CHOICE SMALL FRUIT PLANTS. 
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VARIETIES AND PRICES. 
We will send Strawberry plants at dozen rates by mail, postage paid, but at ioo rates pur¬ 
chasers must add 35 cents per 100 to prepay postage. 
The prices quoted arc for plants well trimmed, with roots nicely straightened, and tied in 
bundles of fifty; packed in boxes of damp moss, and delivered at freight or express offices free 
of charge. 
We have many others not on this list, and can supply any variety in cultivation, if wanted; 
yet it will be found that this list contains about all that are worthy of culture. 
NEW VARIETIES. 
[Those marked (P) are Pistilate, and will not fruit alone ; must be placed by the side of some perfect flowering sort.] 
JEWELL ( P ) — Originated here in Connecticut in 18S0, and named in honor of Governor 
Marshall Jewell, of Hartford, and after three years careful test we are convinced that for an extra 
large-sized market variety it is the most valuable yet introduced. The plant is an extremely strong, 
stocky grower, inclined to stool up into a heavy bog-like hill, and making but few runners; blos¬ 
som pistilate or imperfect; fruit stalks strong and stocky, holding the fruit well up from the 
ground; fruit of extra large size, in form resembling the best specimens of Sharpless; color, a 
bright glossy scarlet; firm and solid in texture, and will keep a long time after being picked; 
fully as productive as Crescent, and averaging larger than the Sharpless, it must surely prove a 
most valuable market sort. 75 cents per dozen, $4 per 100, $30 per 1000. These plants are 
about double the size of ordinary plants. 
BELMONT.—Three years ago, the editor of the Farm Journal, Philadelphia, wrote us 
from Boston, saying: “Friend Hale,—have just seen a new strawberry, named Belmont, that 
beats them all. Secure all the plants you can and crowd it, it's sure to be a success .” And, act¬ 
ing on that advice, we have planted and propagated it with great success. Plant strong and stocky 
as Sharpless, making runners very freely; long stout fruit stalks; perfect blossom. The berry is 
large to very large, crimson in color, oblong in shape, very solid and sweet, and of extra Jlavor 
and quality. Its texture is exceedingly fine, having no hard or unripe spots; it colors evenly and 
perfectly, and is quite remarkable as a carrier and keeper. This is the berry for home use or fancy 
market. Less than one-quarter of an acre nettod $ 59 G. A grand sort to plant with and fer¬ 
tilize the Jewell. $1 per dozen; $5 per 100; $40 perTooo. 
BUBACH.—An Illinois seedling of the Crescent, combining all the good points of its 
parent, with a much more stocky plant that does not make one half as many runners; berries 
about twice the average size of Crescent. Wherever the Crescent will succeed, it will pay well to 
plant this variety either for family use or for market. A wonderfully valuable sort is the Bubach, 
especially for lazy men who want “ big berries and lots of them,” without much work, as it seems 
to grow and do well under great neglect. $1.50 per dozen; $S per 100; $60 per 1000. 
TRUITT’S SURPRISE.— Plant a tall rank grower, somewhat like Kentucky, only much 
stronger; perfect blossom; very productive of extra large berries, of dull red color; rich, sweet, 
and delicious; a better variety than Sharpless in every way. $2 per dozen; $io per 100. 
LIDA (P). —A seedling of crimson cluster; plant, a moderately strong grower; healthy; 
very prolific, of extra large berries, heart-shaped; rich, dark glossy red color, firm and solid and of 
most excellent flavor. Very promising. We had such faith in it as to pay $l per plant for our 
stock to propagate from last season. 50 cents per plant; $5 per dozen. 
JESSIE.—As seen on the originator’s grounds—more nearly perfect in vigor and health of 
plant, productiveness, size, form, color and quality of berry than any we know of, but as it has not 
been tested away from home, time and test may cause us to modify our present high opinion of it. 
$2 per dozen ; $12 per 100. 
Never before has there been six such remarkable berries offered in one season as the preced¬ 
ing. They may well be called the Big - G. 
MAY KING.—A seedling of Crescent; fully as vigorous as its parent, and being of perfect 
blossom, and fully as early as Crescent; very prolific, fruit larger and better quality. Those that 
know it best are planting it more extensively for market. Very promising as an early market sort 
or for family use. 25 cents per dozen; 75 cents per 100; $4 per 1000. 
PARRY.—A seedling of Jersey Queen, and much resembles that variety in growth of plant, 
although more vigorous; perfect blossom, fruit of large size andfine quality, and in all respects a» 
improvement on its parent; a grand sort for fertilizing the Jewell with. 25 cents per dozen; 
seventy-five cents per 100; $4 per 1000. 
CORNELIA (/*).—Plant only moderately vigorous, rusting sadly the past season; pro¬ 
ductive of large-sized, rich dark-red berries of good quality and firm. The greatest value, 
however, is in the fact that it is the latest of all to ripen. After seeing this variety on the 
originator’s grounds, we gladly paid £i per plant for it when first offered, in 1S84. 50 cents per 
dozen; $1 per 100. 
