What is an Aristocrat? Webster’s Dictionary gives this as a popular 
meaning—“One regarded as superior to the rest.” That’s just it! Chesapeake 
is superior to the other late varieties of strawberries. 
This superiority is found in the size, appearance, quality, firmness, and 
selling price of the berries. For years they have sold at a higher price than 
any other late berries because they are “better than the rest.” Starbright, 
a seedling of Chesapeake and Fairfax, is the first late berry to challenge the 
place of Chesapeake at the top of the market. 
Under normal conditions all Chesapeake berries, even the very last ones, 
reach a good marketable size. The brilliant red flesh color, the prominent golden 
yellow seeds and the fresh green caps make Chesapeake one of the most at¬ 
tractive of all strawberries. The quality is very good, different from Fairfax 
but considered by some close to it in taste and flavor. As a shipping berry, 
Chesapeake stands out. At the Pittsville, Maryland auction block, buyers pay 
more for Chesapeake than for other varieties to be loaded in either refrig¬ 
erator cars or trucks. Experience has proved they are hauled long distances 
and go into market in fine condition and bring top prices. 
Chesapeake has been considered a shy plant maker and rather hard to 
grow. That just does not fit the strain of Chesapeake we have had for the last 
three years. Our plant beds have been very heavily set with plants. Look at 
the picture. This field is for Chesapeake orders this spring—and there is no 
prettier field of plants in the county, regardless of variety. We believe these 
Chesapeakes will grow for you on any good strawberry soil. 
Chesapeake is nearly frost proof because it blooms so late in the season. 
However, it is susceptible to winter injury in very cold climates and should be 
well mulched some time before very hard freezing occurs. 
Added to the fact that Chesapeake berries have so much size and beauty, 
the plants are quite productive—and a good crop can be expected if a good 
fruiting bed has been made. You can make it with these Chesapeake plants 
of ours. Price list, page 35. 
Lupton 
“Beauty is only skin deep,” but 
that doesn’t seem to matter 
much. Lupton strawberries are 
beautiful, but under the skin is 
a flesh that is quite dry and poor in quality. 
In spite of this the beauty of Lupton berries, 
together with their large size and flue shipping 
quality, has made Lupton one of the most 
profitable late shipping berries. They are 
grown chiefly in Maryland, Delaware, Penn¬ 
sylvania, New Jersey and New York, but to 
some extent in other states of similar latitude. 
Lupton is grown and sold as “Townking” but 
the varieties are identical. As stated in the 
Big Joe description much of the acreage of 
Lupton is mixed with Big Joe, but if you want 
them true to name we have them that way. 
Price list, page 35. 
Wm. Belt 
A late variety of unusually 
high quality which is espe¬ 
cially adapted to Northern 
states. When grown in the 
South the foliage is inclined to have leaf spot. 
This is not serious in the North where it pro¬ 
duces heavy crops of large berries. They are 
bright red in color and although somewhat 
irregular in shape they make a nice appearance 
in the package. For the home garden or on local 
markets where quality is an important factor, 
Wm. Belt should be grown. We have some fine 
plants for our customers this year. Price list, 
page 35. 
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