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A. B. Hood & Co.'s Descriptive Catalogue 
Lady Thompson Strawberry. 
STRAWBERRIES, continued 
Gandy. (4ne of the latest berries tve 
have. The berries are large, uniform in 
size, and of bright and firm color ; very 
popular as a market variety, coming iii 
when other varieties are run down ami 
small. It is fine for home market. 
Glen Mary. It is described by its intro- 
tlucer as follows : “The Glen .Mary is a 
chance seedling, which originatetl with 
.Mr. James A. Ingram, Chester county, 
I’enusylvauia, an uncle of Mr. Ivdward T. 
Ingram, the well-known originator of the 
famous llrandywine Strawberrv. In ]>ro- 
ductiveness, it far surpasses the Crescent, 
not in number of berries, but in quarts. 
I he season of 1895, one (juarter of an 
acre picked at the rate of 1,280 quarts per 
.acre at a single picking, and over i2,oco 
during the season. Medium to late. 
Perfect bloomer." 
Haverland. P. Large, oblon.g; light red ; 
fair quality ; a great bearer. Plant verv 
vigorous ; recommended for home use. 
Lady Thompson. Origin, North Ctirolina, 
and it has more good points than any 
berry ever grown, being very earh', very 
large, a perfect bloomer and .good shipper. 
It is of good color and line flavor. 
F I 
Brunswick. Very large ; color violet ; 
qimlity e.xcellent ; very reliable. Hears 
young, often fruiting in the nurserv rows, 
and is very productive. One of the best 
known and most po|nilar varieties. 
Black Ischia. Metlium; blue-black; good. 
Brown Turkey. Medium ; brown ; sweet 
and e.'kCellent ; very prolific. Most relia- 
ble for field culture. 
Meek's Early. Origin, Maryland. Per- 
fect flower, fruit light-colored ; \ery |>ro- 
lific ; valu.'ible on account of its e.xtreme 
earliness. 
Michel’s Early. P. This is an accidental 
seedling, and the earliest and most profit- 
able in cultivation ; of the finest flavor ; a 
perfect blossom ; as large and firm as the 
Crescent, from ten to twelve days earlier, 
and as productive. Plant tlie hardiest of 
all known, and free from rust or blight. 
Sharpless. This large, showy Straw- 
berry originated with J. K. Sharpless, 
Catawissa, Pa. Fruit large to very large ; 
bright scarlet, somewhat .glossy ; flesh 
light red, quite firm, moilerately juicy, 
sweet, rich, and of very good flavor ; 
medium to late in ripening ; a most e.\- 
cellent sort for family use, and also a very 
profitable one for market. 
Tennessee Prolific. A seedling of Cres- 
cent crossed with .Sharpless, clearly show- 
in.g parentage of both ; perfect-flowering, 
vigorous, .stocky plant, healthy in every 
way ; very protfuctive of medium to large 
bri.ght scarlet berries of fine (luality ; 
ripens medium to early ; is a fine market 
or family berry, thriving well on ciuite 
li.ght dry soil. 
Sharpless Strawberry. 
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Green Ischia. Green-crimson pulp; 
lirolific. 
Lemon. .Medium to large, yellow, 
sweet ; a profuse and early bearer ; very 
desirable ; pulp sweet and of e.xcelleut 
quality ; trees of this variety have been 
known to yield twelve bushels of e.xcel- 
lent fruit annually for many years in suc- 
cession. 
