TRUE-TO-NAME STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
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Chesapeake 
1 think I am justified in being proud of being the 
introducer of the most popular berry in America—the 
Chesapeake. While there is a great deal that could 
be added to my previous description, I know of no 
statement that I have ever made concerning it that 
has not been fully borne out; in fact, many write me 
that I do not praise it enough. The value of this 
new berry is told in the continued increase of sales 
after the people have seen it in fruit on their own 
soil. While it does not make as many plants as some 
others, and the plants will never be cheap, as com¬ 
pared with such varieties as Klondyke, Senator 
Dunlap, etc., the demand increases in leaps and 
bounds. I have had enough praises of the Chesa¬ 
peake from growers everywhere to fill this catalogue 
from cover to cover; I have received these unsolicited 
and I sell twice as many plants of this variety as of 
any other one kind. Although this variety was not 
introduced until 1906, it is now grown commercially 
in practically every section of the United States 
where Strawberries are grown, many of the largest 
growers using it for their main crop. The blossoms 
are perfect, fruit uniform and large, averaging larger 
than the Gandy, and, as compared with that popular 
•old variety, it is more productive, firmer, of better 
quality and without green tips; I use the Gandy as 
a comparison because it is so universally known. The 
fruit of the Chesapeake is borne on large stems, the 
fruit from the ground. The time of ripening is practically the same as the Gandy, starting three or four 
days earlier. It is not a variety that sets an immense quantity of fruit, but every blossom makes a berry, 
the result is a good crop of berries that are well developed and strictly fancy. Personally I consider it the 
very best late berry on the market, whether grown for home use or distant shipment. My greatest diffi¬ 
culty has been to grow plants enough to supply the demand which increases from year to year. My 
present stock of plants, notwithstanding the exceedingly dry summer is very good, and I expect to have 
•enough to fill all orders, although I cannot be sure about this. The Geneva, New York, Experiment 
Station Bulletin, dated July, 1913, and entitled “Some New and Noteworthy Fruits, "has the following 
to say about Chesapeake Strawberry: “Chesapeake is described as one of the most promising of the 
comparatively new Strawberries. It has several distinctive characteristics, chief of which is the vigor 
and health of the plants and the beauty and attractiveness of the fruit. The plants do not multiply so 
rapidly as most varieties, and should, on this account, be set somewhat closer. There is but little danger 
from frost on account of the habit of late-blooming, a most valuable consideration in some localities. It 
ripens just before the Gandy. The large, leafy calyx is well colored and adds to the attractiveness of the 
fruit. The appearance of the surface of the berries 
is characteristic of the variety. The outline is 
unbroken by furrows or irregularities in the surface, 
which is unusually plump and glossy. The most 
valuable asset is its high quality, in which it is 
hardly surpassed. The dark red flesh is aromatic, 
highly flavored, mildly acid, and is very good to best 
in quality. Among the many varieties tested on the 
station grounds, Chesapeake stands among the few 
kinds at the top. This variety was originated by 
J. W. Parks, of Wicomico County, Maryland, about 
1904, and was introduced by W. F. Allen, Salis¬ 
bury, Maryland, in 1906. Its parentage is un¬ 
known. It is unfortunate that, in some sections, 
plants not true to name are being sent out for this 
variety.” Send your order for Chesapeake to the 
introducer, where you will be sure to get good 
plants, true to name. 
Advertised by My Friends 
Please send 4,000 Chesapeakes. I have been getting 
my plants from you for several years, and know them to 
be satisfactory. I have recommended you to my friends. 
T. W. Sherwood, Fayette Co., Ky., March 24, 1913. 
Another Good One 
Strawberry and other plants ordered from you ar¬ 
rived in fine condition and have started to grow; we 
were much pleased with size and quality of them. Our 
neighbor was so pleased with ours that he is preparing 
ground and intends to order from you.—M. E. Mead, 
Washington Co., Fla., March 9, 1913. 
