TRUE-TO-NAME STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
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OREM. This variety is sent out by M. Crawford Company, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, but seems to 
-- have originated in Maryland. The Orem is a vigorous grower and has fine foliage to protect 
the beautiful berries from the hot sun. It comes in with the Gandy and bears an abundance of fine berries 
after the Gandy is gone, and bears about three times as many as the Gandy. The berries are exceedingly 
large and smooth, light red with yellow seeds and dark green caps which makes them very attractive. 
Being very firm it can be left on the vines two or three days after they are ripe and still be in first-class 
shape for market. Everything seems to favor this berry. It is one of the kind that bears under almost 
any conditions. 25 cts. per doz., 40 cts. for 25, 60 cts. for 50, $1 per 100, $2 for 250, $4 for 500, $8 per 1,000. 
Kansas. Fruit rather above medium 
in size and immensely productive; color 
bright brilliant crimson, not only on the 
surface, but through and through, it 
is one of the most fragrant of Straw¬ 
berries. Plant is free from rust and 
disease. I hear excellent reports from 
this variety and especially on the Pacific 
coast, and I shall be pleased to have my 
customers in that section give it a 
trial. I do not mean by the above that 
it is not a valuable variety in other 
sections, as one of the best crops I ever 
grew was of this kind. 
Lady Thomson. It makes strong, 
healthy plants that produce large crops 
of medium-large, firm berries. The great 
North Carolina market berry. In the 
great Strawberry-growing section around 
Chadbourn, N. C., and other sections 
in the eastern part of the state, this 
berry has been grown largely to the 
exclusion of almost everything else, 
thousands of acres of it having been 
grown in that section. This does not 
mean that it will not do well in other 
sections, as we ship plants of this into 
many other sections. It is more par¬ 
ticularly adapted to the warmer cli¬ 
mates than to the North. 
Mammoth Beauty. A good strain 
of the Haverland. The plants are 
healthy, large and vigorous, sending 
out ample runners. The bloom is of 
medium size and hardy. The fruit if 
long and large, and bright crimson when 
the sun strikes it directly, shading to a 
light red on the shady side. It is round 
.it the stem and gradually tapers to an 
obtuse point. It was sent out by C. S. 
Pratt as a new variety; he claims that 
.1 grower in Massachusetts recom¬ 
mended the variety and claimed it to 
be one of the most profitable in that 
neetion. It does well in any section. 
Manhattan. This new candidate for 
public favor hails from New Jersey, and 
is said to be a monster in size. The introducer 
« Kiims that eight and nine berries have been selected 
ili.it will fill a quart, and he also claims that two- 
• mure berries are a frequent occurrence. I quote 
t hr following from his description. “When well 
gn»wn, the Manhattan approaches the Ideal more 
' h.m any other Strawberry of our acquaintance. 
In i/r, large and very uniform. Texture very firm, 
I-ut not coarse; color bright red and glossy. The 
• d \ \ is remarkable in keeping its green color long 
.lin t picking, causing the berry to retain its fresh 
.ipiH-arance for three or four days on the market 
t 1 n < I The flavor is excellent, comparing favorably 
with Marshall and Wm. Belt. It is very productive 
<>M my soil, which is clay-loam. We do not advise 
planting of this freely without thorough tests. Like 
all choice varieties it requires special soils and con¬ 
Orem. Large, smooth light red berries 
ditions, this fact will make it the more profitable 
to those who can master its requirements.” A num¬ 
ber of very 'strong testimonials are given, and to 
those who wish to grow very large fancy berries I 
would certainly recommend a trial of the Man¬ 
hattan. Blossoms perfect. 
Marshall. Too well-known to need any ex¬ 
tended description. This berry has been popular in 
the New England market for years; the grocers are 
always delighted to get it on account of its rich, 
dark red, glossy color, that is bound to attract and 
please customers. It is one of the richest-flavored 
Strawberries grown. It is a strictly fancy berry, 
but not quite so productive as some other varieties. 
Its large size and fancy 'quality, however, will go 
a long way toward making up this deficiency. This 
berry finds a ready sale in any market. 
