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deep in other soils and we would ad¬ 
vise our customers to grow them on 
strong moist ground for the best re¬ 
sult. The beries are handsome, with 
a slight neck, showing its Warfield pa¬ 
rentage. They are bright and glossy, 
with a hull that remains fresh and 
green a long time after being picked. 
At first glance the berries do not ap¬ 
pear to possess great firmness. It has 
a red flesh, but is a light weight ber¬ 
ry like Springdale Beauty, Bederwood 
and Gandy, a feature that is espec¬ 
ially desirable for shipping. It is 
medium early and holds out well; an 
abundant and reliable cropper, a fine 
table berry and a good canner. In 
short, a good all round variety. We 
recommend it to our customers, and 
especially to new beginners for main 
cropping, as the plants are tough and 
hardy and sure to make a good stand. 
If it does not please you when it 
comes to fruit, you will be greatly in 
the minority. 
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He Iiikes the Dunlap—More Customers 
for Plants—All His Friends 
Well Pleased. 
Harrison Co., Ind., July 15, ’03. 
Kind Sir:—Enclosed find $26.60 for 
plants you sent me last spring, and 
thanks for such fine stock. Please 
write me about early varieties you think 
best for this section. We like the Dun¬ 
lap. Write to C. N. Dome, of - , 
early next spring about Bubach plants. 
He could not get them of you this 
spring. I recommended you to - 
and -, and others. They were all 
well pleased with your plants. I think 
Marie will prove all right. 
SPENCER JENKINS. 
Lapeer Co., Mich., Oct. 13, ’03. 
Gentlemen: — I commenced picking 
strawberries June 3d and quit July 23d, 
over seven weeks, anu to-day we are 
picking again. I lost only four plants 
of the 1,500 Dunlap I got of you last 
year. Two of my neighbors sent to 
another firm, but they think my beries 
are the nicest and my plants do better 
than theirs. I shall want some more 
>lants next spring. Send me six cata- 
ogues and oblige. I recommended your 
plants to four or five neighbors and ad¬ 
vised them to order of you. What is 
your latest berry that you can recom¬ 
mend? Yours truly, 
JOHN GLADY. 
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SPRINGDALE BEAUTY.—(Per.) 
—The Springdale Beauty is a good 
grower and abundant bearer. It ri¬ 
pens early and the berries are large, 
firm and of high quality. They re¬ 
semble the Marie in size, shape and 
color, and the two sorts make a good 
See Description of Peck’s 
team. We picked Springdale Beauty 
almost as soon as August Luther and 
when Luthers were all gone they 
kept on bearing. Our pickers report¬ 
ing about every other day for nearly 
three weeks more that there would 
be another picking on the Springdale 
and the berries were large and fine 
to the last. It is a good variety. 
Season early to late. 
HOWELLS.—(Per.)—Not a new 
variety, but not very well known. A 
customer in Kentucky sent us a few 
plants several years ago, and we have 
retained it in our list for its large 
handsome fruit and fine quality. It 
is a good grower, the fruit is large long, 
broad, bright red and abundant. Mid¬ 
season. 
HAWAII.—(Per.)—A seedling of 
the Haverland and Parker Earle. 
Fruit medium size, bright red, glos¬ 
sy, handsome and best quality. Plants 
vigorous and productive. Medium 
early. 
KANSAS.—(Per.)—A good grower 
and a heavy cropper of fair size, 
bright glossy red berries, firm and of 
good quality. Medium to late. 
ELBA.—(Per.)—Plants received 
from California several years ago. 
One of the most reliable extra early 
sorts on our grounds. Fruit medium 
size, conical, bright red and good qual¬ 
ity. Plants vigorous and productive. 
Extra early. 
MONITOR.— (Per.)— Originated 
with Z. T. Russell, of Missouri, and 
sent out with many strong testimo¬ 
nials of men in high standing. Fruit 
large, of good color and very uni¬ 
form in shape, firm, and of excellent 
quality. Plants medium in size, very 
vigorous and healthy. Not fruited 
here. We have heard adverse reports 
of it, but lately it seems to be grow¬ 
ing in favor and is, no doubt, of 
greater value than we supposed. 
HERO.—(Per.)—First offered five 
years ago at $5.00 per dozen—the price 
we paid. We have fruited it with in¬ 
creasing satisfaction each season 
since. The plants are good size and 
healthy growers, always making good 
rows. The fruit is large, bright red, 
smoother, very uniform, firm and of 
good quality. A reliable heavy crop- 
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