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Stralvberries, continued 
PRIDH. or CUMBIL’RLAND. pcrfect-flowering plant, very productive of large, 
_1 obtuse-conical, bright, glossy red berries, firm enough 
for long-distance shipment. Ripens in midseason and thrives on any soil, but delights in a 
deep, rich one. Large size, perfect form, rich deep red color and superb shipping and keeping 
cjualities make this one of the leaders in the long-distance class. It is equally valuable for 
near-by market. Price, 25 cts. per doz., 50 cts. for 50, 75 cts. per 100, $3 per i,oco. 
pThis fine, perfect-flowering variety originated right here in Connecticut, the 
- - home of the Crescent, Jewell and other standard varieties of world-wide value. 
Pennell is vigorous in i)!ant-growth and of delicious quality ; it bids fair to keep up Connecticut’s 
reputation as tiie home of some of the most reliable Strawberries on earth. It seems to thrive 
on any soil, is a strong, perfect bloomer; productive of medium-sized dark red berries, firm enough 
for long-distance shipment and yet so tender and delicious of te.xlure as to melt away in one’s 
mouth, and, best of all, has that rich, sweet, wild Strawberry flavor that is such a delightful 
scarcity nowadays. Those who want the true wild Strawberry flavor will find it in the Pennell. 
Price, 25 cts. per doz., 50 cts. for 50, 75 cts. per 100, S2 for 500, $3 per i,oco. 
PALMILR. ^ have not fruited this extra-early berry ; people buy plants so fast tliat none are 
- '■ left to fruit. After two seasons’ fruiting an experienced and trusty Strawberry- 
growing friend writes me : ‘'Palmer ripened four days before Johnson’s Early or Excelsior; the 
berry i.s long, somewhat the shape of Parker Earle, but has no neck like the Earle ; color is dark 
red when fully ripe ; it is very productive, and the best flavored berry I have ever tasted. Banquet 
is not in it with flavor, and it is the most prolific early berry of any size that I have ever fruited.” 
Those who know the Banquet flavor will recognize the above as a very strong statement, for no 
cultivated Strawberry ever grown before could compare with Banciuel in flavor; it is more deli¬ 
cious than the wild Strawberry itself. Now the Palmer, if better than the Banquet in flavor, and 
large and productive as well, will be in demand by every i)lanter of Strawberries ; for exlra-higli 
quality is sure to command a premium when coupled with size and productiveness. We want such 
a berry in any season of ripening, and to have it first of all will start off the season in fine shape. 
Price, 25 cts. per doz,, 75 cts. for 50, Si per 100. 
ROUQH RIDRR. The Rough Rider originated in Oswego county, New York, where a 
- - specialty is made of very late Strawberries to supply markets wlun 
all others are out of tlie way. One of the most progressive growers in the Oswego section writes : 
‘‘ Rough Rider is a perfect bloomer, enormously productive, and the latest and finest Strawberry 
in existence ; it certainly is worthy of trial by all who want very late Strawberries.” Price, 35 cts. 
per doz., $1 per 100, $4 per i,oco. 
SAMPLR. eaten two quart baskets of Strawberries, and remarked that 
- - “ The sample was good ; now I will go out in the field anti get some to eat,” must 
have had the Sample variety in mind, for if a fellow wants more than two tiuarts at one sitting 
there is nowhere that he can so quickly get his fill as in a field of Sample. It is one of the enor¬ 
mously productive varieties that just pile quart upon quart llie whole field over. On any variety 
of soil the plant is one of great vigor, making plants freely, but seldom to excess. The blossoms 
are imperfect, and when pollinated bj' such grand perfect- 
bloomers as Clyde, Splendid, Dunlap or Glen Mary, 
astonishing results are attained — a fruitage that is a 
\yonder to those who have never seen Strawberries yield 
like potatoes, 300 or 400 bushels per acre. Each plant 
has many strong fruit-stalks, and all are loaded with 
large, pointed, globular berries of a rich scarlet color, of 
only fair qualit\', and almost as firm as Bubach and others 
of that class. Sample is a money-maker, sure, and will 
provide the family with bushels upon busliels of berries, 
where some others would give only (juarts. Some growers 
in Massachusetts claim to have had Sample yield soo 
bushels per acre two years in succession ; what other 
berry can equal this? Price, 25 cts. per doz., 50 cts. for 
50, 75 cts. per 100, $3 per 1,000. 
Splendid. 
It is the test of time that 
finally proves real worth. 
_ Anytliing can be boomed into 
temporary popularity, but 
only real merit can make it permanent. A splendid i’lus- 
tration of tliis is Splendid Strawberry. Introduced ten or 
more years ago, without any adve-lising or booming it 
has spread the country over, and now wherever known 
is ranked among the very best. One of the extra reli¬ 
ables. Brightest commercial planters rank it with Bald¬ 
win .■Xpple, Bartlett Pear and Concord Grape as a sure 
money-maker. A perfect bloomer with plant of Crescent 
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