E. W. Reid’s Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
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PARKER EARLE. 
Without doubt the best berry on the market, speaking in a general way, and taking into consideration its 
w 1 n e .^!wHhTin P\erll quality. ° the ‘ S ° f tyPC ' a ” d ° therS nlore P™ ductive ' but there are not any that 
much so that we planted it heavily, and the more we see of it the more we are impressed * 
OU ‘i S ro “ nds > after we had dug every plant from a bed in the spring of ’91, the parent plant in the spring 
of 92, produced an average of over one quart per hill, or 10,000 quarts per acre 9 This crop was harvested uEder 
Copyrighted : by permission of American Gardening. 
A FIELD OF PARKER EARLE. 
the most unfavorable circumstances, as there was not a working-day from March 2s to Mav is that we wore not 
b™en lis ’Sed *1 hive no P doub'tft nd t . h ?, s ° il about the roots. Had the above-named plantation not 
Fverv rnm,’n! 1 doUbt , W ?? uld ha y e ,ve ded at the rate of at least 500 bushels to the acre, 
the .^ninr rntT rlf f ^ower should plant it, and we will say that it will be years before it will be reduced to 
berrv of its^uantv f win’keen f,°£- S 'i r* makes but few runners, and the increased demand that must be fora 
spring so that tnZ, y 1 P it high for some years. We have reduced our rates to about one-half that of last 
fs'the^’a^ge^^outsl^e'yif Te^as, ^ h C s^h^me5’ COmmelCla gr ° Wer ’ a ” d think we are safe in “*"8 that »ur 
25 cents per dozen, $1 per 100, $6 per 1,000. 
THE DAYTON STRAWBERRY. 
DAYTON. 
In bringing this new berry before the public, and adding another 
to the already long list of strawberries, we have not acted hastily - 
we have concluded to offer it only after several years of thorough 
trial, and after having its merits passed on by some of the best horti- 
culturists of the country. 
The “Dayton” (so named by request of the members of the 
Montgomery County Horticultural Society, at the June meeting 
1891, held at the home of the originator) is a chance seedling Mr’ 
r eicht s attention was drawn to it by its heavy stem and immense 
cluster of fine, large fruit. It was tested side bv side with the 
Crescent and other productive varieties, and it outyielded them all 
besides, it proved six days earlier than the Crescent. It is a strong 
healthy, vigorous and upright grower entirely free from rust, and its 
large foliage protects the blossoms from frost. In color it is some- 
what darker than the Crescent ; solid, a good shipper, of fine form 
and excellent flavor. It is an immense vielder of very large fruit, 
and holds out well in size to the end of the season— a quality lacking 
111 many of the newer sorts. 
The points of excellence claimed for the Dayton are earliness, 
hardiness, large size, productiveness, superior flavor, perfect bloom^ 
good shipping quality, desirable color, vigorous growth, and entire 
freedom from rust. 
50 cents per dozen, SI. 50 per 100, S10 per 1,000 
