C. W. GRAHAM’S SMALL FRUIT CATALOGUE. 
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Prof. J. L. Budd says as follows in the 
Rural Life of June 27, 1895. in an article on 
strawberries: “The ‘Gardner’ on our 
grounds has never shown a spot or blemish 
on its leaves, which is more than can be 
said of the Beder-wood, Haverland, War- 
field, and Parker Earle by its side, and its 
fruit this season averaged larger than that 
of either of these favorite sorts.” Early. 
Doz. 40c., 100, $2 00. 
CHAMPION OF ENGLAND. -I re- 
ceived this from a grower in New York, 
who claims that it was brought to this 
country by an English gardener who kept 
it to himself for years, as it is a great 
bearer and so fine that it sold readily at 
nearly double the price of other varieties. 
Seventy-four quarts have been grown on a 
single rod of ground. The plant is aston- 
ishingly vigorous. It has a perfect blossom 
and is quite early. The fruit is of immense 
size and has a bright polished surface. 
Fourteen selected specimens have made a 
quart. Has not fruited here here yet, .but 
the plant is one of the strongest grown, very 
large and healtny, showing its ability to 
grow large crops of enormous berries. 
Doz. 25c., 100, $1, 1,000, $8. 
BRANDYWINE. - -This is one of the 
most valuable ever sent out. It has not a 
single defect that I know of. The plant is a 
luxuriant grower, healthy and hardy, and 
very productive. Blossom perfict. Fruit 
very large, of good form, bright red all 
over and of good quality. Season medium 
to very late. It succeeds on any soil. 
—Crawford. 
We believe it will bear out all that has 
been said of it. It is supposed to be a 
cross between Glendale and Cumberland, 
and originated in eastern Pennsylvania. 
The berries are of immense size, of round- 
ish-conical or heart-shaped form, regular 
and uniform, bright glossy crimson, very 
handsome, firm and solid, excellent in 
quality with fine aromatic flavor. The 
plant is remarkably vigorous, large, heal- 
thy, hardy and productive. The berries 
color all over evenly and retain their large 
size to the last; every berry comes to 
maturity. Its great productiveness, yery 
large size, beauty and good quality render 
it a most desirable variety for the home 
garden or for market. Mid season to late. 
Michigan Agricultural Coleege, 
July 31st, 1894. 
M. Crawford, Cuyahoga Falls, O. 
Dear Sir:— The Brandywine fruited 
here this year and was the most promising 
new kind tested. The plants were very 
strong and healthy and the fruits were 
much above the average in size, comparing 
well with Enhance. As our records show, 
it stood 9.4 for productiveness. 9.5 for 
quality, and 8.5 in firmness. Greenville 
stood 9 6, 8 5 and 7 5 respectively, while 
Enhance was 9.5, 8.5 and 9 5. You can 
draw your conclusions as to the values of 
these sorts for home use and market. I 
would say that the plants of the Brandy- 
wine were more satisfactory than of either 
of the kinds mentioned. 
Yours very truly. 
L. R. Taft. 
Doz., 25c; 100, $1.00; 1,000, $6.00. 
THE ORIGINATOR’S HISTORY AND 
DESCRIPTION. 
The Hayes’ Prolific or “FrostProof” 
Strawberry was a chance seedling discov- 
ered in an old bed of Cumberland Triumph 
on my fruit farm near West Chester, Ches- 
ter county. Pa. It was so different in 
growth and so much better that, after done 
fruiting. I removed it to a row by itself. 
The next season it fruited again, and all 
who saw and ate the berries pronounced 
them very fine. The plants were after- 
wards removed to Alfred W. Leeds’ farm, 
near Moorestown, N. J., where they have 
been fruiting, and last year beat their for- 
mer record, both in growth and quantity 
of berries, notwithstanding the unfavorable 
season. 
The fruit is large, of good shape, bright 
red. fine flavor, very firm, and an excellent 
shipper. Does not run so small toward end 
of season as other sorts. This plant is a 
very strong grower, and the foliage grows 
well above the blossoms, protecting them 
from frost. This variety, growing side by 
side with Bubach, Crescent and other sorts 
on my Pennsylvania fruit farm, was not 
injured by the late frost, while other var- 
ieties were badly damaged.” 
Alfred W. Leeds says: “I grew the 
Hayes’ Prolific or FrostProof Strawberry 
the past season, and was well pleased with 
