QRAHAM'S SMALL FRUIT CATALOGUE. 
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hai'diness, (3) large size, (4) enormous productiveness, (5) good shipping qual- 
ities, (6) desirable color, (7) it produces tine, large berries on poor land but 
yields to good treatment as I'eadily as any other variety, (8) it is of good uni- 
form shape, (9) it colors all over even and is of a beautiful, bright, glossy, 
crimson color which adds to its market value, (10) it is of the very best quality. 
We picked some of the berries when they were just beginning to ripen, and on 
examination three days later found them all beautifully colored; this is a good 
characteristic, as the berries can be picked half green (at this stage they aver- 
age larger than most varieties when full ripe) and shipped to a distant market, 
when they would, on arrival, be a beautiful, bright, crimson red color. We 
have been careful not to oITer the plants of any of our new seedling, varieties 
for sale until we had by actual test proven their adaptibility under adverse as 
well as favorable conditions, and having had four seasons’ experience with our 
No. 3 Seedling, we feel confident that it will give satisfaction and that no one 
who grows berries for market will ever regret planting it. The fruit of our 
No. 3 Seedling average larger than any other variety we have, it is early to 
mid-season, ripening two days ahead of Lady Thomson, hoids up well in size to 
the end of its picking season, and continues fruiting through a long season. 
Washington. I). C., June 4th, 1897. 
Hefin & Hanback, 
Dear Sirs: — Your Hefin and Hanback No. 3 Seedling strawberries just ar- 
rived in fine condition and sold for 12 cents per quart. Without exception, 
these are the finest berries we have seen this season. They have every quality 
one could ask, being large, high colored, and are exceptionally fine flavor, in 
fact, it comes about as near being perfect as any strawberry we have ever seen. 
We take pleasure in recommending them to all strawberry growers, for they 
are surely worth trying. 
In regard to price of strawberries June 4, will say they sold from 3 to 8 
cents, the latter price being for fancy Gandys; your No. 3 Seedling 12 cents. 
Yours respectfully, 
E. J. Adams & Co. 
E. J. Adams & Co. have handled our No. 3 Seedling strawberries in the 
Washington market the past two seasons. 
Hf.flin & Hanback. 
I have not fruited this berry yet, but have a fine patch growing. It is a re- 
markably strong, vigorous, upright grower with very healthy foliage. My stock of 
plants came direct from the originator and is strictly pure and very fine. 
Prt/int. 
From Ontario county, N. Y., and is described by the originator as follows: 
It is the best strawberry that we have ever tested and we have grown more 
than one hundred kinds in the past four years. Plants very strong and vigor- 
ous, setting runners freely, pei-fectly free from rust or blight and one of the 
most productive; roots large and long, plant one of the best to resist drouth. 
The fruit is very large and perfect, never coxcomb, and holds its size well to 
the end of the season; berries deep red in color, very firm and of good quality. 
It is also one of the best canning berries on account of its size, color and flavor. 
Do not fail to plant the Bryant if you want the best berry for profit. 
This variety fruited here on spring set plants. It made a remarkable growth 
of strong, healthy plants and bore some very fine specimens of fruit. 
The plants were received promptly' and in first-class shape. I am well 
pleased. Thanks for the extras. They are duly appreciated. 
E. E. Wedding, Renssalaer Co. . N. Y. 
