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STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
WILDWOuD 
BUSTER. —Of Canadian origin and is said to be 
a cross of Sharp less and Bubacli. As 
stated in previous catalogue, my attention was first 
called to this variety during the spring of 1900, 
when a late, heavy frost killed almost all other ber¬ 
ries, Buster gave us a full crop. It is very vigorous 
and healthy, having a luxuriant,, dark green foliage 
that defies a reasonable amount of dry weather. The 
fruit holds up large all through its long season. This 
is a good, reliable variety that I would advise my 
patrons to plant. I would not advise, however, that 
it be planted bn thin, sandy land, as it will not do 
its best on such soil, but on good, medium, heavy 
soil it will please you from the time it starts to grow 
after you have set the plants until you have har¬ 
vested your crop. It is large in size, bright red in 
color, firm, medium quality and medium to late in 
ripening. The blossoms are pistillate, but extremely 
hardy. I especially recommend this berry to those 
who admire the Bubach type. One customer says: 
“We cannot speak too highly of the Buster ; it is one 
of the finest berries we have ever grown.” Another 
says : “The Buster seems to be the best of all. It 
made a very fine growth and seems to stand the dry 
weather better than any of the others.” Another 
customer says: “I got Buster plants from you two 
years ago when you were out of Bubach. I am glad 
now that you were out of Bubach, as I think the 
Buster far ahead.” 
FIRST QUALITY.- —From Eastern Massachu¬ 
setts and a seedling of the 
Sample. Produced by Mr. ,1. D. Cowing, the origl- 
ator of the Sample. First Quality has made an 
■ xcellent showing in plant growth and healthy foliage 
1 his season at my place, but I have not yet had the 
opportunity of fruiting it. It is claimed that First 
Quality will bear double the berries that can be pro¬ 
ceed from Gandy or Brandywine. C. S. Pratt, of 
'^ading. Mass., claims that it will surely take the 
place of Marshall as a fancy berry. He says: “It 
/ill produce five times as much on the same space 
of ground. It is a great cropper, fine shape and 
colors well. There is something about the flavor 
which is claimed completely captivates the taste, and 
; s a flavor that grows in favor.” It is represented 
as a large berry, pointed somewhat on the order of 
"averland. From what I have seen of plants set 
last spring I am very favorably impressed with it 
and shall plant out a good, large patch. I advise 
trying at least a few. It seems to be very promising, 
to say the least. 
BEDAR WOOD.— r I ’’he plants are verv hardy and 
will produce a big crop of 
medium-size fruit that is rather soft for shipment. 
It has very long and large, coarse roots, which extend 
deep in the soil and enables it to endure dry weather 
better than most varieties. For this reason it will 
probably give better results than most others in very 
dry sections. The foliage is very dark green in color, 
very tall and has long, narrow leaves. 
WILDWOOD. -T h i s 
1 new 
strawberry comes to us 
from Iowa, and we offer it 
as a valuable addition to 
the list of home berries. 
It is too soft for long ship¬ 
ment, but for first early 
for the home table or home 
market I believe it is with¬ 
out an equal. The berry 
is of medium size of a 
bright scarlet color and 
has that much - admired 
flavor of a wild strawberry. 
It is one of the rankest 
growers on the farm, hav¬ 
ing almost covered the 
ground the past summer, 
lotwithst anding that 
through the principal grow¬ 
ing season we were prac¬ 
tically without rain. It is 
very productive and a ber¬ 
ry that I am sure will 
please everyone who wants 
early berries for any other 
purpose than long ship¬ 
ment. The name of this 
berry was suggested by its 
very delicious wild straw¬ 
berry flavor and the luxur¬ 
iant. growth of the plants. 
Your garden will not be 
complete without a f^w 
plants of this excellent 
new" variety. 
