Cane plants are packed in boxes and 
baled with straw, moss and wood pulp. 
Strawberry plants are packed in our 
Eureka Crates with moss and straw, 
and with tops exposed to the air. 
All strawberries and small fruit 
plants tied in bunches, 25 plants each. 
EUREKA CRATE. 
A VOTE ON THE STRAWBERRY. 
The majority of strawberry growers seem to be of the opinion that it is the 
pistillate varieties that fill the baskets and therefore swell the profits. When- 
ever a vote has been taken on the subject the five following are usually the 
favorite pistillate varieties: BUBACH, HAVERLAND, Crescent, Warfield and 
GREENVILLE. While there are. many who substitute some other variety in 
place of some of these, yet as an allround berry for home and market these five 
are leaders. Now it is well understood that the shape, size and color of the 
berry, both inside and out, the flavoi and firmness, and to a certain extent the 
yield, are all dependent upon the staminate used as a fertilizer. If the right 
kinds are planted together there i - a large yield of perfect berries, but if they are 
mis mated, then small, ill shaped berries of poor quality are the result. Many 
other pistillates which have been a success might be mentioned, together with 
the staminate used to fertilize with. Cumberland is recommended to plant with 
Bubach; Enhance has also given good results. Lovett and Cyclone are said to 
good to plant with Crescent. Lovett companion to Haverland. Wilson, Beder 
Wood, Brandywine and Enhance are all used to plant with Warfield Green- 
ville issaidtO'do best when planted with Beder Wood. 
DESCRIPTION 
Bubach’s No. 5 . (1>) Combines 
many excellent qualities, such as great 
and uniform size, fine form and color, 
good quality of fruit, unsurpassed 
productiveness and great vigor of plant 
It ripens almost as early as the Cres- 
cent and continues about as long in 
bearing and is fuily as prolific; leaves 
large, dark green, and endures the 
hottest sun perfectly. The leading 
market variety. 
G Brandywine ( S) It was introduced 
by E. T. Ingram, of Ingham county. 
Pa, 
We give the following extract from, 
the Rnral New Yorker: 
“Brandywine— of immense size and! 
fine quality; quite firm and shapely 
for so large a berry; foliage large and 
•1 tii, — healthy; entirely free of scald or blem- 
ish. Ihe average size is as large as any ever raised ami the shape more uniformly 
good than any other of the larger varieties. Color, medium red; flesh, red, firm 
and solid for so large a berry. Quality fully as good as Sharpless, and better than 
Bn bach. Nines exceedingly prolific; foliage perfect.” 
The Bisel (Pl’ls a seedling of the Wilson, propagated in 1S87. Plants 
healthy, vigorous growers and abundant plant makers. They have long, fine 
