Midnight. B. (Male.) 
LATE. Bisexual. There is no other variety on the 
list quite like Midnight; it is a large pink berry, being 
broad and thick at stem end, tapering down to a flat 
point, somewhat wedge-shape. The flesh is almost 
white, having a texture pretty much the same as a 
white-meated peach. No one ever ate a richer or 
sweeter berry, just the kind to grow in family gardens, 
as it is one of the very latest and will prolong the sea- 
son for this best of all fruit. It was called Midnight 
because its berries ripen at the last hour of the straw- 
berry season. It is so productive that the foliage is 
unable to cover all the berries; they pile up along the 
rows and through the vines, until it is an effort for the 
leaves to get breathing room. It also is a good ship- 
per, but we recommend it more highly for family gar- 
dens and to growers who sell from house to house than 
w e do for distant markets. It must be tasted to appre- 
ciate its real value, as no one can pass them by after 
they once taste them. The foliage is a handsome, 
glossy, dark green, of a rather spreading nature; its 
crowns usually are large and lots of them; its lateness 
in blooming makes it almost immune from frost. As 
a pollenizer it is ideal, as the bloom is large and extra- 
rich in pollen. The plants of this variety are large and 
well developed. They should be set twenty-four inches 
apart on rich soil; layer the runners zig-zag, so as to 
form a double hedge row. Allow each mother plant 
to make four more; a larger number than this would 
crowd each other. When given plenty of room, each 
hill becomes very large and produces fruit In w-onderful 
quantities. The berries will show up better if placed 
flat down with brightest side up; let customers taste 
before naming the price. After four years of testing 
and selecting it in our breeding bed, we are convinced 
that its merits justify us in recommending it to all lov- 
ers of extra-sweet strawberries. People who are not 
satisfied with such good things only in the day time 
should reserve a patch for Midnight. 
If you want to be the leader on the strawberry 
market, do not put important work off until 
tomorrow; today is the best time to do things 
— just so it isn't Sunday. 
Rough Rider, B. (Male.) 
LATE. Bisexual. The berries are medium large, 
of glossy crimson color, which extends through to 
center; quite juicy and rich. The surface is made 
glossy by the prominent yellow seed; for true shape see 
engraving, the catnera can show this much better than 
we can describe it. There is but little variation, the 
one shown being a fair average. They are quite pro- 
ductive and always give a better crop the second year 
of fruiting than the first. Those who turn this variety 
under after harvesting the first crop have not seen 
Rough Rider do its best. The foliage is a dark green 
with a spreading habit; it easily is controlled in the 
fruiting bed on account of forming so few runners. 
Set the plants on rich soil, two feet apart and let thent 
form the double hedge system, so they will have plen- 
ty of space to stool up, and you will get a big crop of 
high-quality berries that will ship to distant markets, 
and if packed nicely on stem ends, will bring a high 
price. Rough Rider has been carefully selected in the 
breeding bed for seven years. We have been unable 
to fill all the orders for our strain of plants as they have 
made a record wherever tested. 
One of Our Specimen Quart-Box Labels 
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