E. W. REID’S NURSERIES. BRIDGEPORT, OHIO 
STAR AND RUBY STRAWBERRIES 
A GENUINE 
STAR 
♦ STRAWBERRY \ 
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STAR STRAWBERRY. 
★ 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 abso- 
lute confidence in its merits. 
★ 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. It 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 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 — in quality, size and productiveness. 
Some of the berries were placed on the market, when they readily 
brought a fancy price, the average being, at wholesale, 17 cents 
per quart, at a time when no other sort offered would bring over 
6 cents. 
Price, 50 cts. per doz., $2 per 100, $10 per 1,000. 
RUBY. 
The Ruby Strawberry will, we are convinced, eventually become 
a standard variety over a wide extent of country. It. is believed 
to bo a seedling of Crescent, fertilized by Sharpless. The plant 
is large and robust, making a moderate number of runners. The 
blossom is large, like Sharpless, and strongly staminate. The 
fruit is large and regular, except that set from the first blossoms, 
which is apt to be somewhat irregular. It is a dark red clear 
through, retaining its fine color when canned. In quality it is 
unexcelled, having more of the Pine or Wood Strawberry flavor 
than any other that I know of in general cultivation. It keeps 
and ships remarkably well. The plant is abundantly productive 
and healthy. All plants, no matter how late they take root in the 
fall, fruit the following spring. $1 per doz., $5 per 100. 
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