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TRUE-TONAME STRAWBERRY PLANTS
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MEDIUM-EARLY
STRAWBERRIES,
continued
Klondyke is a very
good grower and
adapted to a wide
variety of soils. It
is especially pop-
ular in the middle
and southern states.
Many large asso-
ciations in the
South are planting
Klondyke for their
main crop, due to
the fact that it is
a good shipper. At
nearby shipping sta-
tions we have seen
buyers go over load
after load of berries
and pay more for
the Klondyke than
for any other va-
riety of its season.
In this section it
commands the high-
est price until Big
Joe and Chesapeake
begin to ripen. A
good many growers
and associations
know this berry
and will plant it
anyway. For those
in the southern or middle states who are not sure
what to plant we recommend Klondyke as a market
berry. The blossoms of Klondyke are perfect and
the plants are very- vigorous and healthy. Klondyke
•will grow anywhere and this fact helps to make it
the immensely popular berry that it is. Price,
$3 per 1,000.
LADY CORNEILLE. p n .\ TT ho h . 3ve
fruited this variety
largely, claim that it is better than Klondyke and,
if it is, you cannot afford to be without it. We have
seen it fruiting in California and, if its behavior
there is any indication of what it will do generally,
it is a very valuable variety indeed. The plant is a
strong grower and does well on almost any soil.
The blossoms are perfect ; the berries are large, con-
ical in shape, uniform in size, and hold up well until
the end of the season. The fruit is dark red in color
and covered with prominent golden seeds. It has
added value in that it is very firm and able to stand
long-distance shipments in good condition. For the
Longfellow (see page 24). An exceedingly promising sort
middle and southern states we recommend Lady
Corneille very highly, and it should be tried out in
all sections where Strawberries are grown exten-
sively. Price, S3. 50 per 1 ,000.
Lady Thompson. An 0,d stand ard that f°r
- r many years was prac-
tically the only variety grown in the great berry
section of North Carolina. It makes strong, vigorous,
healthy plants that produce large crops of medium-
sized, handsome, well-shaped berries. It is firm
enough for shipping and is still used as a fancy
shipping berry in many sections of the South. Price,
S3. 50 per 1,000.
Lea Southern growers who have tried Lea
- speak of it in the very highest terms as a
valuable market berry. The originator says: "It is
the best thing I have in the Strawberry line. Lea
sold with Bubach and will stand more rainy weather
and keep in better condition than any berry I ever
saw." The plant is a strong, sturdy grower without
a spot of rust or other defect in its foliage. The
fruit ripens evenly, is of
uniform size, and is pro-
duced in large quantities.
The demand for Lea is
certain to increase after
it becomes more widely
known. Price, S3 per
1 ,000.
NONE CAN BE BETTER
The berry plants, fall-bear-
ing Strawberries. I got from
you last spring did wonder-
fully well. The plants were
fine; I did not lose one. I
am one of your old customers
and know from past orders •
what your plants are. None
can be better. — Mrs. B. B.
Daniel, Nelson County, Va.,