14 . . . SELECTED TREES, PLANTS, ETC. 
•R EID’S NURSERIES . . . 
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STAR 
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STAR STRAWBERRY. 
★ After fruiting and testing this variety another season, we are more favorably impressed than ever with its 
good qualities. It is one of the best berries that has been introduced to the public for years. After growing and 
testing nearly every berry in cultivation, we can truthfully say that we have none that can compare with it for 
fine berries, for productiveness, for strong plants, with leathery, healthy, green foliage, or for holding its berries 
well up from the ground. It comes nearer being the ideal Strawberry than any we have seen. Having now a fair 
stock on hand, we will offer plants at a lower price, to introduce them to all who are interested in growing one of 
the best Strawberries in cultivation. 
★ We have no hesitation in pronouncing this the brightest “ Star ” in the Strawberry family at the present 
time. We have carefully watched this berry for three years, and we introduce it to the public with absolute con- 
fidence in its merits. 
★ We are always somewhat reluctant in offiering new varieties, knowing the responsibility of introducing any 
except those that have been thoroughly tested, but being convinced of the superiority of this new berry, we feel 
that we are only doing our duty in offering it to our many customers. We have compared it with all the new and 
old varieties we know of, to be sure of its capabilities, knowing this was the only means of ascertaining its value. 
★ The berry is large and handsome in appearance, measuring 6 to 7 inches in circumference, on the average. 
It is as near perfection in shape as possible, somewhat resembling the Gandy, but not quite so dark in color. It 
is a beautiful, glossy crimson, and colors all over at the same time, being an ideal berry in this respect. All the 
berries average large from first to last, with no small or ill-shaped berries throughout the entire season. In 
quality it is of the best. All who have tested it pronounce it the best they have ever eaten. This, we feel sure, 
will be the verdict of all who try it. 
★ In productiveness we have never seen the equal of Star. In matures all its berries in a dry season, possessing 
the greatest drought-resisting qualities of any berry we are acquainted with, having matured a full crop when 
all the ordinary varieties were complete failures. The plant is a vigorous and strong grower, with healthy green 
foliage, deep-rooted and very prolific, being a staminate, or perfect variety. Season of ripening is second early. 
★ For profit we know of no berry which will equal it. When grown beside Bubach, Haverland, Warfield, 
Sharpless and several of the newer varieties, the comparison was very plainly visible. Its superiority in every 
point was very marked, both in quality, size and productiveness. Some of the berries were placed on the mar- 
ket, when they readily brought a fancy price, the average being, at wholesale, 17 cents per quart, at a time when 
no other sort would bring over 6 cents. 
★ ★ Price, 50 cts. per dozen, S2 per 100, 810 per 1,000. ★ ★ 
