GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 37 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers. Mich. 
August Luther, B. (Male) 
EXTRA EARLY. Bisexual. The Luther is a 
bright-colored berry of medium-large size, round 
in form, full at the calyx and tapering to an ob- 
tuse point. Rich yellow seeds are set prominent- 
ly upon the surface and make a striking contrast 
to the bright, red fruit. The flesh of the berry 
is a wine color, growing lighter as it approaches 
the center; mild and delicate of flavor it is very 
fine grained and in every way delicious. As the 
illustration shows, the calyx is very large and 
curls back towards the stem; it is attached to 
the berry by a small neck that makes prepara- 
tion for the table a very easy matter. Among 
the reasons for the extreme popularity of August 
Luther is its great productiveness, the high qual- 
ity of its fruit and its unusual sweetness. It has 
been under our methods of selection and restric- 
tion for eleven years, and both as a market and 
family berry it has steadily added to its long list 
of enthusiastic patrons. 
heavy express paper and tied in such a manner 
as to insure safe delivery. Every bunch of plants 
is trimmed with shears before wrap- 
Postage ping. For this extra work and pos- 
on Plants tage on the plants we charge 25 cents 
for each hundred plants. On varieties 
that make small plants one hundred will not re- 
quire 25 cents postage, while on varieties that 
make a very large plant postage often exceeds 
25 cents per hundred plants. We have, therefore, 
adopted a uniform price of 25 cents for each one 
hundred plants that go by mail to any part of the 
United States. 
BEFORE completing the 1909 edition of "Great 
Crops of Strawberries and How to Grow 
Them" we were informed by the postal authori- 
ties that the postage to Canada on 
Canadian Mail strawberry plants was at the same 
Shipments rate as in the United States, and 
we mentioned this in that edition, 
but just after we had begun shipping plants to 
Canada the postoffice officials notified us that 
they were in error in giving us that information 
and that the postage to Canadian points "on 
Texas, B. (Male) 
EXTRA EARLY. Bisexual. Another universal 
favorite, famous for producing extraordinarily 
large crops of big glossy crimson berries, with 
dark red cheeks shading down to a rich cream. 
When packed in a box the berries present an 
exceedingly attractive appearance. The seeds 
are bright yellow and the color combination of 
the berry itself, united with the bright green 
calyx that droops over it, gives to this fruit a 
unique attractiveness that commands instant and 
favorable attention. The flesh of the Texas is 
firm; it is strong as a long-distance shipper; the 
meat is rich and juicy, the flavor being somewhat 
tart; it is an excellent canner. To all these es- 
sential qualities is added the fact that this great 
variety thrives everywhere, showing little, if 
any, partiality to any soil or climate. Texas has 
been in our breeding bed for eight years, and we 
do not hesitate to recommend it without qualifi- 
cation as a market berry of the highest grade. 
The increasing demand for this variety proves 
that our customers, like ourselves, are thorough- 
ly convinced of its excellence. 
seeds, plants, etc.," is just double that to points 
within the United States. So when our Canadian 
friends are sending in their orders for plants to 
go by mail it is understood that they will add 50 
cents per hundred plants, which is to pay for the 
extra expense in doing up the packages and the 
postage on same, and even at this rate, in most 
parts of Canada, the postage will be less on small 
orders than the charge for express. 
WE generally begin digging and shipping our 
plants the latter part of March and continue 
the work until the first of June. Our plants al- 
ways remain in the field under the 
Our Shipping mulch until we are ready to dig 
Season them. We never have or never will 
place strawberry plants in cold stor- 
age. You may rest assured that every plant you 
get from the Kellogg farm comes fresh from the 
propagating beds, and as soon as they are taken 
from the soil they are counted and packed so that 
they should reach you as fresh as the day they 
