Enormous. P. (Female.) 
MEDIUM TO LATE. Pistillate. Enor- 
mous it is, both in size and productiveness; the 
berries are broad, wedge-shaped, and of good 
quality; it has a pretty crimson-colored surface 
with dark yellow seeds; the 
calyx is light green and lies flat 
on the berry; the stem remains 
a bright green after the berries 
are picked. The inner part of 
the berry is deep pink; it is 
mild in flavor and quite juicy ; 
it is a splendid variety to grow 
for family trade, as its large 
size and richness helps to get 
new customers, and old ones 
will keep buying without coax- 
Enormmis ing. The foliage is very large, 
with a broad, nearly round, 
light green leaf and short heavy fruit stems, but 
not strong enough to hold their big load of ber- 
ries off the ground; they must be mulched to 
keep them clean. Grow them in double-hedge 
rows on almost any soil. Set plants twenty-four 
inches apart in row. It is now going through the 
twelfth year of selection and restriction. 
EVERY year the idea grows and spreads that 
strawberry plants are amenable to the in- 
fluences of breeding and selection. Kelloggs 
were the originators of this idea, and it was in 
the face of opposition, fierce and sometimes 
malignant, that the campaign in behalf of the 
pedigree idea was carried forward. Therefore, 
such letters as the following from Joseph Mills, 
Gallon, Ohio, are peculiarly gratifying. Writ- 
ing under date of July, 16, 1906, Mr. Mills 
says: "I believe in Thoroughbred strawberry 
plants; I believe they may be pedigreed as well 
as an animal— and should be. I have tested 
Kellogg Thoroughbred plants for years— in 
New York. B. (Male.) 
MEDIUM TO LATE. Bisexual. A ver- 
itable Jumbo, both in fruit productiveness and 
foliage. The berry is extremely large, with 
form varying from the top-shape to thick and 
broad. In color it is blood red 
with a shiny surface; the seeds, 
are nearly the same color, and 
set so deeply into the flesh as to 
be scarcely discernible. The 
interior is meaty, smooth, rich, 
and the flavor is mild and deli- 
cate. It is distinctly a high- 
class berry, and never waits for 
purchasers on the market. Its 
productiveness make it a great 
profit earner. The calyx is 
large, standing out prominently; 
foliage is light green and grows York 
luxuriantly, with a large glossy 
surfaced leaf. It is of upright habit. It does 
best in single-hedge rows on rich soil, set twenty- 
four inches apart in row, though it also is a 
money maker when grown in hills. The plants 
from this variety are the result of seven years of 
selection and restriction in our breeding beds. 
1904, 1905 and in 1906— one acre each year. 
And they have stood the test this year of a 
severe drought in addition to two heavy frosts, 
and still produced fine large berries; and the 
plants after picking still look as though they had 
not been disturbed. I have learned that the fol- 
iage is more vigorous and they are greater fruit 
producers than are other plants. And Thor- 
oughbred plants will endure hardships as well as 
does a thoroughbred horse and get there every 
time. So I would advise anyone wanting straw- 
berry plants to get them of R. M. Kellogg Co., 
and take The Strawberry and study its instruc- 
tion — and he will be sure to win success." 
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