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E. W. Reid’s Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
TIMBRELLi^Reid’s Greatest Success. 
A Strawberry that has surpassed all expectations yet not half its merits have bcen tohl Each ma 11 brings 
to us the cheering news that those who have planted it the past season cannot speak too high y oft- ^cr 
has a new fruit so quickly become such a general favorite, succeeding so well m every locality and never has 
there been such a run for plants as on Timbrell. We could not by any means supply the demand last spring. 
It is the Gem of Strawberries. Growers have become acquainted with it, and they cannot say too 
much in its favor. The press has also said for it more than for any other new fruit put on dhe _m^tet. It has 
been confirmed by the leading horticulturists as the best variety ever introduced and has even surpassed its 
former record this last season. We claim that it is to-day the best berry in existence , and not only the : best 
berrv, but the most profitable for the commercial grower to plant; and also the i best 'ntiety > > 
gardens. Points that are essential in making a good variety are productiveness, hardiness healflii 
n<‘ss with solidity of fruit sufficient to place it in good condition on the market. I imbi til not on > possesses 
these points, buUs one of the most hardy, if not the most hardy of the Strawber^ 
my known kind. Growers have said that it was hard to get a variety perfect in all points. I .ms 
t X n.i„ Timhroii than pvpr before. What has been wanted was a good late 
it surpasses any Known Kinci. orowers nave amu ‘■uaiit naa ...... - 
we know, but it is more nearly attained in Timbrell than ever before 
varietv. In Gandy’s Prize we have a good berry, yet it is lacking in the most important points viz. . : 
iveness and hardiness, while these two points alone would make Timbrell the most desirable for a ate > berry, 
r point in its favor is that it is the latest of a St^rnw to b hnoerfeef-fl^ered 
Cl VC II II.IJ pviccv. » 1' “ 
. What has been wanted was a good late 
the most important points, vis- : product- 
" ' ; most desirable fora 1 
Another point in its favor is that it is the latest of all Strawberries to bloom and ripen fruit It’ has > “ever 
a full cron The bloom being imperfect, greatly increases the value of the variety, as imperfect doweled 
varieties sUnd much ,Ze frosUhln perfect ones; hence in Timbrell, you will note, we have the best berry 
that Ther7fs no ee be?r ff y inexistence to-day that includes the same combination of merits attained in Timbrell. 
Indeed we say without fear of contradiction, that there are not six berries on the market that combine the good 
miaUties'possessed by Timbrel alone. Hence you get in Timbrell the same points that you would get m half a 
dozen'of &^b^st varmtiesof the day. We claim still more : There is no variety in existence that can compare 
with Timbrell in quality, healthiness, vigor and large average size, and there is but one othei that equals 
it in nrndnet iveness cind in tliis tbc berries 3,re soft <md of poor cjUcilitj . _ _ . > 
One point of superiority we have never before mentioned in regard to Timbrell is its strong and healthy 
folitee P The stem including the three leaves that go to make up the vine, will measure io to 1 2 inches acioss, 
and ead, leaf wiU measure from 4 to 5 inches the narrow way, this being by far the largest foliage shown by 
