Glenn Nary, B. (Male.) 
MEDIUM. Bisexual. Ju5t look at the picture and 
see what large berries can be grown on Thoroughbred 
plants. They are all big, dark red beauties, with 
prominent seeds of bright yellow; the meat is crimson, 
very rich and juicy; they are of such high flavor that 
a taste of them fairly makes the mouth water. The 
calyx is quite curly and extends in all directions; it is 
splendid for canning, preserving, or for any other way 
that a strawberry can be put up for future use. As a 
good, firm shipper, it equals the best. For this reason 
it is a great pet among large growers who depend on 
shipping their fruit a long distance. We get so many 
good reports on Glenn Mary that we should be aston- 
ished to hear of even a partial failure. 
It has no particular choice of soils and doesn't 
require any petting; the roots are long and will 
bring up plenty of moisture for the plants during 
a diouth. The foliage is extra large, upright grower, 
and of dark green color; the leaves are nearly round, 
with glossy surface, making a beautiful appearance in 
the field. Althoug'.- the fruit stems are strong and 
heavy, the great clusters of berries weigh them down 
to the ground; therefore, they should be well mulched 
to keep them clean. When growing Glenn Marys for 
fruit set the plants thirty inches apart in the rows and 
layer the runners so as to form a double hedge row, 
spreading them well out so they will not crowd 
each other. During our extensive experimenting with 
this variety we ha. e discovered that it is not a strong 
pollenizer, and better results will be obtained by ma- 
ting it with some other bisexual of the same season; 
every fourth row will be enough. Use manure mod- 
erately; too much will make the berries irregular in 
shape. Cultivation should be discontinued early in the 
fall to give the fruit buds a good chance to develop. 
The berries are just the right shape to make a fine 
appearance when placed with stems down. You need 
not be timid in asking a big price; everybody is will- 
ing to pay extri to get such fine berries. This makes 
the ninth year we have been working on Glenn Mary 
in the breeding bed, and our strain of plants has made 
an unequalled record. Just try them under these meth- 
ods and note results. 
Senator Dunlap, B. (Male.) 
MEDIUM TO LATE. Bisexual and a record- 
breaker, sure enough. It is certainly a most wonderful 
producer of large and handsome top-shaped berries of 
rich dark red with a glo5sy finish, shading to a deep 
scarlet on the under side, with prominent, bright yel- 
low seeds that look like gold embedded in highly col- 
ored wax; they are so uniform in shape and size that 
they will bring a fancy price without much sorting. 
The inner part is a bright red, with meat of a delicate 
melting texture and exceedingly juicy. 
It has a heavy, green calyx, part of which droops 
over the berry and part curls back towards the stem, 
which is very long. This not only protects the berries 
in shipping, but adds much to their beauty, making 
them more tempting to purchasers. It is unsurpassed 
for canning as well as a delicious table berry. In fact, 
Senator Diuilap is an ideal berry any way you fix it. 
As a heavy fruiter of strictly fancy fruit it cannot be 
outdone; if it has any bad faults they fail to materialize 
on our grounds. 
The foliage is tall, dark green, upright, with a long 
leaf; it has more than ordinary power for developing a 
big heavy crown system; it is a common thing to find 
hills with fifteen and eighteen crowns. It has an extra 
long flowering season; the bloom is handsome and ex- 
ceedingly rich in pollen, which makes it very valuable 
to set by such pistillate varieties as are in its season. 
Another redeeming feature is its long roots, which go 
down to the subsoil for moisture. A drouth never 
seems to cheek it either in vegetative or fruit produc- 
tion; the foliage always is large enough to protect its 
bloom against light frost; it is a vigorous plant maker 
and should be restricted to single hedge rows, so the 
plants will have plenty of room to do their heavy work. 
They thrive on all soils and will stand neglect, so they 
will respond liberally to good care. The Senator pays 
big divideni'-. on mcMiey mvested for manure and labor. 
In packing them, place the top layer on their sides 
so as to allow part of the green calyx to show; this 
makes a striking contrast and attracts attention. Goods 
well shown are half sold, and especia'ly is this true 
with strawberries. It is really difficult to describe all 
the good points of such a rematKable berry as the Sen- 
ator Dunlap. This is ihe eiglith year we have been 
selecting it in the breeding bed with utmost care, and 
every year shows it better. Last season it took more 
than one million of tiiese plants to fill our orders. 
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