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W. S. TODD, GREENWOOD, DELAWARE 
HOWARD. (Per.) 
This is extensively grown in almost all sections and for several years has 
made berry growers more money than any other variety of its season. Ripening 
early and continuing through a long season it comes the nearest to being an 
“all season” variety of any variety I have ever seen. I have seen growers picking 
large, handsome Howard when Gandy were ripening at their best. I can see 
no difference in the fruit of this and Premier and am sure they are the same but 
I have reports from some customers who say the Howard plants are better 
growers and more productive, while others report there is no difference. I have 
kept the two strains of plants separate so that customers may order under which 
name they prefer. Anyway, the Howard is an extra fine variety, ripening early and 
continuing through a long season, and no one will make a mistake in planting it. 
When customers all over the country report that they get two or three good 
pickings from Eloward which sells for fancy prices before any other variety of 
its size begins to ripen it must be the king of strawberries. The plants are 
vigorous, with perfect foliage, enormously productive of large, moderately firm 
berries, that are both beautiful and delicious. Many growers all over the country 
are planting nothing but Howard because it is making them more money than 
any other variety. Despite the drouth of last season my Howard plant beds are 
exceptionally fine and the rows are well filled with large, healthy plants and 
