An Illustrate# Monthly Rural Magazine 
-FOR EVERY ONE WHO PLANTS A SEED OR TILLS A PLANT. 
VOL 4 
WrEWBEifr, 1$83 
Tlie Mrs. Garfield Strawberry. 
Every year brings something new in the, 
small fruit line and the year 1883 is no ex¬ 
ception to the rule. Among the introdu¬ 
cers of new strawberries there appears to be 
much earnest competition, and to secure 
the patronage of the public, one must have 
something quite as large and productive, 
and of a little better quality in some re¬ 
spects than anything before offered. The 
introducers claim for the Mrs. Garfield 
strawberry several qualities in advance of 
anything before it. Among these are its 
! perfect flowering, huge size, fine form, high 
| flavor, earliness, firmness and great pro¬ 
ductiveness. The Mrs. Garfield was origi¬ 
nated by Mr. Matthew Craw fold, of Ohio, 
who is accounted one of the most success¬ 
ful strawberry growers in the United 
States, and wo'Jd not be apt to palm 
anything off upon the public that would 
endanger his reputation as a judge of fine 
berries. The plants are offered in our ad¬ 
vertising columns, to which we refer our 
readers for further particulars. We ac- 
knowle Ige our indebtedness to Messrs., 
Hale Brothers for the use of the cut. 
