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crop, however, and a good average crop 
in the fall of the second year. We had 
them beside the “Progressive” this year 
and under the same conditions, it was 
hard to get a quart to the row when the 
‘“Progressive” were picking 12 to 16 
quarts to the rov^ at a picking. "When we 
got this variety from the originator they 
were badly mixed with an inferior kind 
and w’e have now got them sorted out, so 
what plants we offer are true and un¬ 
mixed. Dozen for 75c; 25, $1.00; 100, 
$3.50; 1000, $30.00. 
Progressive (Per.)—This variety has 
been known as Rockhill’s No. 16 and was 
introduced in the spring of 1913 for the 
first time. It is a cross of the Senatoi 
Dunlap and Pan American. The fruit 
and plants closely resemble the Dunlap* 
in appearance. The plants produce more 
runners and new plants than any variety 
of fall bearing strawberry we are familiar 
with. We have had it on trial for two 
seasons. The berries are just about the 
size and color of the Dunlap and produced 
in great abundance. It produces good 
paying crops in the fall of both the first 
and second years. During the past 
season we removed the blossoms once in 
May from plants that had been set the 
year before and these plants begun fruit¬ 
ing in July and lasted until snow came. 
The amount of fruit that we picked from 
500 plants set in the spring of 1911, the 
past summer and fall, was almost beyond 
comprehension. It has a serious fault 
in that it lacks flavor. It is the “Ben 
Davis” among fall bearing strawberries, 
l^rice of plants: Dozen, $1.00; 25, $1.50; 
100. $5.00; 1000, $40.00. 
Iowa (Per.)—This is a very sturdy, 
strong growing plant, the individual 
plants getting to enormous proportions. 
It does best on clay. The fall crop, like 
that of the “Superb,” Is small, but the 
crop in June is simply immense. The 
amount of fruit picked from, the rows of 
the “Iowa” and “Productive” on our 
farm in June of last year, was simply 
wonderful. Dozen, 75c; 25, $1.00; 100, 
$3.50; 1000, $30.00. 
Pan American (Per.) —This is the first 
fall bearing strawberry of American 
origin and the parent of all other valu¬ 
able varieties that bear in the fall. It is 
a sport from the old Bismark straw¬ 
berry and was found growing by Samuel 
Cooper in 1899. It is fairly productive, 
but a poor plant grower and inclined to 
mildew of foliage. We would not think 
of planting it if we could get plants of 
the improved varieties named above: 
Dozen, $1.00; 100, $6.00; 1000, $50.00. 
Autumn .(Imp.) —A seedling of the 
Pan American which has been used to 
make crosses with Pan American and 
other varieties to produce improved 
varieties of fall bearing strawberries. If 
the blossoms are picked once in the 
spring, the plants will bear a fair crop ia 
the fall of the first or second year. If 
the plants are allowed to bear a crop in 
the regular fruiting season in June, it 
will be of Immense proportions and the 
fruit will be very attractive and pleasing. 
The color is very dark, glossy and attrac¬ 
tive and the flesh is firm and a good 
shipper. There is no variety in existence 
superior to this for canning. The plants 
are inclined to bush up more than any 
other variety, but it produces a goodly 
quantity of runners and new plants. 
Twenty-five for 50c; 100, $1.50; 1000, $10. 
Findlay. Ohio, July 2l8t. 1913. 
A year ago I purchased from you one dozen fall 
l)earlng strawberry plants Including Francis. 
Amerlcus, Productive and .'Superb, and 25 plants 
each of six spring bearing varieties. I can say that 
I am pleased with the results I have obtained from 
their cultivation. I harve.sted a good crop of berries 
this spring, most of wlilch I sold for 15 cents per 
qjiart. My customers were greatly pleasetl witli the 
size and quality of the berries. 
I allowed the fall bearing varieties to run as 
much as they would In order to get a large numbe» 
of plants. I transplanted 900 of these plants, 
removed two sets of blossoms and within the past 
week have gathered seven quarts of berries, I get 
25 cents per quart. 
From the dozen fall bearing plants I got as many 
quarts of berries as from 25 of the spring l)earlng 
berries for the spring crop. K. V. FOWLFR. 
Geneva. {Switzerland. Feb. 14th. 1913. 
We received to-day the parcel of plants advised by 
your of January 3l8t. 
The strawberry plants seem to be in good order, 
although they have made long pale sprouts. 
LB POXDOUR MBDKLK. 
Per F. J. 
Weiser. Idaho, April 4th, 1913. 
•ISvc years ago I sent to you for one Hastings 
potato, which did exceedingly well. I have 650 
pounds now. Find enclosed 50 cejits for one Bull 
iloose. Hope it does as well as the Hastings. 
IRA RKED. 
Belmont. N. H.. May 12th. 1913. 
I bought one bushel of Hastings potatoes of you 
last spring. When they came we had a mess baked 
and another boiled, and, as they seemed to fill the 
bill, the rest were planted and prorluccd under just 
ordinary cultivation 40 bushels of potatoes that at 
this date are cooking dry and mealy, and we are 
having the time of our lives to keep enough to plant, 
as everybody that gets a taste of them wants some to 
plant. FRANCIS A. BADGER. 
Buhl. Idaho. Feb. 25th 1913. 
I got one tuber of Hastings of you last year late 
in the season, and my <laughter-in-law cut it into 
16 pieces and 14 grew. They were not cultivated or 
hood at all. but 1 guess they got more water than 
they needed. We dug them Oct. 1st to take to the 
fair, when if they had been left In the ground, 
they would have grown another month. We got 6.5 
pounds from that one potato weighing three-quarters 
of a pound. MRS. ETJZABKTH WARD. 
Ellenburgh, Wash., Feb. 19th. 1913. 
In 19U we bought three Productive and three 
Amerlcus from you. All of the Productive and one 
Americus died. Tlie two remaining Amerlcus in- 
crea.sed to 12 plants that year. Last year we set 
out the.se 12 plants, and from August 15fh to 0<?tober 
15th we picked 18 quarts of fine strawberries from 
them, besides we grew 116 new plants 
FRED I. MOFFETT. 
East Aurora. N. Y., April 15th, 1913. 
There has been received at the Roycroft Shops, for 
Mr. EllxTt Hubl)ard, a basket of strawberry plants, 
all In splendid condition, ^fr. Hubbard Is away. 
I know of but one thing to do with plants that arrive, 
and that is to put them in the ground where they 
belong. So I had our gardener make a strawberrj’ 
bed for them and there they are to-day. 
Sincerely yours. 
ALICE HUBBARD. 
Floydada. Texas. April 12th, 1913. 
Received the strawberry plants all O. K. I 
ordered one dozen Francis and I set out 14. You 
ought to see the change they made in one day. I 
set them out in the roontlng and they are looking 
bright and green. All my orders for plants and 
supplies shall go to L. J. Farmer from now on. 
ARTHUR DUNCAN, JR. 
Andover, Mass., Aug. 12th, 1913. 
The fall bearing strawberries tliat I ordered of 
you came In perfect condition. I ordered one dozen 
and you kindly sent me 15. 
GEORGE D. WARD. 
