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The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Connecticut 
Strawberries. 
With a small patch of strawberries 
in one's garden a surprisingly large 
Q uantity of berries can be picked 
unng the fruiting season. Fresh 
berries from the garden are very su¬ 
perior to the ordinary fruit stand 
berry, both in appearance and deli¬ 
cacy of flavor. 
Varieties marked ( P.) are pistillate; (5.) stami- 
nate. At least every fifth row or about every fifth 
plant in the row should be a staminate variety to get 
the heaviest yield of fruit. 
VARIETIES. 
Brandywine. (S.) Of immense size, firm, solid 
and shapely. Flesh red to the core and de¬ 
licious. Of remarkable vigor. 
Gandy. (S.) The leading late variety. Very 
robust habit, large, firm and good quality. 
Haverland. (P.) A fine grower, very productive. 
One of the leading early market sorts. 
Lester Lovett. (S.) A giant in growth and extra 
late. Quality of a high, rich flavor, and with 
delightful aroma. 
McKinley. (S.) Vigorous, healthy and great 
yielder, delicious fruit. Ripening in mid¬ 
season. 
NIc Ohmer. (S.) Fine berry, very large. Deep 
red all through. Highly flavored and delicious. 
President. (P.) Strong grower. Fruit very 
large and round, of solid texture and rich 
quality. Ripening in mid-season. 
Rio. (P.) Very early, being the first really good 
berry to ripen. Medium size. 
Senator Dunlap. (S.) Large, regular and at¬ 
tractive berry. Deep red. Excellent in qual¬ 
ity. Early. 
William Belt. (P.) Early season. Luxuriant 
grower and very productive. Fruit often of 
enormous size. Rich colored, firm, of the 
best quality. 
Prices of Strawberries. 
Selected layers. Each, $.05 Per 10, $.25 Per 100, $1.00 
Pot grown plants ready August 1st. Inquire for list issued about July 1st. 
Asparagus. 
Barr's Mammoth. A new and popular variety. One of the best. 
Conover’s. A well-known and popular variety. 
Palmetto. A new variety, producing enormous and delicious sprouts. 
Extra strong, 2 years, per 10, 30 cts.; per 100, $2.00; per 1,000, $8.00. 
Extra strong, 1 year, per 10, 15 cts.; per 100, $1.00; per 1,000, $5.00. 
A good generous 
planting of Aspara¬ 
gus in one's garden 
is always a good in¬ 
vestment. 
Rhubarb. 
Linnaeus. Leaf-stalks large, tender, 
juicy, produced quite early. 
Each, 15 cts;. per 10, $1.00. Larger 
roots, each, 25 cts.; per 10, $2.00. 
Other Garden Herbs and 
Hardy Roots. 
Catnip. Each, 15 cts.; per 10, $1.25. 
Chives. (Clumps). Each, 15 cts.; per 10, 
$1.25. 
Fennel. (Pot grown). Each, 15 cts.; per 
10, $1.25. 
Ilop-Vine. Each, 15 cts.; per 10, $1.00; 
per 100, $6.00. 
Horseradish. (Sets). Each, 5 cts.; per 
10, 40 cts.; per 100, $2.50. 
Peppermint. Each, 15 cts.; per 10, $1.25. 
A few plants of Rhu¬ 
barb or Pie Plant will 
furnish abundance of 
material for aeltcious 
pies and sauces at the 
season cf the year when 
it is most acceptable. 
Sage. Holt’s Mammoth. Each, 20 cts.; per 10, 
$1.50; per 100, $8.00. 
Spearmint. Meadow Mint. Each, 15 cts.; per 
10, $1.25. 
Tansy. Each, 15 cts.; per 10, $1.25. 
Tarragon. Each, 15 cts.; per 10, $1.25. 
Thyme. Orange Scented. Each, 15 cts.; 
10, $1.25. 
Wormwood. (Artemesia). Each, 15 cts. 
per 
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with the way they were packed.” 
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