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HARRISON’S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 
EARLY ORDERS FOR STRAWBERRIES. 
As it is a great saving in expense to many purchasers to have their strawberry plants shipped by freigM in» 
stead of express, we would advise ordering- early, aud if the ground is not in condition to plant when they 
Mu riV f ^°° wet or 11 °t prepared—a very easy method can be used to keep them, which will be of great benefit to 
the plants as follows: Take each varietv, a bunch at a time, cut string and spread roots very thinly along the 
side of a shallowfurrow, then cover roots with dirt not higher than the crown of the plaints. Give partial shade 
and if the ground is dry water roots only. In a few days they will have taken hold, or rather sent out little 
fibrous rc ots, and will be in better condition for transplanting than at first. This method is sometimes recom¬ 
mended for strawberries even when the ground is in condition or could be ready to plant when they arrive. So 
€o not wait till late in the season when the strawberries have started to grow, and have them shipped by freight 
as after they have started to grow it is not safe to ship them by freight. 
MARK HANNA. 
Mark Hanna —Well, it is needless for me to say 
anything about this berry, see what others say, if you 
are convinced. It must be remarkable, try it if only 
a dozen plants, but I can assure you were I not in the 
plant business you could not get one for $100, and I 
stand ready to give any man$100 fortwo plantsof any 
new variety that will excel it in health and vigor of 
plant, productiveness and large clusters, If there is a 
berry in the world that equals it I have never seen or 
heard of it. It is hardly ever I see a barren plant. It 
Is no uncommon thing to count 25 to 50 berries on a 
single stem. The illustration is reduced, but it is only 
sae single cluster. 
A seedling of Bubach No. 5, which it very much re¬ 
sembles ; but on the average the berries are not quite | 
so large, when I tell you they simply lay ther® fm 
heaps and piles, it is only for you to see them to"get 
any idea of their productiveness. It is a wondef 
among the wonders, and were I confined to any berry 
in cultivation that I know of there is none to equal it. 
The way I have seen small rows of these pick it will 
make a man scuffle to handle a few acres .—Introducer „ 
The plants we received were as large and fine as we 
ever saw; are fine growers; I never saw plants pro¬ 
duce more blossom buds, and what we left, to beat 
produced berries of large size, and good quality. 
We consider this a valuable variety, and we recom • 
mend it. Every planter should try the Mark Hams.® 
on his own ground. 
GEO. H. REX & SON. 
Stetlersville, Pa., August 25, 1904. 
Gentlemen:—Of the large shipment of Strawberry plants 
we got from you last spring, we sold about 5,000 plants to 
neighbors and the remainder—about 7,000 plants—we planted 
ourselves, aud must say thev are doing fine. Uncle Jim and 
Parson s Beauty are bedding nicely, making lots of young- 
plants, while the Sharpless are the poorest in growing aud 
running, and the Gandy are doing as usual, being slow to 
run. The plants were so small compared to other years, but 
they came all right. If prices suit, you can depend on a large 
order for next spring. 
Yours, 
Geo. H. Rex & Son. 
