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R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
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August Luther, B. (Male) 
EXTRA EARLY. Bisexual. A bright colored, 
medium-large berry, round and full at the calyx, and 
tapering to an obtuse point. The seeds are set promi- 
nently upon the surface and are of a rich yellow, 
making a beautiful contrast to the bright-red fruit. 
The meat is wine color, and grows lighter as it 
approaches the center; it is very fine-grained and of 
exceedingly mild and delicate flavor. The large 
calyx curls back toward the stem and is attached to 
the berry by a small neck that renders it easy to pre- 
pare them for the table. August Luther is popular 
because of its exceeding productiveness and the high 
quality of the fruit; and both as a market and family 
berry it has added to its long list of friends and 
admirers each year of the ten in which it has been in 
our breeding beds. The care it has received in the 
way of making a selection from the most promising 
mother plants has made our strain of this variety one 
of the greatest favorites alike in field and in the 
market. 
Michel's Early, B. (Male) 
EXTRA EARLY. Bisexual. For eighteen years 
this variety has been in our breeding beds, and its 
popularity has steadily increased during all that long 
period of time. It grows a medium-sized berry, crim- 
son in color, which is almost even over the entire sur- 
face. In form there are variations, some of the 
berries being nearly top shape, while others are quite 
round, a difference, however, which adds to the beauty 
of the fruit when packed in boxes. Seeds are light 
brown save those on the tip end, which are of a bright 
yellow. Michel's Early has a rich but mild flavor. 
The meat is deep pink and solid throughout, and it is 
noteworthy as a shipper. The calyx is medium in 
size and stands up straight; foliage is light green and 
tall, with rather long leaves. This variety is a great 
runner maker, and where the runners are kept down 
closely, the plants develop a powerful crown and 
grow very large quantities of delicious fruit. As a 
pollenizer Michel's Early is very strong. 
Pistillate 
Bisexual 
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Bisexual Pistillate Pistillate 
E USE this illustration to make clear our method of mating plants. You will note that the first blossom to the 
left is a bisexual; this is followed by three pistillates ; then another bisexual. Imagine that each of these blossoms 
reorescnts a row of plants, and you will sec that the three rows of pistillates come between two rows of bisexuals. One 
of the bisexuals should be a trifle earlier and the other a trifle later than the pistillates. This mating is necessary only 
when vou wish to use pistillate varieties. Should you set no pistillates the bisexuals may be set alone. In other words, 
the pistillate does not increase the yield or quality of the bisexual, but the bisexual is essential to the pistillate. The 
bisexual plant produces flowers having both male and female organs, while the pistillate flowers have only female organs. 
Read every word in this book before ordering plants. Learn our terms, our guarantee, etc., and then you will be able 
to order intelligently. 
