The Collections offered here will make ordering easy 

Strawberry Plants 
Because of the scarcity of layer plants during the fall 1944 season, we have arranged to 
have the varieties marked (@) in potted plants from April 1 to May 10, after which date 
layer plants will be available. Another crop of potted plants, in all the varieties listed below, 
will be for sale July to October. 
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STANDARD EARLY VARIETIES 
Blakemore. Fruit ts firm, light tn color and 
@ unexcelled. Ranks high in productiveness. 
Dorsett. Perfect. The berries are beautiful 
In appearance; their light color, bright 
green cap, large size, and attractive shape 
make them very desirable. 
Fairfax. Perfect. The berries average very 
@ large and firm and, picked at the proper 
time, are a bright red with a light green cap; 
as they ripen, they become darker and then 
very dark red. 
Premier. Perfect. Enormously productive, 
@ commencing early and bearing through a 
long season. The flavor is delicious. 
Starbright. Brighter red than Dorsett, 
with firm, JIuctous berries of delightful 
flavor. A favorite early variety. 
MIDSEASON VARIETIES 
Big Joe. Perfect. The merits of this excel- 
lent variety are great vigor of plant, fine 
root-system, exceptional productiveness, 
large size of fruit, excellent flavor. 
Catskill. Best midseason berry and becom- 
ing more popular every year. Large ber- 
ries, equaling Premier in flavor, carrying a 
bright green cap. 
Because of packing costs and labor shortage, the minimum order accepted for plants will 
LATE-SEASON VARIETIES 
Aroma. Late. One of the best late varieties. 
Frurt is large, bright glossy red, of excellent 
carrying quality. 
Chesapeake. Perfect. The berries are hand- 
@ some in appearance because of their large 
size, rich color, glossy surface, uniform 
shape and bright green cap. 
Lupton Late. Its double, dark green cap 
sets the fruit off beautifully. Produces an 
abundance of large, bright, flame-colored 
berries. 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
Layer Plants. 25, $1.50; 50, $2.50; 100, 
$4.00. 
Potted Plants. 25, $3.50; 50, $6.50; 100, 
$10.00. 
Every home should have fruit trees, for 
they are attractive in your garden and give 
shade, flowers and fresh tree-ripened fruit 
for your table. Our plants are prolific and 
certified free from disease. 




EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES 
Only Potted Plants 
Gem Everbearing Giant. Even without 
@ its everbearing qualities, the Gem Is a good 
berry, making a normal yield in the spring 
of firm, sweet, large, glossy, dark red 
berries. Repeats In the fall when berries are 
more or less a novelty and can be marketed 
at fancy prices or served on the home table. 
25, $4.00; 50, $7.00; 100, $12.00. 
Mastodon. This is unquestionably the most 
prolific of everbearing varieties. Bears con- 
tinuously from June till frost, the late 
fruits being as large as the early crop. 
25, $4.00; 50, $7.00; 100, $12.00. 
Raspberries 
Cumberland. Blackcap. The largest Rasp- 
berry known. Selected specimens measure 
an inch in diameter. 
Latham. The finest red Raspberry to date. 
More productive than any other variety. 
The berries are very large, bright red, and 
of wonderful flavor. 
Newburgh. Midseason. Vigorous grower, 
hardy, and very productive. Fruit very 
large, firm; does not crumble. Precedes 
Latham a few days in ripening. An excel- 
lent shipper and keeper. 
Ranere Everbearing. Brilliant red fruit of 
good size and excellent flavor; in fact, there 
is no good quality any of the regular va- 
rieties of Raspberries possess that is lacking 
in Ranere. 
All Raspberries, extra-strong plants, 
doz. $3.50; 100, $24.00 
Michell’s Collections 
The Collections offered here comprise 
worthy varieties well worth having in your 
garden. Here are included colorful shrubs for 
spring and summer flowering, shrubs to form 
a background for perennials, and winter- 
berried shrubs to give brilliant color to the 
bleak winter landscape. Herb collections are 
included, too, for herb gardens are again In 
favor. 
Collection A 
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
DOUBLED-FLOWERED 
VARIETIES 
Avalanche Jean Treadway 
Cydonia Rapture 
Gold Treasure Theresa 
1 each of 6 varieties for $2.00 
3 each of 6 varieties for $5.50 
Collection B 
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
CHOICE DOUBLE-FLOWERED 
VARIETIES 
Burma Mrs. P. S. du Pont 
Lavender Lady Red Velvet 
Mandarin Silver Ball 
1 each of 6 varieties for $3.50 
3 each of 6 varieties for $9.50 
Collection C 
POMPON AND BUTTON 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Ethel Mandalay 
Goblin Pigmy Gold 
Irene Ruby 
1 each of 6 varieties for $2.50 
3 each of 6 varieties for $7.00 
12 HENRY F. 

MICHELL CO., 
Collection D 
CUSHION CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Dean Kay 
Dean Ladd 
King Cushion 
My Lady 
September Bronze 
September Cloud 
1 each of 6 varieties for $2.00 
3 each of 6 varieties for $5.50 
MICHELL’S “IDEAL” 
COLLECTION OF CULINARY 
HERBS 
Chives (Allium Schenoprasum) 
Spearmint (Mentha spicata) 
Pot Marjoram (Origanum Onites) 
Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) 
Sage (Salvia officinalis) 
Winter Savory (Satureja montana) 
1 plant each of the 6 varieties, $1.75 
3 plants each of the 6 varieties, $5.00 
6 plants each of the 6 varieties, $9.50 
MICHELL’S “IDEAL” 
COLLECTION OF MINTS 
Apple Mint (Mentha rotundifolia) 
eae Mint (Mentha rotundifolia varie- 
gata 
Orange Mint (Mentha citrata) 
Curly Mint (Mentha crispa) 
Spearmint (Mentha spicata) 
Peppermint (Mentha piperita) 
1 plant each of the 6 varieties, $1.75 
3 plants each of the 6 varieties, $5.00 
6 plants each of the 6 varieties, $9.50 

516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
MICHELL’S “IDEAL” 
COLLECTION OF FRAGRANT 
HERBS 
Lavender (Lavandula vera) 
Pineapple Mint (Mentha rotundifolia varie: 
gata) 
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) 
Lemon Thyme (Thymus citriodorus) 
Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) 
Sweet-Woodruff 
1 each of the 6 varieties, $2.00 
3 each of the 6 varieties, $5.50 
6 each of the 6 varieties, $10.50 
BERRY-BEARING SHRUBS 
_ A planting of this Collection will give you 
Interesting material to cut for the home dur- 
Ing summer, autumn, and winter. AII these 
shrubs are quite hardy. 18 to 24 in. 
Winterberry (Jlex verticillata) 
Nannyberry (Viburnum Lentago) 
Beauty Berry (Callicarpa purpurea) 
Snowberry (Svmphoricarpos recen.osus) 
Coralberry (Symphoricarpos Chenaulti) 
Gray Dogwood (Cornus paniculata) 
The collection of 6 varieties for $5.00 
Value $6.00 
FLOWERING SHRUBS 
A planting of these popular Flowering 
Shrubs, will brighten any garden. Strong 
plants. 24 to 30 in. 
Goldenbell (Forsythia) 
Rose of Sharon ( Hibiscus) 
Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa) 
Weigela, Eva Rathke 
Chinese Lilac (Syringa chinensis) 
Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) 
The Collection of 6 varieties for $5.00 
Value $6.00 

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