54 GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO CROW THEM 
Copyright 1912 by R M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
Cardinal, P. (Female) 
I.ATE. Pistillate. A3 its name sug-gests, 
this variety is a rich cardinal in coIo(k 
The flesh ia dark and rich, and the berries 
are of delicious flavor. It is an excellent 
shipper and has shown itself to be free 
from any fungous diseases. One great 
advantage ia its extremely long fruiting- 
season, and the last picking of fruit ia 
<iuiteas fine as the first. It has a very 
wide habitat and is grown with auccess in 
practically every section of this conti- 
nent. This variety makes long, strong 
Tunnersand during heavy frosts at bloom- 
ing time has come through entirely un- 
injured. This is the seventh year we 
have had Cardinal on our farms, and it 
has won high place among- the leaders of 
the late pistillate varieties. 
■Grown at Three Rivers and Twin Falls. 
Commonwealth, B. (Male) 
VERY LATE. Bisexual. Commonwealth 
v\ as originated in Massachusetts and im- 
mediately became popular because of its 
late season and long period of ripening. 
The berry is dark, rich red, coxcomb in 
form; the surface of the fruit is smooth 
and the meat is rich and juicy. This 
variety grows very large crops of very 
large berries and it wins instant popu- 
larity wherever it is seen. Those who 
desire late fruit need not hesitate to or- 
der generously of this splendid variety. 
The foliage of Commonwealth is heavy; 
the runners are long but not numerous. 
It is a strong poUenizer and its long per- 
iod of blooming is important when it ia 
set among late pistillate varieties. Every 
g-rower should set some of this variety. 
Grown at Three Rivers and Twin Falls. 
Arizona, B. (Male) 
MEDIUM EARLY. Bisexual. This va- 
riety is a producer of large quantities of 
beautiful deep-red berries which have a 
fine aromatic flavor. Under favorable 
conditions Arizona will produce a second 
crop of fruit in the fall, and this fact has 
aided to make it popular. The foliage of 
Arizona is dark-green and of medium 
size. This is the eleventh year we have 
grown Arizona in our breeding beds, and 
entirely aside from its second-cropping- 
tendencies it has won great popularity 
in many sections of the country. It ia 
especially popular along the Pacific Coast, 
and many growers in Southern California 
set very heavily to this variety. We can- 
not too strongly urge the advisability of 
making a generous test of Arizona. 
Is grown on all our farms. 
time I have visited your farm and have purchased 
plants from you for many years; you always have 
made good with me. It is a great pleasure to 
endorse your company, and it is no wonder that 
you have built up the largest business of the kind 
in the world. 
One year I purchased plants from you and let 
one of my neighbors have some of the plants I 
grew from them. From these plants he produced 
10,000 quarts per acre. 
Wishing you continued success, and again 
thanking you for the many courtesies extended 
me while there, I am 
Very truly yours, 
E. C. Sears. 
HENRY MACKEBEN 
GnOWER or 
Fine Strawberries 
Huntley, Illinois, Oct. 2, 1912. 
R. M. Kellogg Co., 
Three Rivers, Mich. 
Dear Sirs: — I cannot help congratulating you, 
after my return from your strawberry plant farm, 
as I very much enjoyed the visit and the privilege 
of looking over the farm. I can frankly say it is 
the finest strawberry plant farm I eve^* have 
seen. The first thing which drew my attention 
was the beautiful way the land lies and the way 
it is located. As we walked along through the 
fields I could not but notice how systematically 
the sixty varieties were placed in sections. The 
plants had a healthy and thrifty appearance and 
looked true to name— the finest I ever have seen. 
I feel safe in recommending them as being of the 
finest quality of plants. 
As we went through the great packing house I 
noticad the same systematic arrangement there 
as in the fields. It seems impossible to get the 
varieties mixed under your careful system of dig- 
ging, counting and packing. 
I feel fully repaid for the trip to your farm and 
assure you it is the finest I ever have seen. 
Very truly yours, 
Henry Mackeben. 
Letters From Satisfied Customers 
Alabama 
Irvington. November, 19, 1911. "The strawberry plants 
came in fine aharje. I asked the people here what they thouM ht 
of them, and they said they were the finest plants and packed 
the best of any they ever had seen, and surely showed the skill 
and art of patience and experience of many years. I greatly 
appreciate your kind favor." Mrs. D. S. Cowcll. 
Arkansas 
Walnut RidKe, Oct. 19, 1911. "I boupht a lot of strawberry 
plants from you in 1910. and this spriuK- I took a lot of your 
plants from the old ones and set out about one acre. The 
plants I set last sprinR- are very thick in the bed, the row be- 
intr somethinfr like two feet across. I don't believe anyone 
ever saw a finer looking lot of plants." W. A. Doweil. 
California 
Bellflower, Feb. 12, 1912. In 1904 I ordered strawberry 
