Beidler, P. (Female.) 
MEDIUM EARLY. Pistillate. An un- 
usually beautiful and attractive berry; very large 
as to size of fruit and productiveness. In color 
it is bright red, and in flavor it is exceedingly 
rich. Solid in texture, it makes 
an ideal shipper, and the fact that 
the brightness of color is retained 
for days after picking insures their 
getting to market in attractive 
form. Foliage is large and 
healthy, a tall and upright grower. 
The heavy fruit stems give it 
power to hold up well the enor- 
mous yields of extra-large berries. 
It is a medium plant-maker. Set 
plants twenty-four inches apart in 
the row and let them form a dou- 
ble-hedge row. Thompson's No. 
2 makes an ideal mate for the 
Boidicr Beidler. We have had the Beid- 
ler in our breeding beds for two 
years, and have bred all the variation in foliage 
out of it, making it beautiful as well as profit- 
able, and we advise all our friends to give this 
variety a thorough test, confident that it is to 
become a leader among the great varieties. 
Beidler and Thompson's No. 2 make a great pair, and 
Plants Began to Grow at Once 
CALIFORNIA is a far cry from Michigan, 
but the Kellogg plants enjoy the distinction 
of being the very best that reach the Golden 
state. iFred Herschede of Fillmore, Calif., 
•writing under date of April 17, 1907, says: 
"Plants arrived in good condition and were set 
out immediately. The very next day I could 
almost see them grow, and they all look fine." 
HARVEY FLEAGLE of Tipton, Iowa, says 
in a letter dated May, 1906: "My plants 
are doing fine. They arrived in good shape, 
and now I wish you could see them. They are 
the pride of this place. My Kellogg berries are 
famous here and I sell all I can grow at 15 cents 
a box." 
Thompson's No. 2, li. (Male.; 
MEDIUM EARLY. Bisexual. Produces 
the bright red berries in great quantities. They 
are high in color, rich in flavor and are extra- 
good shippers, while being extraordinarily 
strong as pollenizers — a com- 
bination of qualities bound to 
make this new candidate a 
winner of popular favor. 
The shape of the berry is 
almost globular, making a 
handsome appearance in the 
box; the skin does not break 
easily in handling, and the 
fruit holds its color after 
being picked. Foliage is 
dark green and glossy, with 
a tough tissue that makes it 
strongly resistant to all leaf- Thompson'a No. 2 
spot, such as rust, blight and 
mildew. Its bright color and polished effect 
are retained all through the season. Set plants 
twenty four inches apart in the row and grow 
in double-hedge rows. This is the second year 
we have had it under selection and restriction, 
and none need hesitate to give this splendid new 
variety a liberal trial. 
If you want record-beaters, [ust try them, side by side 
8,464 Quarts to the Acre 
■Vy/E have found our strawberry business this 
" year most interesting and profitable," 
writes F. W. Goodenow, of Flint, Mich., July 
26, 1906. "Only one difliculty in marketing: 
to make the supply hold out for the pressing 
demand. To say that we are pleased with our 
success is stating it very mildly. No trouble 
to get good prices when customers find what I 
am selling. Your plants in the fruiting bed 
were the admiration of all beliolders. Your 
way of breeding and raising plants is wonderful. 
I am a firm believer in your teachings. We 
sold 1,058 quarts from our patch of twenty 
square rods, besides what we ate and gave 
away. Our season extended from June 17 to 
July 22 inclusive." 
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