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THE RANSOM NURSERY, GENEVA, OHIO 

Strawberries for the Home Garden 
Catskill. An outstanding mid-season va- 
riety introduced by the New York Agricul- 
tural Experiment Station and well stands at 
the top as a late mid-season variety of large 
size berries, heavy yields and a sure crop- 
per. The large bright red berries are most 
attractive even though not as fine a finish 
as some of the early varieties. Quality equal 
to Premier, ripens in mid-season and con- 
tinues through the late picking period. 25 
for $1.50, 50 for $2.50, 100 for $3.90, 250 
for $7.50, postpaid. 
Dunlap. Early, perfeet flowering. A _cen- 
tury-old variety and still a favorite. Never 
| fails to yield big red berries of delicious 
s flavor. 
Hardy everywhere. Large yielder. 
meee 25 for $1.50, 50 for $2.00, 100 for $3.50, 250 
Bee for $6.50, postpaid. 

BLACKMORE 
HOW TO PLANT STRAWBERRIES 
Plant Strawberries in good, rich, well- 
drained soil the crown of the plant when 
set should be at the surface of the ground. 
Tamp the earth firmly around the roots, 
leaving a thin layer of loose soil at the top 
of the ground to prevent baking. It will 
take about 8,000 spring-bearing plants to 
the acre, or 10,000 everbearing plants. Keep 
ground clean and well cultivated. It is best 
to keep blossoms and runners on the ever- 
bearing varieties pinched off until the mid- 
dle of July. In late fall, when the ground is 
frozen down an inch or two, cover with 
clean straw, leaves, or cornstalks, and do 
not uncover too early in spring. 
Order your Strawberry Plants before May 1 
for early spring planting is the safest and 
best. Any Strawberry plants ordered after 
May 1, necessitating our handling them 
when they are full of new soft growth, will 
be shipped entirely at the purchaser’s risk. 
Strawberry plants are shipped only in the 
spring. Strawberries shipped from associ- 
ated strawberry specialty nursery, northern 
Indiana. 
The Strawberry crop was short last season 
due to the dry weather. Many varieties 
failed to produce good crops of plants or 
fruit. We are offering varieties that will 
please both home gardeners and commercial 
growers. 
Blackmore. Early, perfect flowering. Com- 
mences bearing early, and continues for a 
long fruiting season. Berries are a bright 
red color, large size, firm, honey sweet, at- 
tractive appearance. One of the best long 
distance shipping kinds. Best for large scale 
planting. Roots deeply, stands adverse 
weather conditions, drought, ete. 25 for 
$1.50, 50 for $2.00, 100 for $3.50, 250 for 
$6.50, postpaid. By express, 500 for $9.00, 
1000 for $16.00, 2000 or more $14.00 per 
1000, 5000 or more $13.00 per 1000. 
Fairfax. Early to mid-season, perfect 
flowering. It is extra early, having the same 
bearing season as Premier, but is a much 
heavier bearer. The early blooms do not 
show serious frost damage and the fruiting 
season extends over a long period. Flavor 
rich and sweet, bright red color. Good mar- 
ket variety, stands long distance shipping. 
25 for $1.50, 50 for $2.50, 100 for $3.90, 
250 for $7.50, postpaid. 
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EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES 
Giant Gem. Perfect flowering. Starts 
bearing three months after planting, pro- 
ducing a crop in the fall, then the following 
season bears from June until. frost. The 
plants are vigorous, berries are large, bright 
red, finest flavor. 25 for $2.50, 50 for $4.30, 
100 for $6.50, postpaid. 
Mastodon. Produces a large crop of big 
berries during the summer and fall months. 
Plants set in the spring will produce a crop 
of berries in 90 days, and continue through 
summer and fall until stopped by cold 
weather. Rich glossy red, of firm and solid 
texture, delicious in flavor. One hundred 
plants will keep a fair sized family in ber- 
cee: 50 plants $2.75, 100 plants $4.75, post- 
paid. 
