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BRIDGMAN NURSERY COMPANY, BRIDGMAN, MICHIGAN 
The Gibson is One of tlie Best Strawberries Grown. 
General List of Strawberry Plants 
AROMA. (Per.) A popular berry grown by 
many in place of the Gandy. Foliage is smooth, 
deep green, of spreading habit, and gives the 
sun a clear right of way to the crowns. The 
leaves are long, broad and clean. As a poUen- 
izer for late pistillates it is unexcelled, and its 
picking season is unusually long, as the blooms 
begin to open medium early and continue un- 
til late. The berries of this variety are very 
large, bright red. The flavor of the fruit is 
deliciously aromatic and very rich, the flesh is 
smooth and solid. Its appearance in the box 
is most attractive, the prominent yellow seeds 
heightening the effect of the bri<^ht red of the 
flesh. We have grown an extra large stock of 
this popular berry. 
AU<iUST LUTHER (Per.) Fruit is very uni- 
form in size and shape. Plants are healthy and 
make a good row. The fruit is of good size, 
roundish, bright red, firm and very easily 
picked. It succeeds best on rather light soil. 
One of the best early varieties. 
BRAND YAVINK (Per.) This has proven so 
satisfactory with all who have grown it that 
it is consequently in large demand. It is com- 
paratively new and of great value by reason of 
its productiveness, large size, beauty and good 
duality. The berries are glossy crimson, very 
handsome, firm and solid, excellent in quality, 
with fine aromatic flavor. The berries color all 
over evenly and retain a good size to the last, 
ripening in succession, and every berry matur- 
ing fully. Plant is remarkably vigorous, hardy 
and exceedingly productive, and its foliage is 
large, clean and healthy. A superb variety, and 
careful culture will give magnificent returns. 
Midseason to late. It is also an excellent pol- 
lenizer. Thrives best on good strong soil, and 
will give grand results, but do not expect a 
good crop of Brandywine on a soil that 
would not produce 30 bu. of corn to the acre. 
BKDER WOOD (Per.) One of the very best 
early varieties for home use or market. It is 
a splendid grower, making a large number of 
strong runners. It has a perfect blossom, and 
i.s immeiLsely productive. Fruit of good size, 
light red, medium firmness and good quality. 
One of the best to plant with early blooming 
pistillate varieties. 
BUBACH (Imp.). Fruit large and hand- 
some, roundish conical, bright scarlet, mod- 
erately firm. Plant a strong grower, with 
large healthy foliage and very productive. 
.Succeeds on heavy soil. Desirable for home use 
or near market. Does not throw out excess 
of runners. Best grown in hedge or half-mat- 
ted row. We always run out of stock long 
before the close of the season. While it is 
hardly firm enough for long distance shipping, 
still it holds up well for ordinary marketing. 
Season early to medium. 
CH.^RLES THE FIRST. This is our first 
year with Charles the First, and we can give 
you only what others say about it. We know 
lioth the originator, Mr. Geo. Hann, and the 
introducer, Mr. O. A. D. Baldwin, and we think 
they know what they are saying about this 
berry. Our President of the Fruit Growers' 
Association at this place tells us that it is one 
of the best and largest berries he ever saw. 
Knowing all three of these people well for 
many years, we shpuld not hesitate to recom- 
mend it to you. 
We will give you the introducer's deserip- 
tion: "Charles I. ripens a week before Mich- 
el's Early and is very productive, yielding 
more quarts of large, fine looking berries than 
any other early variety. It is a strong fertil- 
izer and a strong grower. Berries are large, 
regular in form, arid of good color and qual- 
ity. 
