Small fruits tor the Rome Garden 
STRAWBERRY, SEAFORD 
T WO years ago we made our first ofler of Small Fruits 
in collections. That our efforts to give our cus¬ 
tomers both quantity and quality at prices within the 
reach of all have been appreciated has been amply shown 
by the large number of orders received. 
If you have never eaten fruit gathered fresh from the 
garden, you don’t know what you have missed. To 
have a bed of Strawberries, Raspberries, or Blackberries, 
all that is necessary is a little labor in preparing the beds 
and setting the plants. Our prices are so low that the 
cost of the plants is almost nothing when compared with 
the value of the product and the pleasure of having a 
supply of delicious fruit always at command. $4.00 will 
buy and deliver at your door a collection of Strawberries, 
Raspberries, Blackberries, Currants, Gooseberries, and 
Grapes — in all 114 strong plants—more than enough for 
an ordinary family. 
Our small fruits are strictly true to name, and are 
strong well-grown plants. 
STRAWBERRIES 
For field-culture plant in rows four feet apart, with the plants 
one foot apart in the row. For garden-culture plant three feet 
by one foot. Should the ground not be prepared for planting 
on receipt of the plants, they should be heeled in, in a cool, 
moist, shady place. Do not sprinkle the foliage, as it causes a 
moisture to collect which is very injurious to the crowns, caus¬ 
ing them to rot. In setting the plants, be careful to have the 
crowns even or a little above the surface of the ground, and to 
have the trench or hole in which the plant is set deep enough 
to allow the roots their full length. Some varieties of Straw¬ 
berries have pistillate or imperfect flowers. These must have 
perfect-flowered varieties planted every 15 or 20 feet among 
them, or they will produce imperfect fruit. The pistillate varie¬ 
ties are marked (P). At dozen and hundred prices we 
prepay postage or express charges ; at thousand rate 
customers will pay express or freight charges. 
Dozen, 25 cents ; 100, $1.25 ; 1000, $5.00 ; 
except where noted. 
Armstrong. This is the largest and most productive berry 
rown. We have seen several crates of them, with 10 to 12 
erries to a quart box. They sold on the market for 10 to 
15 cents per quart, while other berries sold for four to six 
cents per quart. It is a perfect-blossom variety. Season 
from medium to late. Dozen, 35 cents ; 100, $1.50 ; 1000, 
$9-oo. 
Echo. We consider this variety superior both in flavor and 
sweetness, and while it is not a good shipping berry, for 
the home garden it should be planted in preference to all 
others. Fruit brilliant red, of medium size, second early. 
Plants very productive, and continue to bear late in the 
season. 
Gandy. The best late Strawberry in market, and a general 
favorite with fruit growers everywhere. The berries are 
large and uniform in size, of a rich crimson color, and quite 
firm. Plant a vigorous grower and good cropper. Date 
to very late. 
Glen Mary. (/*). Another variety of vigorous growth, 
large size and good quality; color dark scarlet, flesh light 
red. For home use and near-by market it is a very prom¬ 
ising variety. 
Hunn. Remarkable for its extreme lateness, ripening con¬ 
siderably later than Gandy or Michigan. Fruit large, 
dark crimson and attractive, of uniform size and shape, 
exceedingly firm, and of excellent quality. A splendid 
shipper. For the home garden it will prove one of the 
best. Its superior quality commends it for the table, and 
its solid flesh makes it unsurpassed for canning. 
Rough Rider. Originated in Oswego County, N. Y. 
Enormously productive, hardy and free from c’isease. 
Berries very large, roundish, but elongated. Color dark 
red, like Candy. One of the latest and firmest Strawber¬ 
ries in existence. Has sold in New York and Boston at 
nearly double the price obtained for most other varieties. 
Dozen, 35 cents; 100, $1.50; xcoo, £9.00. 
Rochester. A new variety originated in this locality. 
Probably a seedling of the Wilson or Wilson’s Albany, and 
having all the good qualities of that old and favorite variety 
that arc so desirable for both shipping and canning. The 
plants are possessed of great vigor and are remarkably 
prolific. The fruit is quite similar in size and general 
appearance to the Wilson—not a large berry, but of good 
form, bi ight color, and quite firm. For a canning variety 
of moderate size it is as near perfect as any variety may 
be hoped for. and its great productiveness makes it very 
profitable. Dozen, 35 cents; 100, J1.50; 1000. £9.00. 
Sample. (P). A fine berry of very large size, long in bear¬ 
ing, solid and good. 11 is quite late to ripen, large to very 
large in size, crimson color clear through to the core ; colors 
all over at once ; very firm for a large berry ; strong, vig¬ 
orous and healthy foliage. There is not a weak spot in it. 
Needs no petting. 
Seaford. (P). Fully equal to Bubach in size ; far more pro¬ 
ductive, firm enough to meet all requirements; color deep, 
glossy red, and quality fit for a king. The plant is as large 
as Bubach and a much more vigorous grower, while it 
ripens its crop much faster and several days earlier, and, 
therefore, commands a higher price. 
OTHER STANDARD VARIETIES. 
Bubach, Greenville i'P). Ridgeway, 
Clyde, McKinley, Sharpless, 
Crescent (P ; . Nick Ohmer. 
Pot-Grown Strawberry Plants 
SAVE A YEAR’S TIME. 
Plants grown in rich soil in pots, and watered frequently, are 
superior to the ordinary field grown or layered plants commonly 
offered, the roots and crowns being stronger and more vigor¬ 
ous. When set there is no check to the growth, and you gain 
a year, for they will hear fruit the first season , while field- 
grown plants will not bear fruit until the recond year. We 
have grown in pots ten of the leading varieties, ana our plants 
arc extra large and fine. The list: 
Armstrong, Glen Mary, Echo, Rough Rider, 
McKinley, Sample, Clyde, Nick Ohmer, 
Bubach, Palmer. 
Price —75 cents per dozen, express paid ; $3.00 per hundred, 
purchaser to pay express charges. 
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