MC NICOL’S PLANT NURSERY, R. 1, LEWES, DEL. 
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The Best Strawberries 
It is almost impossible to pick the winners, as seasons vary and localities 
differ but I would select for the shipping market as well as the local market 
Blakemore, Premier (Howard 17), and Dorstt for EARLY. Big Joe (Joe 
Johnson), and Fruitland for MID-SEASON with Lupton, Chesapeake and 
Greenwood for LATE. For home use and nearby market I would add Fairfax 
and Southland for EARLY; Beauty for MID-SEASON and Mastodon and 
Lucky Strike for the EVERBEARERS. 
The following is a brief description covering the essential points of each 
variety 
A Cluster of Premier Strawberries 
PREMIER (Howard 17). Early. One of the best strawberries ever intro¬ 
duced. Known and planted everywhere for all purposes. 
BLAKEMORE. Rapidly coming ahead here as one of our best market berries. 
Fine color, wonderful shipping and keeping qualities. It’s fault is in mak¬ 
ing too many plants. Plants set early on good ground will need to be 
thinned for best results as the plants should stand 6 or 7 inches apart. 
Setting plants later in the spring would be an advantage in this respect. 
