J. W. JONES & SON, FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA 
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IMPROVED HEFLIN. Grows with great vigor on any type of soil and 
will always set a full crop regardless of whether the land on which it is grown 
is rich or poor. In fact we have never seen any that does so well on thin soils 
as it does. At the same time it responds recklessly to good treatment. Its 
weaknesses are its lack of firmness and tendancy to grow too thick, and to 
suffer frost damage,. It is not popular for shipment. In a few localities no 
other kind equals Heflin for profit, as it is the earliest variety in existence, 
being four or five days earner than Premier, and setting a large part of its 
enormous crop to ripen the first of the season. 
KLONDYKE 
KLONDYKE. Found valuable, not for the quantity of fruit it produces 
but from the fact that what it bears is of such fine appearance and shipping 
quality that it will command the top of the market always. It has a strong, 
staminate blossom which makes it satisfactory as a pollenizer. It is not 
tremendously productive, but bears a very fair crop, and the berries are re¬ 
markably uniform in size, shape and appearance, and of extra fine quality. 
It begins to ripen about three days after the earliest kinds and continues in 
bearing through a long season. One of the most vigorous growers on the list. 
MISSIONARY. This is the most popular variety of the South, especially 
Florida. They make an excellent bed of plants and produce the quality of 
berry that is a good shipper. Berries are medium size, very dark red in color, 
rather tart and most desired by canners. 
PARSONS’ BEAUTY. This is a tremendously productive berry of the 
Haverland and Dunlap type, and while it does not do its best every season, 
still we know it to be one of the best for size and a crop that can be planted. 
We do not recommend it, however, except for a moist, swampy soil of fair 
fertility; but when given that, it is one of the best, provided the season is not 
too wet at picking time. If there is much rain when they are ripening they 
are sure to rot badly. 
Gentlemen: Montgomery C., Pa. 
Plants arrived in good order and are looking very well. 
Sincerely, Carl Graser. 
