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EARL FERRIS NURSERY, Hampton, lowo 
Popular Selection Chooses These 
FERRIS’ STRAWBERRIES 
As the Finest far 
Home and Com - 
mercial Planting 
Our Fresh Dug, Expertly Grown Plants Cost You Little—Start Your Strawberry Bed This Season 
There is nothing like fresh Strawberries to please the 
whole family! And how easy they are to grow, especiab 
ly when you use our hardy, northern grown, extra 
strong, well rooted plants. No matter how small the 
property, there is always room for a bed of Ferris’ 
Strawberries. By planting some of each variety, you 
will have Strawberries—loads of them—from early 
summer until late in the fall—fine, large, luscious ber- 
ries for shortcakes, pies, canning, and every concoction 
you can think of. 
June-Bearing Varieties Without 
Equal 
DUNLAP. The old favorite, and still the most popular, 
most widely planted of all Strawberries. Immense 
berries, rich red in color, and of supreme flavor. 
Heavy producer, splendid keeper and shipper, and 
does well everywhere. 25 for 35c; 50 for 60c; 100 
for 90c; 500 for $3.00; 1,000 for $5.00. After May 
1st, add 25% to these prices. (If desired by parcel 
post, add 10c per 100, or 8c for smaller quantities.) 
BLAKEMORE. The finest of the new Strawberries, and 
surpasses all of them for market and canning. Pro- 
duces heavy crops of high quality berries, bright red 
clear to the center, and because of its rich color and 
excellent keeping qualities, it is the favorite on the 
market today. It has a wonderful flavor all its own. 
Hardy, vigorous grower, thoroughly tested out 
everywhere, drought-resisting—a great, albaround 
Strawberry. 25 for 35c; 50 for 60c; 100 for 90c; 500 
for $3.00; 1,000 for $5.00. After May 1st, add 25% 
to these prices. (If desired by parcel post, add 10c 
per 100, or 8c for smaller quantities.) 
How to Plant Strawberries 
Plant Strawberries in good, rich, well drained 
soil; the crown of the plant when set should be at 
the surface of the ground or a trifle below it. Tamp 
the earth firmly around the roots, leaving a thin 
layer of loose soil at the top of the ground to pre- 
vent baking. For distance apart to set the plants, 
see page 61. It will take about 8,000 spring-bearing 
plants to the acre, or 10,000 everbearing plants. 
Keep ground clean and well cultivated. It is best to 
keep blossoms and runners on the everbearing va¬ 
rieties pinched off until the middle of July. In late 
fall, when the ground is frozen down an inch or two, 
cover with clean straw, leaves, or cornstalks, and 
do not uncover too early in the spring. 
Giant Mastodon Everbearing 
The King of all Everbearing Strawberries—immense 
in size, full of sweet, rich flavor, and the heaviest pro- 
ducer of them all. 
And imagine having these large, luscious berries in 
three months’ time! It’s the size and vigor of Ferris’ 
Giant Mastodon plants that enable them to produce 
these huge, delicious berries during hot weather—and 
it’s not just for a few days, but all during the late sum' 
mer and fall until the frost stops them. 
From all over America we receive glowing reports on 
Mastodon Everbearing Strawberries—they are entirely 
hardy and giving wonderful results everywhere. Order 
your Mastodon plants early. 25 for 55c; 50 for 90c; 
100 for $1.70; 500 for $7.00; 1,000 for $11.00. After 
May 1st, add 25% to these prices. (If desired by par¬ 
cel post, add 10c per 100 or 8c for smaller quantities.) 
FAIRFAX and DORSET! 
Wonderful new Strawberries, 
destined to replace all early vari¬ 
eties in a few years. Extra hardy, 
thrifty growers, well adapted to all 
sections; heavy producers. We 
recommend that yon plant some of 
both, choosing from your own gar¬ 
den the variety you like best. They 
are both exceedingly fine, and their 
immense size, rich flavor and high 
color command the top market 
prices. 
DORSETT. Very large, somewhat rounded berries of bright red, 
juicy, sweet, extra fine flavor. Early and long time bearer. 
FAIRFAX. Extra large berry of brilliant red, conical in form, 
juicy, flavor and quality not to be excelled. Splendid keeper 
and shipper. 
25 for 60c; 50 for 
$1.10; 100 for $1.75. 
After May 1st, add 
25% to these prices. 
(If desired by parcel 
post, add 10c per 100, 
or 8c for smaller quan¬ 
tities. 
ORDER YOUR STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
before May 1st, for early spring planting 
is the safest and best. After May 1st the 
cost of handling Strawberry plants is al¬ 
most doubled, and we must get 25%) 
more on all Strawberries sold after that 
date. We advise express shipment for 
500 or more plants. 
SPECIAL NOTICE 
We have recently come into 
ownership of one of the largest and 
best fields of Strawberry plants in 
the United States, but this field has 
got to be moved early. Parties 
wishing to buy a considerable quan¬ 
tity and can set the plants early 
should write to us for special low 
prices. 
