TRUE-TO-NAME STRAWBERRY PLANTS 21 
Sharpless. A meritorious variety that has stood the test of time 
Senator Dunlap 
TAKES PRIDE IN 
HIS PATCH 
Plants received in 
fine shape. I have 
been hoeing my ber¬ 
ries, and want to 
state that out of all 
my plants, 30,000 
outside of the Big 
Joe, I don’t think 
I have lost fifty 
plants. I think I 
have the largest 
berry patch any¬ 
where in our part 
of the country, and 
everyone is watch¬ 
ing them. I intend 
they shall be a 
credit to me and you 
also.—O. F. Von 
Gelder, Cuyahoga 
County, Ohio, May 
7, 1915- 
SHARPLESS. 
Somerset. 
There must be con¬ 
siderable merit to 
a variety that has stood the test of 
time as has Sharpless. It is the oldest 
variety in our list, except Wilson Al¬ 
bany, but a good many of our growers 
still have a tender spot for the old 
Sharpless. Quite a few, when thinking 
of large, luscious Strawberries will in¬ 
stinctively remember the Sharpless, and 
when writing to the nursery for some 
Strawberry plants for the garden, or a 
small patch to pick for local market, 
they usually make a liberal percentage 
of their order for Sharpless. The col¬ 
ored illustration we have of it on page 34 is just right for the berry. Don't 
you want to grow some? 
This is the first year we are offering this variety, which 
originated in Somerset County, Maryland. We have heard 
so many good reports about it that we have put it on our list. One promi¬ 
nent grower writes us as follows concerning this variety: “The Somerset 
has been a money-maker here this season. It came very early and sold for 
good prices; I made more money on it per acre than on any other variety 
I had." 
Sevens’ I Hiamninn Staminate blossoms. Originated in New 
Elevens Laic Lllainpion. Jersey and is supposed to be a seedling 
of the Gandy. It makes a rank foliage which amply protects the fruit. 
The berries are bright red in color and very good quality. It ripens late 
and makes a season of medium length. It blossoms late in the season, 
which makes it almost immune to late frost. It is very popular in New 
England and the middle northern states. 
^wppfbparf We fruited this variety last spring for the first time and 
aweemean. f ounc i that it produces an abundance of beautiful, bright 
red fruit, which shows quite good in quality. Contrary to the 
experience of the introducer, we find that it does not hold up well in ship¬ 
ping; we had a wet season last spring, and this fact may have made it less 
firm. The plant is a vigorous grower and the fruit good enough to 
attention in a local market. 
TprtnPQCPP Prnlifir As indica ted by its name, it is very prolific. 
1 cmieodcc r rum ic. L ar g e s j ze> bright crimson and for the most 
part long and corrugated in shape. The berries of this variety present 
a picture most attractive. The flesh is fine-grained and makes a good 
shipper; it is equally popular as a canner. The Prolific has been on^he 
market twenty-eight or twenty-nine years, and the demand for ft 
seems to be greater today than ever before. The blossoms are perfect 
and it makes one of the best staminate varieties to plant with medium- 
early or midseason pistillate varieties. 
THANKS US FOR GOOD PACKING 
The Strawberry plants arrived this morning in good condi- 
