38 GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
Climax, B. (Male) 
EXTRA EARLY. Bisexual. A large dark-red 
berry, conical in shape, having a glossy suriace. The 
Clirnax is one of the most prolific of fruiters, and com- 
bines excellence with quantity. The seeds are bright 
yellow except on the darker side, where they are only 
a trifle lighter than the berry; the dark extends to the 
very center of the berry, and the flesh is firm, rich and 
juicy. It is an ideal all-round berry, a favorite alike 
in the family garden and in the commercial field. 
When packed in the box the Climax is very attractive 
and upon the table is equally so. The calyx is small 
for so large a berry, and the plant stands erect and 
grows very tall. One excellent quality of this variety 
is the fact that it remains solid and in all respects in 
good condition for several days after ripening, which 
is of great advantage to the commercial grower. This 
is the fifth year that Climax has been in our breeding 
beds, and each year brings to it an army of new 
friends. 
Excelsior, B. (Male) 
EXTRA EARLY. Bisexual. This is a dark-red 
berry, almost round in form, of medium size, and 
having small, dark seeds which give the fruit a bright 
and glistening appearance that is most attractive when 
they are packed in the box. The green calyx curls 
over the fruit in such a way as to make a fine con- 
trast. The meat is a rich red, a trifle lighter than the 
outer surface, and very solid, having a flavor rather 
tart, though extremely rich. Excelsior is famous as 
a canner because it retains its shape better than do 
most varieties after being cooked. Another strong 
point for the commercial strawberry grower is the 
fact that Excelsior is one of the best of shippers. Its 
form and color are retained for days after being 
picked, and it will stand a long journey without being 
affected. Such a combination of excellent qualities 
makes Excelsior a very profitable berry for the grower 
for market. Still another quality is the evenness of 
this fruit, which makes very little sorting necessary. 
This is the thirteenth year we have had Excelsior 
under our system of breeding. 
at once to R. M. Kellogg, Three Rivers, Mich., ior a copy. 
Then take your time to make a selection of berry-plants. 
Study its wisdom on berry culture and you will not regret it. 
Good Plants Mean Good Fruits 
JACOB WEBB of St. Cloud, Minn., writing under 
date of January 8, says: "Just received your 
1908 book of "Strawberries and How to Grow Them," 
for which I thank you very much. This is the third 
one that has fallen into my hands, and to be without 
it would indeed be a severe blow to me in my work 
here for the state. I am the gardener in the Minne- 
sota State Reformatory, and your book is read by the 
inmates under me in this department and relieves me 
of the painful duty of showing them just /loiu to set a 
plant, or care for it afterwards. Since my work began 
here, a little over eighteen years ago, nothing has 
given me greater pleasure than the study of your 
publication. ... I wish you success from the bot- 
tom of my heart, as I kelieve you to be surely an 
honest company and working for the interests of all 
the people, believing in the divine prophecy that 
whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap." 
All cost of carriage and customs duties on plants, as well as results of accidents of all kinds after they leave our hands, 
must ke borne by the purchaser. 
An Endorsement That Money Could Not Buy 
EVERYBODY who knows A. I. Root of Medina, 
Ohio, or the great company of which he is 
founder and head, knows that all the money in the 
United States treasury at Washington could not buy 
from either an endorsement for a concern that was not 
strictly "on the square." That is why we are so proud 
of the following, which appeared in the February 1, 
1908, issue of Gleanings in Bee Culture, and which we 
take pleasure in reproducing entire: 
KELLOGG'S STRAWBERRY CATALOG. 
This is certainly a model catalog, gotten out by a model 
firm. It is something more than a mere catalog, for it con- 
tains a first-class treatise on strawberry culture, such as 
one would naturally expect to pay 25 cents for. In fact it 
looks more like a work on the culture of strawberries than 
a catalog. The berry business is particularly well suited to 
the temperament of the average bee-keeper, and no finer 
occupation can be found. A glance at this fine book will 
show this to be the case. It is handsomely gotten up, well 
printed and illustrated on good paper, and, all together, 
reflects credit on the business and enterprise of the firm 
getting it out. We believe any painstaking intelligent man 
could actually learn strawberry-growing from this so-called 
catalog, and we mean what we say. It is almost needless 
to add that the firm sending out such a book is reliable, 
prompt, and satisfactory in all its business relations. Write 
