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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
Agawam Blackberries 
BLACKBERRIES 
$1.00 per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Agawam. The earliest; flavor like the wild berry. 
Rathbun. Extra large, productive, new. 
Snyder. Best quality, very sweet, medium size. 
Eldorado. Hardy, good size and quality, unusually pro¬ 
ductive. 
Wachusett Thornless. Fruit medium, hardy and very 
productive, almost free from thorns. 
Erie. Large and early; excellent quality. 
CURRANTS 
$1.50 per doz.; $9.00 per 100, except as noted. 
Black Naples. Fine for wine and jelly. 
Cherry. Large, red, juicy. 
Fay’s Prolific. The most popular red variety for home 
use; bears heavily. 
La Versailles. Very large, red. 
Perfection. The largest red currant in existence; a prize 
winner. 25c each; $2.50 per doz. 
White Grape. Large yellowish white, sweet. 
Marshall 
STRAWBERRIES 
Strawberries require a medium rich, well-tilled soil for 
successful growing. Plants should be set about 15 inches 
apart; 100 plants are sufficient for « rows, 20 feet long. 
When setting out see that the plants are “firmed” well, 
keeping the crown just above the soil. Keep all runners 
cut off, and about December 1 to December 15 cover over 
the bed w'lth dry straw, meadow hay or leaves and litter. 
In Spring, as the plants show indication of growth, push 
aside the covering from crowns of the plants, thus allow¬ 
ing them to come through with their new growth. A fresh 
mulching of good hay or new grass about May 1 to May 
15 will serve to keep the fruit clean and prevent the 
growth of weeds. 
Varieties marked “P” are pistillate and must have a row 
of staminate, or perfect-flowered varieties (P. F.), planted 
every 10 feet among them. 
PRICES 
Layer Plants. For spring planting. Per doz., 30c; per 
100 $1.50; per 1000, $10.00. 
Pot Grown Plants. For July, August and September 
planting. (See 1919 Midsummer Catalogue for prices.) 
Frn r«a«ive 
Abington. Large fruit, solid, and excellent flavor. P. F. 
Belmont. Late; crimson berry; very productive. P. F. 
Brock’s Abundance. Large, excellent berry; very heavy 
cropper; flavor tart; medium early. Highly recom¬ 
mended. P. F. 
Brandywine. Hardy, good quality. Medium. P. F. 
Campbell’s Early. A new variety of great value. Very 
early, of good size and fine flavor. P. F. 
Chesapeake. P. Mid-season to late; a fine large berry of 
good quality. 
Commonwealth. Late; very large; deep crimson; excel¬ 
lent flavor. P. F. 
Early Ozark. P. F. Extra early; large, dark red, deli¬ 
cious fruit. 
Excelsior. The best of all early strawberries. Is medium 
small; crimson; tart, and the earliest of all. Splendid 
variety. P. F. 
Gandy. Large berries; late m-J an excellent cropper. 
Splendid keeper. P. F. 
Glen Mary. Large; crimson berry; good quality; very 
productive; late. P. F. 
Heritage. P. F. Mid-season; a robust grower and a pro¬ 
digious yielder. Flesh solid and of fine texture. 
Marshall. Requires no recommendation; is medium late. 
The fruit is very large, deep crimson color, and extra 
quality. P. F. 
Minate Man (P.) Medium early; vigorous grower, free 
from rust; berries light red and a great cropper. 
Norwood. P. F. Early to mid-season; fruit very large, of 
the Marshall type. Excellent quality. 
Parsons’ Beauty. P. F. Mid-season; very heavy yielder, 
marketing well. 
Senator Dunlap. P. F. Early to mid-season. Dark red 
berries of medium size; flesh red throughout, juicy and 
good. 
Fall or Everbearing Strawberries 
Although several varieties of everbearing strawberries 
have been introduced, we have found only two which are 
prominently superior. They are valuable both for home 
use and for market. 
Runner Plants, for spring planting, 50c per doz.; $3.00 
per 100. 
Potted Plants, for mid-summer planting, $1.00 per doz.; 
$6.00 per 100. 
Progressive. This variety makes a vigorous growth, 
and produces immense quantities of berries. Blossoms 
should be kept picked off until about the middle of July. 
If this is done, a heavy crop is insured from about the 
first of August until heavy frost. The berries are of 
medium size and excellent quality. 
Superb. The berries of this excellent variety are a 
little later than those of Progressive. The plants are 
about equal in vigor of growth, but do not produce so 
many berries per plant as Progressive. The quality, 
however, is excellent, and is always sure to bring the 
highest price on the market. 
