1867 .] 
AMi:riICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
TOl 
PLANT THE BEST. 
PLANT THE GENUINE. 
.irClJADA-Our No. 7(M). 
At the very head of the list of Stravrkerrlw —m vastly an- 
pcrlor to any ancl all others—contalolns In Itself almost 
every strsvborry excellence, weplaoe Uils womlerfUl variety. 
We claim for It, and have abundance of testrinonlaKi to 
Bn.staln the claim : 
l»t•—That the plant Is healthy, hardy, and of vigorous 
growth. 
3d.—It Is remarkably capable of resisting frosts, cold 
winds, and drought. 
3d.—It never foils to prodneean Immense cropofthe finest 
fruit. 
4th.—It Is ni8cxu.nl, and needs no fcrilll/.cr. 
5th.—It continues a long time In hearing—the fruit In¬ 
creasing In beauty and brilliancy of color u> the last. 
6th—The fruit Is of enormous slxe, ten and twelve berries 
often tilting a pint uieasnre. 
7th.—It Is of great beauty,-perfect In fonir, and brilliant 
In color. 
8th.—It U excellent In flavor. 
0th.—Its shipping and keeping qnaitties arc most remarka¬ 
ble. To test It In these repecta, berriea gathered on our 
Farm, at Pittsburgh, on .Monday, and shipped the same day 
to \cw York,—over 400 miles—were kept tinttl Friday and 
Saturday, and then sold for a higher price than other varie¬ 
ties would bring, grown in tlio neighborhood, and taken 
fresh into the market,. 
10th.—it commands the highest price In the best markets,— 
bringing last season In New York, 60 cents per pint holding 
ten berries. 
llth.—It requires no special treatment—U the least expen¬ 
sive to gather, and Is greatly the most protltable strawberry 
we grow. 
13tU.—It h.'isbecn thoronghly tested—8 years on our Farm— 
and lias greatly the advantage In this respect over newer or 
recently Imported varieties. 
We subjoin a few testimonials, and for others refer to our 
Catalogue. 
The |ilant la as thrifty, vigorous, and hardy, as any I 
know of; the stout, stocky fruU-stems bearing up a weight 
of ftnlt I never saw equaled.” 
A. W. H.vrkisox, Sec. Pa. ilort. Soc. 
“ I conskler It the most remarkable fruit of Its class that 
has e%-er come under my observation.” 
Db. J.so. a. W.VBDCK, Prest. Ohio Pom. Son, 
“Could corroborate all that others have said of Its great 
beauty, size, and excellence of flavor.” 
.M. U. DATeuAM, Sec. Ohio Pom. Soc. 
“A most rcm.arkablo point of value In this variety la the 
great number of extr.a largo berries. I saw great quantlUea 
ten tp twelve of which fllled a pint." 
Uio. M. UzELgin Late Sec. Ind. Hort. Soc. 
“ The Prince among Strawberries. The fruit Is enormous¬ 
ly large, and the phani wonderfully prodnctlve. Fmtt very 
solid, and the richest and most highly flavored of any straw¬ 
berry I ever tasted.” 
Jon.v 11. JoKixe. 
“.Mr. Knox's Farm at Plttsburgli is the headquarters of 
this variety. The show of this fruit upon his grounds was 
this year something wonderful to see. To say that the crop 
was large, would not express It-U was immense. Wc never 
before saw berries run so uniformly large.” 
EdUor American AgriculturiHt. 
" The largest Strawberries seen In this market during the 
present season, and probably the flneat ever sent hero for 
sale In quantity, were aome monstrous Jucundaa, sent by the 
I IScv. J. KNOX, of Plttsburgli, Pa. They wi<rc extremely 
large—13 to IS berriea filling a box—of a bright color, and so 
arm. after Uielr Journey of 400 mlloo. that they might rea<Uly 
be shipped as much farther." 
AVtf Vorl- THAiine. 
For further Information In reference to this most wonder¬ 
ful Strawberry, send 10 cents for a Catalogue. 
The past season being very favorable with na, wc have 
grown a large stock of superior plant* oi thU variety, the 
greater portion of which we Intend plaining, and would 
plant all. If we hod Uie ground to spare. 
We offer strong plaiila at the following prices; 
14 for 8 l.(M) 
.'Ml •• 
lOtl “ O.tiO 
• 4<M1 “ 10.(10 
1,000 “ 50.00 
At the price j[>er down and single hundred, wo will send 
plants by ui.all when doalretL latrger quantities by KxpreM, 
the purch.iser paying Kxpresa cliargea. 
Orders will )>e euleced as received, anti fllleil In rotation, 
at proper te.ason. An acknowlerlgnient, and a circular with 
brief Instructions for cultivation will be sent at once, to all 
parties fto.Tt whom wc receive orders accompanied with the 
cash. 
ici>i"rio'N. 
We will issue about the 1st of Jantuiiy next, a New Edition 
of our etiitisll Krult l'»taio^ur, containing desorlp- 
tlons of all Urii]>cs, Strawberries, Uns|il>crrlra, 
lllackbcrrif-s, C><>osrberries. Currants, 4c., of 
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White (sruiH- Currants, Ac.; considerations that should j 
Influence the purchaser In the choice of Nursery Stock; | 
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how to onler. and forward to all appllcanu enclosing 10 
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