E. JST. REID’S NURSERIES, BRIDGEPORT, OHIO 
SOME PROFITABLE NEW STRAWBERRIES 
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NICK OHMER. 
The following: is the introducer's description of this new berry. We believe it to be all that is claimed for it: 
"Originated by Mr. John F. Beaver, who is conceded to be the most successful amateur fruit-grower in Ohio. 
Named after Mr. N. Ohmer, ex-president of the Ohio State Horticultural Society. After watching the Nick 
Ohmer three years, and hearing how it has behaved wherever I have sent it for trial, never 
having received one unfavorable report on it, I am confident that it is one of the most desirable, 
if not the very best Strawberry ever sent out. There is no other in the market, or in 
sight, that I would plant with so much confidence. If restricted to a single variety, it 
would be my first choice without a moment’s hesitation. 
"The plant is very large and stocky, sending out plenty of very strong 
runners. It is probably not surpassed in healthy, vigorous growth and 
great productiveness by any variety. It has a perfect blossom. The 
fruit is of the very largest size, a giant among Strawberries. It is 
never misshapen. Its only departure from the regular roundish 
conical form is when, under high culture, it is somewhat triangular. 
It is dark, glossy red, firm and of excellent flavor.” Price, 25 cts. 
per doz., $1.50 per 100, $10 per 1,000. 
MARGARET. 
Nick Ohmer. 
This variety was originated about six years ago by John P. 
Beaver, of Dayton, Ohio, from seed of the Crawford. It has 
made a remarkable record — perhaps never equaled — and 
is now offered with great confidence. It responds readily to 
good culture, and all careful growers may expect it to produce 
the finest fruit in great abundance. 
The plant is large and healthy, and so vigorous in growth 
that it will mature its last berries and. continue green and 
luxuriant while an abundance of strong runners are produced. 
The foliage is dark green, and so clean and healthy looking 
that it is a pleasure to work among the plants. The blossom 
is perfect and one of the strongest ever seen. It commences 
to ripen soon after the early varieties, and bears until nearly all others are gone. In a good soil its berries are 
all large. The plant, with Its habits of growth and produc- 
tiveness, is faultless. 
The fruit is usually conical, sometimes rather long, but never 
cockscombed or misshapen, often necked. The color is dark, 
glossy red, and the berries are not inclined to have white tips. 
The large green calyx adds to its beauty. The flesh is firmer than 
most very large berries, and of excellent flavor. For healthy, 
vigorous growth, productiveness, size, beauty and quality, the 
Margaret is a remarkable variety. Price, 50 cts. per doz., $2 per 
100, $12 per 1,000. 
GLEN MARY. 
Glen Mary. 
In productiveness this berry surpasses the Crescent, not in 
number of berries, but in number of quarts. Mr. Ingram had one 
quart of select berries photographed, which contained only 
twelve of the Glen Mary. 
As to its immense size The Rural New-Yorker speaks as fol- 
lows: "Glen Mary, received from E. T. Ingram, April, 1894. Im- 
perfect bi-sexual. June 7, 1895, largest ripe berries up to date. 
Good shape for so large a berry. June 9, berries very large, firm 
enough for a near market; about the shape of Sharpless. June 11, 
large to very large. June 14, a larger yield of large berries of good form, broad heart-shaped, often widening at 
the tip; one of the most promising of our later trials. June 17, 
past its best. June 18, still bearing a good many berries, which 
hold their size unusually well. June 21, still bearing. Many of the 
berries are of largest size.” 
On the originator’s grounds last season one-quarter of an acre 
was picked at the rate of 1,280 quarts per acre at a single picking, 
and over 12,000 during the season. The Glen Mary began to ripen 
at its home in Chester county, Pa., last season, May 28, and the 
claim seems warranted that it is capable of producing big 
berries all through the fruiting season. Price, 25 cts. per doz., 
75 cts. per 100, $4 per 1,000. 
HALL’S FAVORITE. 
" Plant very strong-growing, with foliage heavy enough and 
thick enough to protect blossoms from frost and for mulch in 
winter. 1 have seen the vines stand 12 to 18 inches high on ordi- 
nary land, and, upon opening the vines, found as fine fruit as any 
one would wish to see. The season of ripening is from early to 
medium, and the whole crop ripens in a very short time. The 
berries are large, perfectly formed, of uniform shape, coloring 
evenly to deep, rich crimson; equal to the best in quality. They 
present a beautiful sight when crated; also keep, ship and sell 
well. The plant is a heavy cropper, even in old beds of ordinary 
soil. It is better in quality than Bubach by far, and as a grower 
the Bubach is no comparison.” Price, 25 cts. per doz., 75 cts. per 
100, $4 per 1,000. 
Hall’s Favorite. 
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