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very few young plants. Indeed this Is one of its peculiarities. It is simply a 
sport from the Bismarck strawberry by bud variation that originated in New 
1 ork. Young as the plants were last spring they began to bloom soon after 
being set and I picked off every one. After the regular blooming period was 
past the plants showed no sign of blooming again until about the first of July, 
when they began to throw up fruit stems. These were allowed to develop and 
yesterday I gathered the first berries. They were of good size and well colored 
and well flavored. From present indications there will be fruit from this time 
until frost. The Pan American is a true fall bearing strawberry and there is no 
humbug about it. For the Southern states, where the frost would not kill the 
blossoms and permit fruiting in November and later. I believe it would be a 
very profitable variety, because berries could be depended upon for the fancy 
market in early winter, when they would bring a good price. There is no 
reason why it w r ould not be suitable for any place where strawberries in the fall 
were desired. In California and the Pacific coast generally it would be the very 
thing. The plants bear very heavily. Pinching off the early bloom buds is very 
important that the plants may be able to prepare for a good crop in the fail 
and early winter. 
“H. E. Van Deman.” 
There is no doubt whatever that the Pan American is entirely distinct from 
all other varieties, and a genuine everbearing strawberry. Mr. Cooper wrote us 
that he sold his berries in the fall at 40 cents and 50 cents per quart, and pre- 
fered to grow a good part of his stock for fruiting — controlling the supply and 
sale of plants as much as possible and holding up the price. The result is that 
the price of plants for 1905 is the same as in 1904; viz.. $1.00 each. 6 for $5.00. 
and 12 for $10.00. Prepaid. No plants will be offered by the 100 rate at all this 
year. This is from headquarters. 
Our own supply is very limited and we shall have to depend on Mr. Cooper 
to supply the greater part of our customers. We understand that the supply of 
plants for sale is very limited, considering the demand even at this price, but if 
any one shall offer genuine Pan American plants at a less price, we are in no 
ways bound, and will sacrifice any small margin of profit on plants got of Mr. 
Cooper in order to supply our customers ourselves. 
The Pan American is all that has been claimed for it. Throughout the sum¬ 
mer we were continually picking off the blossoms, and green and ripe fruit in 
order to increase our small supply of plants as much as possible, and this 
continued after several heavy frosts that would seem severe enough to destroy 
all bloom though many of the blossoms were protected by the foliage. But 
resistance to frost seems to be a special feature of this variety along with its 
other peculiarities. 
p i Perfect> The flower of the world, says T. C. Kevitt. of New 
WOm IdUl Jersey, the introducer, of whom we got our plants and who 
offered it in 1903 at 50 cents per plant with the following: “Oom Paul is the 
largest strawberry ever fruited on our plant farm. Six specimens filled a quart 
box for which $10 was paid at our field meeting July 15, 1901. A record breaker. 
Single plants yield a full quart. One hundred and forty quarts were picked from 
280 plants in in single picking. Origin of parentage, Jessie and Bubach, by I. S. 
Palmer, originator. Stupendous in size, and delicious in flavor, nice shape, 
elegant color, shipping the best. Another strong point in favor of Oom Paul is 
that the last picking never runs small. Very prolific, shape inclined to Jessie. 
The berries are called giants by visitors here. Make a fortune by growing giant 
strawberries the size of tomatoes.” 
Elsewhere in his catalogue he says: “The six berries that filled the quart 
box, for which $10 was paid, were all picked from a single plant.” Later Mr. 
Kevitt wrote us: “Oom Paul showed as fine fruit as season of 1901. From one- 
fourth acre we picked 4,000 quarts. The fruit readily sold at 25 cents per quart.” 
We have had the Oom Paul now two years and while it has never come up to 
the introducer’s claims with us in regard to size, yield, etc., we have good reports 
of it elsewhere, and think perhaps we have dug the variety too close for plants 
each spring, those that were left were not as favorably situated as they should 
have been to do their best. It is evident that Mr. Kevitt knows how to grow 
strawberries, but we presume he was not digging among these especial Oom Paul 
every day in spring for plants, but that they were grown especially for fruit. 
We have no.doubt the variety is very productive under right conditions, and have 
no reason to complain of the yield here where the plants were left undisturbed. 
The berries were bright red, medium to extra large in size, good quality, and the 
season was medium to late. The plants are robust, healthy growers. 
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