GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
Copyright 1912 by R. M. Kellogg Co.. Three Rivers. Mich. 
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Texas, B. (Male) 
EXTRA EARLY. Bisexual. Among 
commercial ji^rowers whose markets call 
for big, grloaay, crimson berries with 
dark-red cheelo, shading down to rich 
cream, Texas has steadily grown in favor 
during the eleven years we have carried 
this variety in our lists. The flesh of 
Texas is firm and it is famous as a long- 
distance shipper. The meat is rich and 
juicy, the flavor being distinctly tart. 
To these excellencies is to be added the 
fact that Texas thrives in every section 
of the country, showing little partiality 
to any particular soil or climate. When 
packed in a box these brilliant berries 
present an exceedingly attractive ap- 
pearance and command instant and fa- 
vorable attention. 
Grown at Three Rivers and Twin Falls. 
Excelsior, B. (Male) 
EXTRA EARLY. Bisexual. Excelsior 
grows large crops of dark-red berries 
having a distinctly tart taste but which 
grows to perfection under warm South- 
ern suns, and is therefore a general fa- 
vorite throughout the Gulf region. The 
berry is almost round in form and of 
medium size. Among commercial straw- 
berry growers, especially in the South, 
it has attained great popularity because 
of its remarkable shipping qualities. Its 
form and color are retained for days 
after being picked, and it endures a long 
journey, being affected in noway. These 
qualities have made Excelsior one of the 
most profitable berries grown for the 
market. We have had Excelsior under 
our system of breeding for 17 years, 
la grown on all our farms. 
Lady Thompson, B. (Male) 
EARLY TO LATE. Bisexual. This i3 
another variety particularly adapted to 
Gulf Coast conditions and it is. therefore, 
a prime favorite with sti'awberry grow- 
ers from the Florida Keys to Central 
Texas. Indeed, it is one of the most pop- 
ular varieties in the South ever originat- 
ed. In color Lady Thompson is bright 
red; in shape like a top, tapering to an 
obtuse point— the ideal strawberry form. 
In size the fruit is medium large; the 
seeds are red and aid in producing a fine 
glossy effect. The meat is solid, pink in 
color and delicately rich in flavor. This 
variety roots deeply and thrives under 
conditions of severe drouth. This is the 
twelfth year we have offered Lady 
Thompson to our paii-ons. 
Grown only at Three Rivers. 
cent berries on my old bed this season, but expect even better 
ones next spring, as I know that Wm. Belt, Glen Mary and 
Bubach are splendid varieties." W. C. Sherwood. 
Ogema, May 9, 1912. "All the strawberry plants came in 
fine shape ancl there was a big count, for which I heariily 
thank you. Will always have agood word for R. M. Kellogg";* 
plants." Edward R. Davis. 
Wabasha. March 4, 1912. *'A few years ago I had some t f 
your strawberry plants. They were the best I ever had." 
Frank Pfeitstickor. 
Becida. May 16. 1912. "The plants I received from you 
certainly we- e nice ones, and please accept my thanks for the 
extra ones (Pride of Michigan). I have planted all of ihe 
plants and they are growing finely. I never saw any that 
looked nicer. Mrs. W. H. Stuempges. 
Spring Grove, March IS. 1912. "I have much confidence in 
you and in ^ our stock being true to name. I have had gt- 
success with your plants." C. E. Bakke. 
Wadenn, Feb. 18, 1912. "Enclosed find P. O. order for 
$8.r)5 for some more of your Thoroughbred strawberry plan' v. 
1 did not have the l^st of luck with theplants 1 got of you l^^t 
yjar. I was so busy when the plants arrived I packed them 
in sand in the cellar (the weather being so fierce here at th. t 
time) and left th- m therefor lour weeks before 1 got the 
time to plant them. When 1 took them out of the moi^t santl 
they were so rotten I hardly dared look at them, but 1 'bought 
1 would set them out anyhow, knowing what your plants can 
do. Without the sign of any life when set, and a long, hot. 
dry season, I aavfd about S0») of the thousand plants and ihey 
made rows over three feet wide by the time they were under 
cover for the winter. I find thoroughbred strawberries go 
first rate with cr-^om from my thoroughbred Jerseys, and if I 
have no misfortune this season, will set a larger bed next 
year." Jos. Reding. 
Missouri 
Barnhart, February 18. 1912. "Enclosed please find my or- 
der for 1912. I am well iile.ispd with your plants, a** I have 
bought quite a number oi" them in the past, I have the honor 
of growing the best berries at Barnhart. In 1910 I had one 
acre, and notwithstanding the fact: that we bad heavy snow 
and severe freezing weather after tne blossoms were formed, 
1 netted $214 from the acre." James K. Dodge. 
Springfield. April 20, 1912. "My plants arrived in splen- 
di l . ondition. The plants I received from you last year have 
made a fine growth this spring and promise splendid results." 
Geo. W. Beighley. 
Chillicothe, Febraury 29. 1912. "Herewith please find my 
ord'M- for 1912 for 700 plants, the same number that 1 ordered 
in 1910. In 1911 I sold from the patch set with your plants 
$47.25 worth of strawberries, notwithstanding the fact that 
the season was very dry for this part of the country. The 
beri ies were very large and our grocer said they were the best 
ti(at came to Chillicothe." J- A. Walton. 
Sweet Springs, February 19, 1912. "Have been using your 
pl-ints for ten years, and this is the first year that I have failcvt 
oi iiaving berries. The severe diouth we had last summer 
destroyed all of my plants. But I cannot afford to be without 
y ooii strawberries, and therefore it is up to you to get me 
btarted right again." Geo. M. Winston. 
Boonville, January 29, 1912. "I wish to order some Jocun- 
da strawberry plams. 1 h^ve received plants trom you for 
several years past which aiways have given me ^p.^ndid re- 
sults." James K. Tuttle. 
New Hampshire 
Rochester, March IS. 1912. "The plants I received from 
yiu last \ ear were all that I could ask for in every way. I 
\\i>ih moie plants and leave it. to you to select rhe varieties. 
h lieving your judgment to be better than mine in that line of 
business." S. B. Scruton. 
Nebraska 
H stincs. M.nv 1. 1912. "Every one of the strawberry 
plant -> ou shipped me is growing fine.y. I am surprised at 
their \ lUility." W. H. Burr. 
Clay Center. February 7. 1912. "The plants that we have 
bought from you in other yeat s and the berries they bore were 
the lalU of the town. We had a fine lot of berries in 19U, and 
