36 GKEAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R. M. Kellogg Co.. Three Rivers, Mich. 
Longfellow, B. (Male) 
MEDIUM EARLY. Bisexual. Here is a new vari- 
ety that is truly wonderful, and we have honored it 
by giving to it the name of America's most popular 
poet, and at the same time have described the form 
of the fruit itself, as the berry is indeed a Long- 
fellow. If it performs everywhere as it has done for 
three years in our breeding beds, this variety will be 
as popular among strawberry growers as is our great 
poet in the world of literature. The first year this 
grand variety had opportunity to prove its worth by 
actual fruit production was 1906. So wonderfully 
productive was it, so far in advance of other varieties 
we were then testing, that it attracted particular 
attention, and when the berries were tested for qual- 
ity they surpassed any strawberry we ever have 
sampled. In size the berry is large, the illustration 
above correctly showing both size and shape. In 
flavor it is very sweet; indeed, in all our experience 
never have we tasted a more delicious berry; and we 
do not believe there is any other variety, old or new, 
that will outdo it in productiveness. Foliage is a 
beautiful light green, very vigorous, and the runners 
are large, deep-rooted fellows, just the sort that thrive 
in a long drought. The plant opens a well-developed 
bloom, with large anthers full of rich pollen, and its 
long-blooming season makes it an ideal bisexual for 
mating purposes. Virginia and Longfellow, set side 
by side, will surely make a perfect combination. We 
do not hesitate to say that the Longfellow now prom- 
ises to come to the front more rapidly than has any 
recent new production. All who know this company's 
method know how conservative we are in introducing 
new varieties, but our confidence in the Longfellow 
leads us to urge every customer to test this invaluable 
variety for himself, as it has proved a winner of first 
quality upon our own farm. Remember that we never 
introduce a new variety until we have thoroughly 
tested it out on our own experimental plot and know 
whereof we speak. See illustration on page 25. 
Virginia, P. (Female) 
EXTRA EARLY. Pistillate. We take particular 
pleasure in introducing to our patrons this season the 
Virginia strawberry, which in many respects is the 
most remarkable variety we ever have propagated. 
The plant, the foliage of which is extra large and 
bright green in color, stands high, and its stems, 
strong and large, hold the berries pendant, as a tree 
holds up its fruit. One result of this is that the fruit 
is kept perfectly clean ; another is that each berry is 
sun-kissed at every angle and the delicious fruit is 
evenly colored over its entire surface. And such a 
color! Ranging between scarlet and crimson, with 
top and tip identically of the same shade, and the 
form being that of the perfect strawberry with an 
obtuse point, the berry easily is one of the most beau- 
tiful ever originated. The fine color extends to the 
heart of the berry, giving to it an unusually rich and 
attractive appearance. In flavor the fruit is delicately 
tart and very rich, and its firmness marks it as an 
extra-good shipper. The plant is a very deep rooter, 
which, with its mass of foliage, makes a combination 
calculated to endure the most trying drought. The 
Vi rginia is exceedingly productive, and we consider 
ourselves very fortunate in being able to add to our 
list of extra-early varieties such a marvel of high- 
producing power and hardiness of bloom. We have 
been breeding the Virginia for two years, and from 
the way it has yielded on our farms we predict that it 
will become a universal favorite among strawberry 
growers. Do not fail to try some of the Virginias this 
season. See illustration on page 35. 
Finds Our Catalog Complete 
T H. MYERS of Ottumwa, Iowa, writes us as fol- 
lows: "Your catalogue contains all the informa- 
tion anyone needs on the culture of strawberries. I 
have been nurseryman and florist, but now am out and 
away from all work." 
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