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FLANSBURGH & PEIRSON CO.’S CATALOGUE. 
Jones Co.. Iowa, April ’04. 
Flansburg & Pierson: 
Gentlemen: — Two years this spring I sent to you for Senator Dunlap and 
other sorts. The Dunlap took every one by storm on account of flavor, size, etc. 
Try to ship the inclosed order the first of the week if possible, and oblige, 
Yours truly, H. T. MILLS.^ 
Lawrence Co., Ill., April 19, ’04. 
Gentlemen: — Your strawberry plants came to-day in excellent shape and 
fine plants they are. Plants bought of you last — before this present year. Dun¬ 
lap is the best adapted to my heavy soil. Accept my thanks for Velvet and for 
other favors in the past. Long life and success to you, gentlemen. 
Very truly yours, JOE HILL. 
Gratiot Co., Mich., May 4, ’04. 
Gentlemen:—The strawberry plants got of you two years ago grew nicely. 
Had a nice lot of berries last year. I think the Senator Dunlap is fine. The po¬ 
tatoes did splendid; they were the King of Michigan. Enclosed find order for 
corn and strawberry plants. You are the firm that suits me—true to your word. 
Yours truly, H. T. WOODARD. 
Latest 
Imperfect. New. Our plants are from the introducer, S. H. Warren. 
Jewell and Belmont. Mr. Warren says: “I have grown it six years, and have 
been growing strawberries 49 years, and this seedling is one of the most pro¬ 
ductive I have ever grown, and the latest I know of. In 1900 I picked a few 
berries the second day of August. I do not think it firm enough for distant 
shipment. This seedling was awarded first premium in 1899 at the Massachu¬ 
setts Horticultural Exhibition of strawberries with large competition. I have 
refused $2.00 apiece for the plants.” 
The Latest proved to be one of the largest berries on our grounds, some of 
them as large as any we have ever fruited. It is very late and wonderfully 
productive. It is a handsome berry, but not firm enough to ship far. A valua¬ 
ble variety for the home garden or to sell at fancy prices in a nearby market. 
The plants are large and stocky. 
/"M* Perfect. Our plants of this much praised variety were received 
^limaX from Cordrey Bros., of Del., the introducers, spring of 1903, and 
is their leading variety, a large part of their catalogue being taken up with tes¬ 
timonials from prominent parties who had seen and fruited it. We quote from 
American Gardening of July 12, 1902, a part of an article. “In Delaware,” by 
Charles Wright: “The greatest strawberry I have yet seen is the new berry. 
Climax. I have no interest in this new berry, but intend to plant it largely 
for market. Mr. II. W. Graham, of Md., raised it from seed of Bubach, fertilized 
by Hoffman, and from 1,100 plants set on less than a quarter of an acre he last 
year (1901) shipped 105 sixty-quart crates of berries. The beds were some three 
or four feet wide, the tops of the plants knee high, so you can imagine what a 
sight it was. The plant has a rough foliage, very heavy and strong. The fruit 
is hardly as large as the largest Bubach, but about the size of average Bubach 
and looks as if it came out of a mold. I did not see a misshaped berry, and he 
said every bloom made a berry. I never saw such a sight. The fruit is firm and 
of good flavor, good medium red color; in fact, all any one could desire. Blos¬ 
som perfect. It was growing on sandy soil, fertilized by phosphate. 200 Tbs. on 
about one-quarter of an acre. No other manure. There were good beds of Wm. 
Belt, Dayton, Corsican, Michels and Tennessee Prolfic near it, but this was at 
least twice as good as any. Mr. Graham picked his first quart May 10. this year. 
If the country could see it, he would not have one plant in a hundred to supply 
the demand.” 
This variety is a good grower, corresponding with all we have heard of it in 
that respect, but anticipating the demand for plants next spring we reset it quite 
largely, and afterwards got sold out of what were left except a few. We have 
no reason to doubt that it is all that is claimed. Mr. Wright is well known as 
the pomologist of the Columbian Exposition. He was invited by friends to go 
and see this new berry and he bought 10,000 plants on the spot for his own 
planting. 
This is the most talked about new variety in the East, where the sale of 
Climax plants last spring was no doubt the largest, for a new variety, of any 
ever introduced. It is claimed to be frost proof, etc., etc., and we could fill our 
catalogue with words of praise and admiration from many prominent horticul¬ 
turists who have seen it growing and fruiting. W’e have a good stock of this 
variety ourselves and can supply a large demand. 
THE EATON RASPBERRY—SEE PAGE 24. 
