GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
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Parsons' Beauty, B. (Male) 
MEDIUM. Bisexual. This variety produces ex- 
traordinary yields of bright red berries, having a 
deliciously mild flavor, which is retained after 
being cooked, a fact that makes it popular for 
canning purposes. During the last few years this 
variety has won special favor in cold latitudes, 
and led thirty-two other varieties at an altitude 
of more than 6,000 feet in Colorado. Northern 
Ontario (Canada) growers find it especially suited 
to their needs, and flattering reports are received 
from every section of the North as to its perform- 
ance. However, it is quite as popular in more 
southerly regions. The foliage of Parsons' Beau- 
ty is upright in form, with a rather long, dark- 
green, leathery leaf. The calyx is rather bushy 
and the stem is heavy. It is one of the best pol- 
lenizers of the season, its bloom being extra 
large and exceedingly rich in pollen. This is the 
ninth season of Parsons' Beauty on our farm. 
perfectly formed berries. Am located just a few miles from 
the summit of the Rockies." A. W. Beach. 
Nebraska 
Columbus, April 4, 1910. "Plants were received on the 2nd 
in fine condition; also thedibble. The dibble is simply just the 
tool for setting plants." R. W. Young. 
South Omaha, April 6, 1910. "The plants were received in 
fine condition and 1 am very well pleased with their healthy 
condition and fine roots." Claude C. McClkllan. 
Lincoln, March 31, 1910. "I received the plants today from 
the express office, and they were all in Kood shape. 1 thank 
you for the fine way they were packed." 
Marvin S. Kaiser. 
New Hampshire 
Lakeport, Jan. 24, 1910. "I have your Aroma, Haverland 
and Pride of Michigan. The Haverland is the most produc- 
tive berry I ever saw, and the Pride of Michigan 1 think is the 
best berry on earth." J. C. Damk. 
New Jersey 
Somerville, Jan. 10, 1910. "The plants I received from you 
in the spring of 1908 did finely and last June I had a nice lot of 
berries. 1 set a small patch from these last spring and they 
Longfellow, B. (Male) 
EARLY TO LATE. Bisexual. This variety, 
first ofl:ered to our patrons in 1909, has won in- 
stantaneous recognition among strawberry grow- 
ers everywhere because of its extraordinary qual- 
ities. The first fruiting test of the Longfellow 
was made on our farms in 1906. So extraordinary 
was it, both in the way of production and quality 
of fruit, that we decided to postpone offering it 
until further tests had confirmed our first esti- 
mate of its value. Every season since has served 
only to emphasize its wonderful qualities. Bloom- 
ing with the earliest varieties, it continues the 
production of delicious fruit until very late in the 
season. Being very strong in pollen, it will there- 
fore fertilize pistillates throughout the longest 
range of season of any single bisexual with which 
we are acquainted. In size the Longfellow is 
very large and produces a very large number of 
uniformly big berries. In form it is long and of 
the perfect strawberry type, having the small 
neck which is the unfailing sign of sweetness in 
a strawberry. In color it is deep red, the dark 
color extending throughout the berry. In flavor 
it is the richest of any variety we have tasted 
and is so mild and sweet that it may be eaten 
with safety by the most confirmed dyspeptic. In 
production it has surpassed, in our fields, even 
such famous varieties as Senator Dunlap, Haver- 
land and Warfield, and like the other three vari- 
eties named, it has attained universal success, 
tests fi'om Minnesota to Texas showing it to be 
one of the most ubiquitous of varieties. Do not 
fail to set extensively of Longfellow. The Long- 
fellow is sure to give a fall crop of berries in 
localities where seasons are favorable. In 1910 
this variety gave a large crop of berries in Sep- 
tember on our own farms. 
are looking fine. It is no trouble to raise strawberries from 
your plants." J. G. Codington. 
New York 
Maplewood, Feb. 16. 1910. "I want to tell you about the 
IBOO strawberry plants received from you two years ago and 
