Description of Varieties 
PREMIER (Early) — Long recognized as the leading commercial berry of the country. 
Fremier owes its deserved popularity to its wide adaptions to soil and climate, its 
extreme earliness, and to its heavy yields of large, well shaped, uniform, bright red, 
reasonably firm berries which hold their size weli to the end of the season. With us 
Fremier withstands drouth better than most varieties. Quality good but not up to 
Dorsett or Fairfax. Plants vigorous and disease resistant, 
Although it is being pushed hard by Dorsett and Fairfax, Premier still remains 
the most popular berry grown and it still is the variety which any new introduction 
must equal or surpass if it is to become widely grown. ; 
Old growers need no introduction to Premier and new growers will make no 
mistake in planting it. I have a large supply of large, healthy, heavy-rooted Premier 
plants and can fill your order for any quantity. 
HOWARD 17%. This berry is exactly the same as Premier: 
DORSETT (Early) — No two new varieties have aroused more widespread interest 
or shown more promise in recent years than Dorsett and Fairfax which were intro- 
duced by the United States Department of Agriculture a few years ago. Both have 
been widely grown and both have ranked well along side Premier, which has long 
been recognized as the measure of standard in commercial varieties. From our ex- 
perience we can recommend these two varieties and urge all growers to try them 
under their conditions. 
Dorset is a very large bright red berry of excellent quality and very firm so 
that it stands shipping well. Berries are more attractive than Premier and hold 
their bright rich color for a long time after picking. Under favoreble conditions 
Dorsett will outyield Premier but due to the exceptional vigor of the plants it tends 
to set too many plants for maximum production. It responds very well to thinning 
or spacing the plants. Ripens along with Premierx . 
FAIRFAX (Early) — Unquestionably the firmest and finest quality berry we have 
grown. Berries are very large and uniform, holding their size well to the end of the 
season. The flesh is exceedingly firm and meaty, excelling Dorsett in this respect. 
Ripens with Premier or a few days later in some localities. A good canning variety. 
Plants large and vigorous. Probably its chief fault lies in its color which is rather 
dark and with a tendency to become more so after being picked. A good commercial 
variety and one of the finest for home use. 
BIG JOE (Midseason) — One of the most popular shipping berries on nearly all 
large markets- It is a strong grower, making plenty of plants for a good fruiting bed. 
The berries are large, bright red and have large, light green caps, which makes 
the berries very attractive and adds to the selling price. The quality is good and the 
berries are quite firm. It is a good shipper and equally good for fancy local market 
purposes. One of the most productive. 
CATSKILL (Midseason to Late) — A Sure Cropper. The largest, most productive, 
and most profitable mid-season berry. 
Was originated by the New York Exp. Station where it has been grown for 
several years and is highly recommended for its size, yield and attractiveness. 
Catskill is a cross of Marshall and Premier and must taxe its fruiting abilities after 
Premier for it is a heavy producer and in tests made has even outyielded that variety 
and seems to be second to none in yield under normal conditions. The berries are 
large in size, bright red in color with a bright green cap that makes an attractive 
appearance and of excellent quality and flavor. The plant growth is unusually vigor- 
ous with long fibrous roots that penetrate deep into the soil making them drouth 
resistant. The foliage is healthy and vigorous, makes plants freely. 
CHESAPEAKE (Late) — One of the handsomest and best flavored varieties. Nearly 
as late as Gandy, larger and just as firm, much more productive and without green 
tips. Berries are uniform in size and shape and are bright crimson in color. 
NEW YORK — This is the sweetest strawberry grown. The plant is a vigorous 
grower, producing a moderate number of large, healthy plants. The berries are 
medium to large in size, dark red in color, but only moderately firm in texture- New 
York is a home garden berry. It is the only strawberry we know of that is sweet 
before it gets red. We have many calls for New York from those whose health does 
not permit them to eat berries which are in any way tart or acid in quality. 
CORSICAN — This berry is exactly the same as New York. 
