TRUE-TO-NAME STRAWBERRY PLANTS 29 
shy a bearer for market,'others will grow nothing 
else. Originated in Ohio a number of years ago, 
and as fruited here it is very productive. When 
sent to market it always brings the best prices. 
I 1 Berries white to cream in color and 
iceoerg. translucent enough to show the 
seed. The fruit is of good quality and, when served 
with black ones for dessert, it makes a very unique 
and attractive dish. The plants are upright in 
growth, bear early and quite profusely, if polli¬ 
nated by Early Harvest, as its blossoms are imper¬ 
fect. It is not recommended commercially. 
Originated in Atlantic County, 
New Jersey, by Jacob Miehl, 
who says of it: “The berry is large 
and rich, almost as thick as long, is 
coal-black, and has a rich, unsur¬ 
passed, luscious flavor. When all other 
varieties on my place were injured by 
cold in the winter of 1911-12 the Joy 
came through with every bud and 
terminal.'’ It ripens about midseason, 
and produces great quantities of berries 
on all the canes. See illustration, page 30. 
I Originated with Daniel S. 
Leader. Kriebel, in Kankakee 
County, Illinois, who says: “The ber¬ 
ries are very large and of the best 
quality, and the variety is very pro¬ 
ductive and never fails to produce a 
good crop. In the Springfield, Illinois, 
market the berries usually sell at 15 
cents per quart, when other berries are 
selling at 10 cents. One grower sold 
3,911 quarts from one-half acre for 
$517.33.” It makes a fine, vigorous 
growth here and looks very 
promising. 
Iceberg, the best of all light-colored sorts 
Mprr.rpa n Fruit is exceptionally sweet, 
mci cci cau. luscious, almost without core 
and unsurpassed in color. The plant is a 
very strong grower, of upright habit, and is 
strongly resistant to 
disease. Our stock of 
this large, early Black¬ 
berry is" exceptionally 
fine. The fruit ripens a 
little later than Early 
Harvest and a little 
earlier than most other 
varieties. It has never 
been known to winter- 
kill, as it originated in 
northwestern New York, 
where it has been appre¬ 
ciated for years. 
McDonald. 
Early Harvest, the stand¬ 
ard of earliness. The ber¬ 
ries are larger than Early 
Harvest, somewhat re¬ 
semble the dewberry, 
and are of good quality. Its growth is very vigorous, creeping the first 
year and afterward sending up larger canes. Due to the fact of the 
imperfect pollination of this variety, it is advisable to plant with it some 
variety that will pollinate it; Austin Dewberry seems to be best for this 
purpose. Mr. L. R. Johnson, of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, 
writing for the “Rural New Yorker,” says he picked off one vine, 
thinned to two main canes, five quart boxes of large berries. 
Leader. Never fails to produce a crop. 
McDonald. Two canes bore five quarts 
Nantirnkp The berry is about the size of Eldorado, very 
liailllCOKe. sweet and juicy. It is tender enough to make 
it an unsurpassed table berry. For short shipments also it is a 
very desirable variety, for, although it has all the qualities that 
make it a valuable table berry, it is not firm enough to with¬ 
stand long hauls. Prof. W. F. Massey, in the “Market 
Growers’ Journal,” says of it: “This is the latest Blackberry I 
have ever grown, and prolongs the Blackberry season to Sep¬ 
tember. It is a tremendously strong grower and good bearer.” 
It is absolutely rust-resistant and entirely hardy. The berries 
are large, very juicy, rich and are borne in great profusion. 
This is a Blackberry of exceptional merit, and you should by all 
means try out this variety to your own satisfaction. For 
nearby markets it is most desirable and profitable. See illus¬ 
tration, page 31. 
