Stevensville, Michigan. 
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CI.YDE. — (Perfect.) — One of the best 
of the early, large-fruited varieties, yield- 
ing abundantly, and Is very profitable. The 
berries are bright In color, hold up well, be- 
ing moderately firm, and, owing to their 
size and quality, sell quickly and bring good 
returns. It is an admirable early sort for 
the family garden. The plant is excellent; 
a vigorous grower with large, dark green 
foliage, entirely free from rust and blight, 
and exceedingly productive. 
DORNAN. — (Perfect.) — Introduced last 
season by Flansberg & Pierson as Uncle 
Jim, but later the State Horticultural So- 
ciety changed the name to “Dornan” after 
the discoverer, J. F. Dornan, of Glenn, 
Mich., who has fruited it for several sea- 
sons. 
“The plant is large and healthy, a 
strong grower, making a good row of well- 
rooted, stocky plants. The berries are very 
iarge, heart shape and very uniform, beau- 
tiful and attractive. Flesh red when fully 
ripe, an excelent canner and a most desira- 
ble shipper. The variety has a perfect blos- 
som and is wonderfully productive. Mr. 
Dornan states that it will stand up and 
pick for from four to five weeks and produce twice as many coses per acre as 
any other variety. Season medium to late. We wish to say we have grown 
and tested over 200 named varieties besides other hundreds of unnamed seed- 
lings, and we consider the Uncle Jim the finest of them all." — Introducer. 
ERCEIiSIOR. — (Perfect.) — The best extra early berry we have fruited. Same 
season as Michel’s and A. Luther. It is an excellent grower of good, clean, 
healthy foliage; it is a great plant maker; the berries are dark, red nearly as 
dark as "Warfield of good size; one of the best shippers; does not get soft when 
ripe; will stand as much handling as the old Wilson without bruising; will ship 
any place. It has given the largest crops of any variety of its season here 
among the fruit growers. Many claim it to pay them better than any other va- 
riety when set on fairly good soil. ’ 
HA’FERLAIID. -(Imperfect.) — Season medium early. This berry when well 
propagated holds its place as the most productive berry grown. While it is not 
classed as a firm berry yet it has a tough skin and handles well for the market. 
Its stems are not strong enough to hold the immense loads of berries up from 
the ground and must be mulched to protect them. Berries large and uniform. 
IiOVETT. — (Perfect.) — One of our best pollenizers. It is certainly a valua- 
ble acquisition to the list of good berries. Fruit large, solid and firm, excellent 
for market and first rate for home use also. It has a healthy, vigorous plant, 
ranks above medium in productiveness and is one of the best pollenizers. 
lESTER EOVETT. — (Perfect.) — Introduced three years ago by J. T. Lovett, 
of New Jersey, the introducer of the Gandy, who says of it: “The Lester Lovett 
possesses all the valuable properties of the Gandy, with added lateness; is won- 
derfully prolific, and of superior quality. Its season is ten days later than Gandy 
and all other varieties in cultivation, and continues to yield large, fine fruit for 
two weeks after the last berries of (Sandy have ripened. The berries are globu- 
lar, or slightly conical, uniformly very large and perfect in shape, continuing 
large to the close of the season; color, brilliant, which they hold better and 
longer after being picked than any other variety I know; exceeding firm, and of 
the highest rich, sweet flavor, with a delightful and decided aroma. It is a 
veritable giant in every particular, and as far superior to the Gandy as is that 
popular variety to the best of the late varieties that preceded it. It Is entirely 
free from rust or blight, and the blossom is perfect.” 
Not fruited here. 
MICHEL’S EARLY. (Perfect.) — The plant is a vigorous grower, not very 
productive, of good size, and matures its crop early when berries are high. One 
of the best to fertilize w'lth, as it blooms through a long season and is full of 
pollen. Does the best on light soil. We have a large stock which are pure and 
fine large plants. 
MILLER. — (Perfect.) — The veteran grower. Mathew Crawford, says: "I con- 
sider that the Miller is either the best variety in existence or one of the beat. 
It has frluited here twice and not a single weakness that I have discovered. The 
plant is as large as the Nick Ohmer or Marshall, perfectly healthy, has a perfect 
blossom and continues to blossom until after some of the fruit ripens. It sends 
out an abundance of strong runners, is wonderfully productive, and ripens every 
CI.YDE. 
