R. M. Kello^'s Greal Crops of 
MIDNIGHT. 
LATE. Bl-sexual. Extra late, extra big and 
extra good. This is the third year we have been 
breeding up this variety, and in maliiiig our selec- 
tiona we notice great gains in ail points. It gets right 
down to business in developing up crowns, and It 
can't be outdone in this respect by many varieties 
The foliage is a handsome, darit glossy green, and it 
develops up an unusual fruiting power; the berries 
are thicitly scattered ail through the foliage, pre- 
senting a beautiful picture. Thev are large, conical 
bright scarlet on top shading to a little lighter oii 
the under side. No one ever ate a richer or sweet- 
er berry: if you ever taste a midnight and your 
appetite don't call for more you had better see a 
doctor at once for something is wrong. Third year 
of selection. 
MARK HANNA. 
MEDIUM TO QUITE LATT3. Pistillate. It la 
hard to tell just where to piaue this superb variety in 
our list, as it so much resembles the great politician 
after whom it was named (the late Mark Hanna). 
He was loaded with politics through the entire cam- 
paigning season, while our Mark Hanna is loaded 
with berries all through the strawberry campaign, 
and it wins customers last. Also his equal as a 
money mak^', but not quite his size, though plenty 
big enough to capture the very highest prices going. 
As a producer it certainly wins the prize: its big 
red berries are in clusters lllte cherries, and the rich, 
dark rod color don't come off after being shipped, as 
it still retains its brilliancy and this is certainly a 
valuable point in any berry. 
The plants are of the large, vigorous type and 
show business right from the start. It opens a large 
well developed bloom, and loads of them, and every 
one will make a beautiful berry if properly pollenized. 
This is the second year of selection in our breeding 
bed and It shows many excellent points which leads 
us to feel sure It will succeed whore any other berry' 
does. 
BIG lATE. (BI-SEXUAT.) 
Last year we said this In our booklet: 
" Later than anything, but no plants obtainable 
this year at any price. No, not for dollars each. I 
have never introduced a variety because I could not 
find one or produce a seedling that I felt absolutely 
sure was a thing, far better than anything now under 
cultivation. I have been content to develop and bring 
out the higher qualities of old standard sorts, but 
now I straighten up and with the fullest confidence 
that It Is superior in bigness, richness, lateness, 
prettyness, money'gettingness, family happiness and 
all other ' nesses ' that mean betterness, so next year 
I shall launch It. Don't ask for It now for your gold 
will not get it, but I Just want to show the phoio- 
grsnh so you can whet your appetlt« for It next 
sflMon." 
The above was our unprejudiced opinion last 
year but this was such an unfavorable season to deter- 
mine the true value of a new strawberry, that we are 
compelled to ask for one more year's testing befpre of- 
fering it for sale; at the end of this time, if we are not 
absolutely certain that It Is far better than any other 
variety of its season, we will never offer it at any price, 
because we realize the fact that our many friends all 
over the country, will trust to our Judgment on this 
new berry as they always have lieretofore on the 
standard sorts, and we ref^use to allow our customers, 
with such unlimited confidence In us, to invest one 
cent in the plants of this variety, until we can vouch 
for its superiority. Although we have an immense 
Steele of these plants on hand and a large sum of 
money invested In them, we prefer to loose all this 
rather than make a mistake. Therefore, we ask every- 
body to be patient tmtil it fruits one more year, at 
which time we will again report and if we can safely 
give you our word and honor that It Is good, It wlU 
be good. 
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