Strawberries 
If to be sent by mail, add 25c per 100, to prices quoted. Plants sent by mail at dozen rates, if desired. 
Strawberries give the greatest yield and the largest berries when grown in rich, well-prepared soil; hence no 
pains should be spared in preparing the bed carefully before planting, by digging or ploughing deeply and turn¬ 
ing under a liberal coating of well-rotted stable manure. Before planting, the roots of the plants should be shortened 
about one-third, which will cause them to emit a profusion of new fibres. In planting, expose the plants as little 
as possible to the wind or sun. Do not plant very deeply, but be sure and press the soil firmly about the roots. Should 
the weather be warm, shade valuable plants for a few days with a handful of coarse litter, etc., over each plant. 
For hill culture in the family garden, set in rows two feet apart and the plants fifteen inches apart in the rows, 
cutting off all runners as they appear. For field culture, where they are to be worked by horse and cultivator and 
permitted to form matted rows, plant in rows three feet apart with the plants one fool apart in the rows, requiring 
14,520 plants per acre. 
The after culture consists in keeping the soil mellow and free from weeds by frequent hoeing or cultivation. At 
the approach of winter, cover the entire bed with salt-meadow hay or other loose, light material. When the plants 
“start” in spring, rake the mulch from off the plants sufficiently to permit them to push through it and leave it 
on the surface about the plants, to protect the fruit and keep it clean and also keep the soil moist and cool. 
The blossoms of all strawberries in cultivation are either hermaphrodite (perfect) or pistillate (imperfect), and 
the varieties named in this catalog have perfect blossoms, except those marked with the letter P, which are pistillate. 
It is best always to plant at least three varieties—early, medium and late—to expand the season of fruiting to its 
full limits. 
Owing to the protracted drought of the past spring and summer, my supply of strawberry plants is much 
smaller than usual. In fact, I am obliged to omit a number of varieties from the Catalog because I have only 
enough plants of them for my own planting; and others 
and expect to have plenty for all demands. 
BRANDYWINE. —A superb variety of general adapta¬ 
bility and one of the most popular. The berries are 
large, roundish-conical, regular, bright glossy crimson, 
firm and of good flavor. Plant a fine grower, vigorous 
and productive. For best results it should be grown on 
strong, rich soil. Ripens in midseason. Doz., 25c; 100, 
60c. 
CARDINAL (P). —A marvel in vigor and productiveness, 
exceptionally firm and very handsome. The quality is 
not fine—too tart and not refined—but it looks so well, 
yields so well, sells so well and is so easily grown, it is a 
most profitable variety to grow. The berries average 
large and are bluntly conical with a bright green calyx or 
“burr”; and they “stand up” remarkably well after ship¬ 
ment. Season medium until quite late. Doz., 25c.; 100, 
60c.; 1000, $4.00. 
CIIIPMAN. —A variety from Delaware that is rapidly 
making a name for itself. It is of large size and very 
prolific—of the old Bubach type but has a perfect blos¬ 
som. Berries of bright red, glossy and “stand up” well 
in market. Plant of strong upright growth with large, 
healthy foliage, that does not rust or scald. Season early 
to mid-season. Doz., 25c; 100, 60c; 1000, $4.00. 
EARLY OZARK. —The finest and best very early variety 
to date. It is among the very first to ripen and 
the berries are from good to large in size. Fruit bright 
red in color and globular form; plant of strong growth, 
healthy and very prolific. Doz., 25c; 100, 75c; 1000, 
$5.00. 
FAIRDALE GIANT. —The originator says: “It ripens 
one week in advance of Gandy and Stevens’ Late 
Champion. Their handsome appearance and unusual 
large size make them a profit producer. We can truth¬ 
fully say that Fairdale Giant is the largest variety we 
have out of about thirty different kinds. Its flavor is 
the best, being of a sweet richness that cannot fail to 
tickle the palate.” Doz., 25c; 100, 75c, 
FENDALL (P).— -A Southern child of a worthy Northern 
parent—a seedling of Wm. Belt, from Baltimore County, 
Maryland. Wm. Belt is so fine, that a few years ago, 
if confined to a single variety, it would have been the 
one chosen. Fendall surpasses its parent in size, beauty 
and uniformity. It also gives a longer season of fruit 
and produces nearly double the quantity of quarts per 
acre. It has yielded at the rate of nearly seventeen 
thousand quarts per acre. The berries are smooth and 
glossy, of firm, meaty texture and exceedingly full and 
rich in flavor. Plant of strong growth, with great power 
to resist drought. Midseason until very late, Poz 25q- 
100, 75c; 1000, $5.00. 
can offer in limited numbers only. Another year I hope 
GANDY.—Introduced by me in 1888 and now more 
largely grown than any other variety. It ripens late to 
very late—and the berries are large to very large, bluntly 
conical, of the firmest texture and bright flame-colored— 
which color they retain until they decay; but in flavor 
it is rather acid. It is very nearly perfect in vigor and 
growth of plant. It originated in a meadow in South 
Jersey and its peculiarities are its preference for very 
moist land and the fact that it usually yields more boun¬ 
tifully the second than the first year. Doz., 25c; 100, 
60c; 1000, $4.00. 
HUNDRED DOLLAR. —Of this the originators have to 
say: “I have done a great deal of strong boasting for 
this new berry; but its continued annual big yield in fruit¬ 
ing prove that all my claims in the past did not begin to 
give it credit for what it proved itself capable of as a 
tremendous yielder of the largest and most beautiful 
berries, over all varieties grown in this section. It was 
positively a wonderful sight—the berries piled high on 
top of each other and to a side view of the rows the 
berries were more conspicuously prominent than the 
leaves of the plants themselves.” * * * “I do not 
believe there is another variety of strawberry that will 
outyield this giant in size or surpass it in quality. The 
color and flavor are good; it has no core.” Doz., 35c; 
100 , $ 1 . 00 . 
