STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
The raising of strawberry plants has been a specialty on the Hol- 
dridge farm for over thirty years. At the present time we believe that 
we raise and sell more strawberry plants than any other Connecticut 
grower. 
The soil on our farm is a sandy loam and seems to be ideal for 
the growth of long fibrous roots. 
All plants shipped from our farm will be freshly dug in the spring. 
We do not dig plants in the fall to hold until Spring. 
We have nearly all of the better varieties of strawberries which 
are suited to the climate of New England. 
At the present time we are cooperating with the University of Con- 
necticut and the Extension Service and have furnished plants of all 
leading varieties for trial in various sections of the state. Reports 
from these trials will be in our next years catalogue. 
Our every effort is to bring you well grown, disease free plants 
of the best varieties for your garden. 
EARLY VARIETIES 
HOWARD No. 17 (Premier)—In our opinion this is the best all- 
around strawberry at the present time. It produces berries the earliest 
of all varieties and will produce over a very long bearing season. It 
is often described as frost-proof because it sets blossoms over long 
enough time so that if some blossoms should be killed, there will be 
enough more blossoms to furnish a crop. It makes a good row of plants 
and will do well on practically every type of soil and under all condi- 
tions. The berry is generally pointed although there are usually many 
double berries at the first picking. The flavor is good but not as sweet 
as Dorsett or Fairfax. 
Yields of Howard are high under so many different conditions that 
it will usually make more money than any other variety in New Eng- 
land. For home gardeners we recommend that at least one-half of the 
strawberry patch be of the Howard variety because of its dependabil- 
ity, its earliness and long fruiting season. 
PATHFINDER—tThis variety does very well for us. Its season is 
very nearly the same as Howard, starting to fruit very early and last- 
ing about three weeks or nearly as long as Howard. It is a very fine 
plantmaker and will produce a heavy crop of fairly round, very attrac- 
tive berries. This variety is rated as one of the most resistant varieties 
to the ‘“‘Red Stele” disease. This variety would be much more popular 
if it were not for the fact that it comes at the same time as Howard. 
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