Mark Hanna, P. (Female.) 
MEDIUM TO QUITE LATE. Pistillate. A 
large and most beautiful bright red berry with spark- 
ling yellow seeds and light green calyx. The flesh is 
scarlet, solid and very rich. As a producer it certain- 
ly is a prize winner; the big berries are in clusters like 
cherries; for size and shape see photo illustration. We 
wish their brilliant color also could be shown, then 
everybody would agree with us that Mark Hanna is a 
handsome berry. It has a flavor peculiar to itself, 
somewhat on the cherry order. The foliage grows 
tall and droops over to each side of the row, spreading 
apart in the middle of the row, thus allowing the ber- 
ries which grow in the center to color evenly, the same 
as those on the outer edge. They require no petting, 
but will give a big crop of fancy berries under ordinary 
conditions. 
Set the plants thirty inches apart and allow them to 
form a double hedge row. When packing the berries 
for market, place the top layer of each quart on their 
sides, allowing part of their pretty green calyx to show. 
This is the third year of selection in our breeding bed, 
and it is rapidly gaining in all points and is one of our 
pets. 
Nickel Plated Berry Ticket Punch 
Every berry grower should have one of these punches. 
The number of quarts received from each picker is 
punched in their ticket, thus preventing mistakes and 
disputes. Price, each, 50 cents. 
Oregon Iron Clad, B. (Male.) 
VERY LATE. Bisexual. An extra large, broad- 
shaped berry, of a glossy dark red that extends through 
to the center. It has such a rich flavor that it is sure to 
become one of the most popular table berries of its sea- 
son. Its productiveness and good shippingqualitiesare 
making It a very popular market variety wherever grown. 
It is a great favorite on the Pacific coast, and is exclusive- 
ly grown in many localities there. The seeds are bright 
yellow and remain so, no matter how ripe the berry gets; 
it retains its brilliant color for days after being picked; 
the calyx also remains fresh and green and joins the 
berry in such a manner as to form a rather long neck, 
drooping over it in the form of a pointed collar. It 
makes a beautiful show when in full fruit. The foliage 
is extra large, light green and tall; the fruit stems are 
of more than ordinary length, holding their clusters of 
berries out in full view. They stand very erect until 
the fruit starts to ripen, then the weight gradually pulls 
them down until the berries are placed on the clean 
nuilching; this makes picking an easy job. Selling the 
fruit is still easier, especially after buyers get a taste of 
them. When setting plants for fruit, put them nearly 
three feet apart in the row, and layer the runners so 
they will form the double hedge system, and you will 
be surprised how the berries will pile up on top of each 
other. Such big, broad fellows as these always show 
up best by placing the top layer of each quart box 
flatly on their sides; and don't forget to put the bright- 
est cheek up; beauty is what catches the eye. 
This makes the fourth year of selection, and it is 
making rapid gains in all points. You may safely give 
this variety a liberal trial; it is sure to please. Our 
strain of plants always has sold faster than we could 
grow them; this year the acreage has been doubled and 
the plants are finer than ever. 
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Do evetything in the right way at the right 
time. 
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