season, and like all pistillates, has a small but pretty 
flower that is very hardy and not easily hurt by frost. 
It is always right on time with a great big crop of 
bright berries. The runners form abundantly and 
must be restricted to a single hedge row; it always 
does grandly in hills. If the plants are set about fifteen 
inches apart in the row and all runners kept off they 
will stool up to a mammoth size and will be completely 
covered with berries at fruiting time. When packing 
just lay them on their sides, allowing part of the calyx 
to show; we lay the top layer in rows, and it takes 
about three rows to cover the top. When fixed this 
way there are very few varieties that can beat them for 
beauty. We have had the Crescent under our meth- 
ods of breeding by selection for twenty-one years, and 
the plants of this variety sent out by us have created 
enthusiasm wherever seen in fruit. We desire all 
growers to try oiw strain of Crescents under these 
methods and convince themselves that they are a profit- 
able variety to grow. 
P RIENDS who have grown the Kellogg Thorough- 
* breds for years are our best advertisement. Once 
a customer, always a customer, is the rule, and the re- 
sult is an increasing patronage as the seasons pass. In 
1905 20,000,000 plants were sold; 1906 promises to do 
several millions better. 
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