SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1899. 
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Orlm’s Double Cropper— A new sort, which was originated 
in New Jersey bv a Mr. Crims. The introducer says of 
it: ‘’In the spring of 1896 I planted 2M acres of the 
Double Cropper and in June, 1897 gathered and marketed 
several hundred bushels of fruit, and in the following 
September I gathered and marketed in New York over 
100 bushels more of fine large berries, which sold for 
prices ranging from 50c. to 75c. per quart.” This state¬ 
ment being verified is sufficient to make the Double 
Cropper at once an acknowledged acquisition. With us 
it is a most healthy and vigorous grower, with fine dark 
rich foliage. Our plants are from the originator and 
are therefore genuine. 60c. per dozen; $2.00 per 100; 
$16.00 per 1,000. 
Alpine Everbearing Strawberries. 
Red, Black, White and Bush or Runnerless Varieties 
which Bruit Freely from Seed the First 
Summer, and bear Continually 
all the Season. 
To many this will be the most interesting thing in our 
Catalogue. The idea of growing Strawberries from seed, 
the plants bearing a good crop of fruit the first summer, and 
continuing to bear until frost, will seem most remarkable- 
Our experience with them is as follows: Last March or 
April we sowed seed (under glass) of the varieties here 
offered. The young plants appeared in a short time and 
grew well, and in May were transplanted to the open 
ground. By the first of July they commenced blooming 
and the first fruits ripened about the 14th of that month. 
From that time there was ripe fruit continually until late 
in October. The berries while not quite so large as the 
garden varieties are much higher flavored. In fact they are 
in quality far superior to all others. A few of them will 
perfume a whole room so great is their delicious aroma. 
Who could desire a more unique novelty than this ? Grow 
Strawberries from seed, like Pansies, and have delicious 
fruit all summer, some white, some red, some black, and 
some, (the bush varieties) which produce no runners. We 
can recommend all our customers to try them, feeling sure 
that the result will be even more satisfactory than they can 
anticipate. 
BUSH VARIETIES. 
Wonderful berries having no runners, but growing into 
immense stool plants; fruit similar to other Alpine; enor¬ 
mous yielder, single plants in this State having yielded one 
pint of berries at a picking in November. Fine for borders, 
as they throw out no runners, and are singularly beautiful 
when loaded with their dense crops of fruit; grow easily 
from seed; the seedlings bearing w-ell the first summer. 
Perfectly hardy and of exquisite flavor. City people, or 
others, who desire to do su, can grow the bush varieties 
admirably in pots. They are well adapted to pot culture, 
and will even fruit well during winter. We know of no 
greater nove'ty than these charming Bush Strawberries. 
Everbearing Bush White— Beautiful snow-white fruit of 
exquisite flavor. Per pkt., 15c. 
Everbearing Bush Red— Like the above but a fine crimson 
color. Per pkt., 15c. 
One packet each of the two sorts for 25c. 
Plants— We can supply fine plants of these Everbearing 
Bush Strawberries, either separate or mixed, as follows: 
3 for 25c.; 12 for 85c. 
RUNNER VARIETIES. 
These are everbearing, fruiting freely from June till 
October. The plants increase rapidly by runners like 
ordinary sorts. All perfectly hardy in any climate. 
Red Alpine— Long, dark crimson, high, aromatic flavor, 
great yielder. Pkt., 10c. 
White Alpine— Same as the above, but a beautiful snowy 
white in color. Pkt., 10c. 
Black Alpine— A sort bearing large fruit which is of a dark 
crimson black. color, and highly flavored. Contrasts 
finely with the white and red varieties. Pkt., 10c. 
Mixed Sorts— Fine mixed seed of above, and many other 
sorts, all of which fruit well the first season. 15c. per pkt. 
PLANTS— We can supply plants of the above varieties, 
mixed, at 60c. per dozen. 
