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GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R, M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
Thompson's No. 2, B. (Male) 
MEDIUM EARLY. Bisexual. We have had this 
variety under our methods of selection and re- 
striction for five years, and we see new points of 
excellence in it every season. Its berries are 
bright red and they are produced in great quan- 
tities. Rich in flavor, high in color and notable 
as shippers, the berries of this variety never fail 
to command the good-will of growers everywhere. 
Added to these qualities is the fact that this va- 
riety is strong as a pollenizer. Here we have a 
combination of excellencies that will make any 
variety popular. The shape of the berry is glob- 
ular, and when packed in the box presents a most 
attractive appearance. The skin is not readily 
broken, and the fruit holds its color long after 
being picked. The foliage is a glossy dark green 
and has a tissue so tough that it makes a strong 
resistance to all leaf spots, making this variety 
peculiarly immune to rust, blight or mildew. 
Beidler, P. (Female) 
MEDIUM EARLY. Pistillate. One of the 
truly great pistillates that have commanded 
notice during recent years. Its beauty instantly 
attracts the attention of the buyer on the mar- 
ket and its large size, its bright-red color and 
rich flavor create a permanent market for it. 
The fruit is solid in texture and possesses all the 
points of the ideal shipping berry. This com- 
bination of qualities has won for this variety 
great popularity among commercial growers of 
strawberries everywhere, and we enter upon the 
fifth year of the propagation of this variety with 
increased confidence in its great value. The 
foliage is large, tall and vigorous; the fruit stems 
are unusually powerful and hold the fruit well 
off the ground, keeping the berries bright and 
clean. When set with Thompson's No. 2 the 
combination is a perfect one. We can recom- 
mend our patrons without reserve to give Beid- 
ler and its mate an extensive test. 
finest, acre of plants in Indiana. The way your 
thoroughbreds went through the dry weather 
was something wonderful. ' 
Orla Huffman. 
Delphi, Jan. 8, 1909. "I have bought plants 
of you heretofore and they proved to deliver the 
goods at fruiting time, and I am leading the 
market. But in order to continue in the lead I 
must depend on good plants from you to restock 
my acreage." M. N. Sibert. 
Goodland, May 17, 1909. "My 500 plants came 
two days after they were expressed. I heeled 
them in and it was two weeks before I could set 
them out properly, but out of the 500 I lost only 
one plant. All the others are growing finely, 
and they are a lovely sight to look at this early 
after planting." Dr. M. L. Hunston. 
Iowa 
LeMars, April 9, 1909. "I sold one hundred 
and eighteen dollars' worth of berries last year 
from a quarter of an acre of your plants. They 
were fine!" R- HENRY. 
Red Oak, April 28, 1909. "I have been grow- 
ing strawberries for several years, getting plants 
of near-by nurseries and from my own growing. 
But when I saw those Kellogg thoroughbreds 
growing I was struck with amazement; those 
tremendous roots and the very large stem, and 
in all, that sturdy, rugged plant life which de- 
notes persistence and growing power! I don't 
wonder that those strong woU-developed plants 
produce the big yield claimed for them!" 
^ 0. E. McCabe. 
Thurman, April 21, 1909. "I have handled a 
great many strawberries, but from no other 
nurserymen have I ever received such good and 
helpful advice as you have sent me. It does me 
good to have instructions from the right one. " 
J. H. Hammond. 
Rockford, July 15. "I have had the finest 
kind of a crop of strawberries from my Kellogg 
thoroughbreds. Varieties were Haverland, War- 
field, Senator Dunlap, New York and Brandy- 
wine." Chas. Howell. 
Kansas 
White Cloud, Feb. 22. "Three years ago we 
sent to you for strawberry plants, and last year 
they were the wonder of everybody who saw 
them. My bed was 39 by 20 feet and I picked 
265 boxes, not saying anything about what were 
picked and eaten." William Drumm. 
Which, by the way, was at the rate of 10,600 
quarts to the acre. 
Fredonia, March 31, 1909. "One year ago 
this spring I ordered close to 400 plants from 
