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FLANSBURGH & PEIRSON’S CATALOGUE. 
per and the easiest berry to pick we 
know. We are increasing our plant¬ 
ing of it each season. Medium ear¬ 
ly. 
KLONDIKE.—(Per.) — Fruit good 
to large size, round, mottled red color, 
fair quality. Not to be classed as a 
handsome berry, but late and quite 
productive. 
PARSON’S BEAUTY. — (Per.) — 
A good grower and an immense crop¬ 
per of large, solid berries of good 
form, color and quality. This is a 
good all around variety, but its chief 
point of merit is it enormous crops 
of fruit. There is probably not a va¬ 
riety in existence that will outyield it. 
M. Crawford says: “Every season 
makes the conviction stronger in us 
that this is one of the safest varieties 
to plant for market. We should pre¬ 
fer it to Haverland, Bubach, Bismark, 
or Warfield for market purposes.” 
Mr. F. H. Glency, of I owa, who ex¬ 
pects to ship ioo carloads of straw¬ 
berries for his society next season, 
wrote us to-day his high regard of the 
Parson’s Beauty. 
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Extracts from a letter from one of 
our customers who buys thousands of 
plants and sells carloads of strawber¬ 
ries for his association every year. 
Lee Co., Ia., April 14, ’03. 
Gentlemen:—The fifth crate, or so- 
called "lost crate” came this p. m. In 
fine condition. The Parson’s Beauty 
plants in this last crate are the finest 
plants I ever bought. I bought 6,000 
Parsons Beauty east. "Price one-half 
yours.” The plants no comparison to 
yours. I also bought Uncle Jim east at 
one-half your price, but can’t say how 
they will pan out. Bought 25,000 plants 
elsewhere at about two-thirds your 
price, but your plants far excel them. 
I am much pleased with your style of 
treating customers, also your plants are 
strictly fine, but-cost us more, etc. 
Yours, F. H. GLANCY. 
NOTE.—We could grow inferior stock 
and ship a cheaper grade in extra large 
lots as low as a certain few of our com¬ 
petitors, if we could satisfy ourselves 
and customers by sending out such stuff 
as we have bought at times because we 
could not find it elsewhere. We have 
paid express a thousand miles on plants 
that had to be retrimmed and often 
half of them culled out, and every spring 
we book rush orders along in May and 
June for filling in where such inferior 
stock has died. Our customers expect 
the best there is and we believe our 
plants are sold at nearer cost than those 
so-called cheap plants, and know that 
they are greater value at the price. 
Harrison Co.. Ind.. Mar. 26, ’03. 
The thousand Cumberland raspberry 
plants received a few days ago. I feel 
very thankful to you for your prompt¬ 
ness. This is the earliest I ever re¬ 
ceived plants from any nursery. 
Later—April 6, ’03.—The plants vou 
sent by mail received. I am thankful to 
you for fair and honest treatment. The 
Cumberland were fine plants and are 
growing nicely. Yours respectfully, 
ROBT. E. WILLIAMS. 
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NEW YORK. —(Per.)—Fruit large, 
conical, deep red color, light red 
flesh, moderately firm and good qual¬ 
ity. Plants large, healthy and pro¬ 
ductive. Midseason. Morgan, Maxi¬ 
mus and McKinley are of the New 
York type and may well be described 
as above. 
EXCELSIOR.— (Per.)—The great 
standard extra early variety. Plants 
vigorous and healthy. Fruit large, 
round, dark red, firm and quite tart. 
AUGUST LUTHER.— (Per.)—One 
of the finest extra early varieties in 
cultivation. -A good plant maker and 
a reliable cropper. Fruit large, round¬ 
ish, conical, glossy bright red color 
and of good quality. It comes early, 
gives four or five pickings and is 
gone before most other sorts need 
attention. 
AROMA. —(Per.)—One of the most 
popular late market varieties where 
best known. A good healthy grower 
and abundant cropper of large, hand¬ 
some fruit of high quality and firm. 
The berries somewhat resemble the 
Gandy. 
BEDER WOOD. — (Per.) — Well 
known standard early variety. Fruit 
medium to large, round, light red, 
good quality. Very productive. 
BISMARCK. — (Per.) — Standard 
midseason variety. A seedling of Bu¬ 
bach. Was extra fine here last year. 
BRANDYWINE. — (Per.) — A 
standard late variety, and held in high 
regard by many of our customers. 
Not always at its best here, but when 
it is, it is fine, indeed. 
CLYDE.—(Per.)— A well known 
standard. Very productive. Medium 
early. 
JOHNSON’S EARLY.—(Per.)—A 
standard early variety. A good grow¬ 
er and cropper. Fruit of good size. 
In some seasons it is extra large, of 
good form and color. 
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