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BURGESS. From Alabama and a seedling of Aroma. It is the 
claim of the originator that it is superior to that justly famous variety. 
If that be true; it is safe to say that we shall hear of Burgess for a 
long time to come. It is a good grower and we advise all our friends 
to give it a trial. The berries are very beautiful and firm and it is 
productive. 
GANDY. One of the leading late kinds and by some still con- 
sidered the best. The only trouble is, that on dry soils or in a very 
dry season it cannot be depended on to bear well. Of extra shipping 
and selling qualities, it is still the leading market berry for late in 
some large berry producing centers. A free plant maker and good 
grower generally, yet sometimes failing in vigor. 
SAMPLE. ‘The berry ripens medium late, a little later than the 
Big Joe. It holds up well through out the season. An old reliable 
variety, especially through Pennsylvania and Middle West. 
GIBSON (Parsons’ Beauty). Plants very productive, berries very 
good in quality and excellent for canning. I do nct recommend it, 
however, except for a moist, swampy soil of fair fertility; but when 
given that, it is one of the greatest berries ever grown, provided the 
season is not too wet at picking time. If there is much rain when they 
are ripening they are sure to rot badly. 
WILLIAM BELT. This variety is the standard of excellence for 
quality. Berries average large in size, being somewhat irregular in 
shape, having an attractive cap, and the berries themselves are a 
bright, glossy red, which makes them very handsome. On any market 
where quality and appearance predominate among the buyers the 
William Belt will prove a good money-maker for the grower. It does 
best in the middle and northern states. It can be depended on for 
plant growth and productiveness. I recommend it to lengthen the 
Chesapeake season with a high quality berry. 
Your plants received in excellent condition and we are more than 
pleased. They instill confidence in all who see them. 
April 23, 1940 Joe Lundy, West Chester Co., N. Y. 
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PLANTS FROM J. H. SHIVERS PLANT FARMS, ALLEN, MD. 



