GARDEN FRUITS 
RICHARDS GARDENS 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
To help you make your gardens practical and fruitfull, as well as 
beautiful, we are this year offering Strawberry Plants for Spring plant- 
ing only. We offer three of the most satisfactory and most popular 
varieties. 
PREMIER 
A money-making, frost-proof strawberry; hardy, productive, very 
beautiful and attractive. Succeeds everywhere never fails to produce 
a big crop every year. There is a greater demand for Premier plants 
for commercial planting than for any other early variety. An excellent 
shipper and canner. Sells for fancy prices on the market. 
25 for 50c; 100 for $1.25 postpaid 
SENATOR DUNLAP 
Perhaps no other strawberry is so favorably known throughout the 
country generally as the old reliable Senator Dunlap. It enjoys the dis- 
tinction of producing full crops in a wider range of soil and climate 
than almost any other variety. Fine for both home and commercial 
| 25 for 50c; 100 for $1.25 postpaid 
“GEM" 
THE MODERN EVERBEARER 
The Last Degree in Strawberry Perfection for 
Size, Color, Flavor and Productivity. 
A mouthful of melting, flavorful Strawberry deliciousness. The New 
Gem holds those qualities from the first spring ripening until cold wea- 
ther, never getting that ‘‘grassy” flavor common to other varieties. 
Fruit is very large and uniform from the first picking until the last. 
So firm that it will stand an unusual amount of handling and hauling. 
Very hardy, resistant to drought and leaf-blight. Good plant makers 
on any soil. Produces large crop the first season. 
25 for 60c; 100 for $1.50 postpaid 
ASPARAGUS 
“MARY WASHINGTON” 
The first vegetable to come up in the spring garden. The Mary 
Washington variety stands supreme for its growing habits and de- 
lightful flavor. 100 roots will supply the average family and will last 
for years. Set 10 inches apart in rows. Spread the roots out in the 
bottom of the holes and tamp soil firmly. Plant so that there is about 
2 inches of soil over the crowns of the plants. 
25 roots for $1.00 postpaid 
100 roots for $3.50 postpaid 
““PARADISE”’ 
A new asparagus of great promise. Strong, quick, grower and may 
be cut a year sooner than Mary Washington. Excellent flavor and 
flesh is exceedingly tender. 
25 roots for only $1.50 postpaid 
100 roots for only $5.00 postpaid 
ALL PRICES ARE PREPAID 
Chicago, IIl., April 7, 1942 
Richards Gardens, Plainwell, Mich. 
Dear Sirs: Received my plants to-day. Wish to thank you for 
same, as plants are wonderful. Must give you credit for your system 
of packing.—Fred Reigel. 
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