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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y, 
STRAWBERRIES. 
We are fortunate to have to offer to our customers this 
yearoueof the most remarkable Strawberries ever grown. 
Lovett’s Early is a berry with sterling merits, not only the 
p^t of all early sorts, but the eai lie^t by nearly two weeks. 
It 18 a splendid companion for First Season, which is the lar- 
gest and best late sort. These two are the most desirable 
pfanUng^^ each will give a good crop immediately after 
Early— TTiis is the most valuable Strawberry which 
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with a perfect blossom, succeeding equally well in heavy 
or light soil, and like first Season, it gives a good crop of 
fruit the Jint summer. We are one of the parties who 
bought the oii^ual stock and last spring put out 1,0(10 
plants of it which at once went to blooming and fruiting 
much to our surprise, each plant producing from 3 to 7 
fruitstema which w'cre lillea with berries. It was a most 
remarkable yield, notwithstanding tho plants were lust 
put out. Its great productiveness, large size, line flavor, 
early ripening and vigorous growth, combine to make it 
the most valuable Strawberry known. Price, W cts. per 
dozen ; 30 for 81.00 ; 100 for $3.00. 
^ 7f hears a good crop immediately after planting" 
This berry is rightly named as it fruits at once. In size 
they are among tho largest, and in quality they are the 
sweetest and most delicious berry we have ever tried. We 
are satisfled that It must take first place, and is the sort 
■";Jiich everybody must have above all others, for outside 
of its fruiting the first season it is the best and sweetest 
large berry, and an enormous cropper. Its season is late, 
and when planted with Lovett’s Early, which Is extra 
early. Strawberry time” lasts for a long period. It is a 
self-fertilizing sort, asare also all other Strawiierries wo 
vigorous plants, 50 eta. per dozen ; 30 for 
$1.00 ; 100 for $3.00. 
Michael’s Early— This is one of the earliest of all good and 
reliable Strawberries, and especially valuable for the 
South. It is two weeks earlier and la as productive os 
the Crescent; a perfect bloomer; size above medium to 
large, and very uniform, never running to small buttons: 
color beautiful scarlet; shape handsomely^conioal, never 
irregtilar and shapeless; similar to the Wilson; quality 
very fine, possessing the flavor of tliewild strawberry; 
plimt very vigorous and heaUhy.makingnumerous strong 
and deep-rooted plants; foliage on long stems and very 
large, with nevera trace of rust or blight, retaining its 
green lustre all winter. 60 cts. per dozen ; g2.00 per WO. 
Everbearing— This new variety originated in Oregon, and is 
said to liear profusely from June until frost. It is a most 
vigorous grower, -with a perfect blossom, and appears to 
do well in all localities. It is of very large size, an excel- 
lent shipper, and stands heat and drouth better than 
other sorts. The East Portland Vindleator, of Nov. 15th, 
says : ‘Friday of ]a.st week a gentleman left a box of fine, 
delicious strawberries. Just picked from his garden, at tho 
Yituiicator office. The berries are large and fully matured. 
He brought in thirty bo.xesfor mm ket. At this season 
of the year strawberries are a luxury and bring a good 
price— 40 cents per Iwix. This is something new, growing 
strawberries for market in November, but these are 
grown on the Everbearing variety that bear from early 
spring until mid-winter.” There is no doubt but that 
the berry is all that is claimed for it in Oregon. A per- 
fect Everhearer, but whether or not it will prove the 
same all over the country remains to bo seen. We have 
not yet fruited it. our stock plants being set last spring 
and came direct from the introducer. They are exceed- 
ingly vigorous and if It proves to be such a good Ever- 
bearer here a.s it does on tlie Paciflo Coast it will be a sort 
of immense value. Strong plants, $1.00 per dozen; $4.00 
per 100. 
White Pineapple— (New) — This berry is not largeinslze, but 
its fruit is, when ripe, snow white, and of the highest 
flavor. Tho f ruit Is borne on stout stems, well above the 
foliage of the plant, and is therefore, never sandy or 
dirty. It is a prollHo heai'cr, and extra fine as a fancy 
variety. Its fine quality and odd color will make It highly 
prized by many. Per dozen, 30 cts ; |x>r 100, $1.50. 
i SPECIAL OFFER.— For only $S.S5 we will send IS plants 
each of these five fine Strawberri^. 
