STRAWBERRIES 
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CTRAWBERRIES are the first fruit to ripen 
in the spring. Fresh or preserved, they 
are dehcioiis and healthful, and help out on 
the grocery bill. They offer quicker returns to 
the grower for local or distant markets than any 
other fruit. They do well on almost any soil if 
well drained, deeply worked, .and well fertilized. 
Standard varieties produce good crops the next 
spring after planting. Three or four varieties 
will supply fresh berries over a long season. 
The Everbearing will produce the first they are exceptionally resistant to leaf-spot 
summer and fall. The second year they diseases. They are also very hardy." — 
bear in the spring and continue fruiting Farmers' Bulletin 901, U. S. Dept. Agri- 
until severe frost comes. They are par- culture. 
ticularly fine for the home garden. 
"The two leading varieties of this type of 
strawberry, the Progressive and the Superb, 
are notable not only because they produce 
fruit from the time of the usual crop until 
late summer or autumn, but also because 
Fifty to one hundred plants set about 
a foot apart in beds four to five feet wide 
will supply a small family with berries 
throughout the season. 
All the varieties listed are self-fertile 
and can be planted alone. 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
Everbearing strawberries 
after corn harvest from 
plants set in the spring. 
We do not ship Strawberry 
AROMA (Late) A richly colored large berry, de- 
liciously aromatic in flavor, and 
an excellent shipper. Ripens over a long season. A 
leading variety in many strawberry-growing sections. 
DR. BURRILL A dark red jiiicy berry, delicious 
(Midseason) for dessert and excellent for can- 
ning; also a good shipper. It 
combines the good qualities of its parents. Senator 
Dunlap and Crescent. A vigorous grower and bears 
abundantly. 
\ KLONDIKE Probably more'Klondikes are sent to 
. (Midseason) market than any other variety. The 
berries are medium to large, ripen 
evenly and are firm enough to ship long distances. 
plants except in the spring, 
vigorous and very productive. In the highest 
rank as an extra early market berry. 
SENATOR DUNLAP 
(Midseason) 
One of the most widely 
planted varieties. Noted 
for dependability and pro- 
ductiveness. A large handsome berry, deep glossy 
red, exceedingly juicy, very good quality. Com- 
mences to bloom medium early and lasts a long 
time. Adapted to any type of soil and wide varia- 
tion in climate. 
SON'S PROLIFIC 
(Late) (Early in Canada) 
LADY THOMPSON 
(Early) 
A large handsome berry 
of very good quality. 
The plant is vigorous 
and productive. A good 
shipper. 
OZARK EARLY Dark 
(Extra Early) red, 
large 
berry of excellent 
quality. The plant is 
A cross between Aro- 
ma and Bubach. At- 
tractive, hardy, pro- 
ductive, and a good shipper. Larger, more pointed 
than Aroma. Will not thrive on rocky soils where 
Aroma succeeds. 
EVERBEARING 
PROGRESSIVE This is the most widely grown 
and most successful of the Ever- 
bearing varieties. The berries are medium size, 
firm, and delicious in quality. The plant is un- 
usually healthy, vigorous, very hardy and pro- 
ductive. A crop failure is impossible — if an early 
frost catches one set of blossoms, another is formed 
immediately. The first season the blossoms and 
runners should be cut off until about the middle 
of July. The ideal berry for the home garden. 
