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FLANSBURGH & PEIRSON CO.’S CATALOGUE. 
Superior 
Lester Lovett 
Beaver 
Perfect.— We were much pleased with this variety in 1903, 
and again in 1904. It is a good grower and a heavy yielder of 
good sized berries, very firm, good quality and color. We judge it will stand ship¬ 
ment as far as any variety we have ever grown. Plants of this variety are in 
great demand in the East where it is largely grown for shipping. We consider 
this a valuable variety and have increased our planting largely. Midseason. 
T Imperfect. A great plant maker and a heavy cropper. Fruit small 
M'On to medium in size, and do not color up well, and is not very firm. 
Midseason. We shall discard it. 
Perfect. Practically the same, if not identical with 
Gandy. We have the plants, however, grown from stock 
received from the introducer who still insists it is distinct, and that our plants 
were genuine. The only difference between the two that we ever noted was in 
the price of plants. 
Perfect. Originated by Mr. John F. Beaver, of Ohio, and named 
by the Montgomery County (Dayton) Horticultural Society the 
Beaver, in honor of the successful originator. The Beaver possesses all the 
qualities of the best strawberry. The plants are strong, vigorous growers, the 
leaves large, of rich green color, not liable to rust, very hardy, producing 
strong runners and rapidly productive. They are self fertilizing, prolific bear¬ 
ers. Season medium. The berries are large, roundish conical, uniform in shape 
and size, in color a rich bright glossy red, in flavor unexcelled. The berries ri¬ 
pen uniformly and perfectly throughout, are firm and adapted for shipping.—In¬ 
troducer. 
Our plants are from the introducer, John Mull, of Ohio, with also a few re¬ 
ceived from M. Crawford, of Ohio, and have made a good growth. Not fruited 
here. 
Perfect. Mr. A. T. Goldsborough in writing of a quart 
box of six berries of this variety taken to the secretary 
of agriculture, Mr. Wilson, in conclusion, says: “I challenge all growers to pro¬ 
duce another box of berries as large, solid, well colored and as fine flavored. I 
also assert for the variety, that no other sort can compare to it in health, vigor 
and perfect plant habits.” 
Wm. Saunders, horticulturist, certified: “These were the largest berries I 
ever saw. They looked at first sight like tomatoes.” 
Not fruited here. After resetting, we got sold out. The plants are large and 
vigorous, with strong light green foliage. 
Commander 
Marie 
Imperfect. We regard this as one of the most valuable varieties 
ever introduced. The berries are large, round as a ball, uniform in 
size as the Gandy and of the same bright color. As we have sometimes written 
a customer, just imagine a crate full of little oranges, and you have the Marie 
only a deeper, richer color. The flavor is quite tart until fully ripe, but some 
people prefer a tart berry. Listen to the following from one of our customers 
Marie, Marie, beautiful Marie, 
oust as tart as she can be. 
With lots of sugar and plenty of cream 
Makes her most delicious seem. 
She comes very near the first 
Is determined to stay until the last. 
She is as handsome as she can be. 
Oh. beautiful, delicious, tart Marie. 
It seems that beautiful, tart Marie, 
. Must have a partner, so you see 
To set by her side I take Dunlap 
For he is sure to fill the gap. 
Then by the way, if you don't care. 
He has berries to sell and berries to spare, 
Berries red and berries good. 
And so it shall be understood. 
That sister Marie takes a partner free. 
So she says to me, Dunlap is the best I see. 
The Marie is distinct from all other varieties. Berries of Springdale Beauty 
and Marie look very much alike, but Springdale is better qualitv to our notion 
very firm and early: while Marie is only fairly firm and fruits from midseason to 
late. The Marie is one of the heaviest croppers we have ever fruited. Two years 
ago we got out 25,000 colored prints of this variety for mailing with our cata¬ 
logue. which were fine enough to place in the hands of agents who sell nursery 
stock at fancy prices (if we had done business in that way). They were done in 
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