J. W. JONES & SON, FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA 
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IMPROVED HEFLIN. Grows with great vigor on any type of soil and 
will always set a full crop regardless of whether the land on which it is grown 
is rich or poor. In fact we have never seen any that does so well on thin soils 
as it does. At the same time it responds recklessly to good treatment. Its 
weaknesses are its lack of firmness and tendancy to grow too thick, and to 
suffer frost damage. It is not popular for shipment. In a few localities no 
other kind equals Heflin for profit. 
KLONDYKE 
KLONDYKE. Found valuable, not for the quantity of fruit it produces 
but from the fact that what it bears is of such fine appearance and shipping 
quality that it will command the top of the market always. It has a strong, 
staminate blossom which makes it satisfactory as a pollenizer. It is not 
tremendously productive, but bears a very fair crop, and the berries are re¬ 
markably uniform in size, shape and appearance, and of extra fine quality. 
It begins to ripen about three days after the earliest kinds and continues in 
bearing through a long season. One of the most vigorous growers on the list. 
MISSIONARY. This is the most popular variety of the South, especially 
Florida. They make an excellent bed of plants and produce the quality of 
berry that is a good shipper. Berries are medium size, very dark red in color, 
rather tart and most desired by canners. 
McALPIN. One of the greatest growers we have ever seen, doing well 
on light poor soil, in fact will grow anywhere. It is a fine shipper and brings 
the top of the market. Very productive of medium to large, scarlet colored, 
j)erfectly formed berries and unsurpassed in quality. We recommend McAlpin 
to all who want a vigorous growing, productive and fine looking strawberry. 
It is a good one, medium late. You can plant it with confidence, 
PARSONS’ BEAUTY. This is a tremendously productive berry of the 
ITaverland and Dunlap type, and while it does not do its best every season, 
still we know it to be one of the best for size and a crop that can be planted. 
We do not recommend it, however, except for a moist, swampy soil of fair 
fertility; but when given that, it is one of the greatest berries ever grown, 
provided the season is not too wet at picking time. If there is much rain 
when they are ripening they are sure to rot badly. 
