. Allen's book of berries : 1914. Berries Catalogs; Strawberries Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs. Lea. One of the best maxket berries for the South KLONDYKE. Hundreds of acres of this variety are being grown all over the eastern shore of Mary- land and Delaware for the northern markets. Klon- dyke has made a great success; it is one of the best shipp)ers, and demands the top price in the market, frequently bringing a premium over other varieties, owing, in a great measure, to its large size and unusual firmness; blossoms are perfect, plants making a vigorous growth and producing a good crop.
. Allen's book of berries : 1914. Berries Catalogs; Strawberries Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs. Lea. One of the best maxket berries for the South KLONDYKE. Hundreds of acres of this variety are being grown all over the eastern shore of Mary- land and Delaware for the northern markets. Klon- dyke has made a great success; it is one of the best shipp)ers, and demands the top price in the market, frequently bringing a premium over other varieties, owing, in a great measure, to its large size and unusual firmness; blossoms are perfect, plants making a vigorous growth and producing a good crop. If you want a good berry that will bring the top price in market, and firm enough to ship anywhere, don't hesitate to plant the Klondyke; it will please your cus- tomers, bring trade and increase your profits. (See p. 12.) LADYTHOMP. SON. This variety has been so exten- sively grown it hardly seems ne- cessary to say much about it. For many years it was practi- cally the only va- riety grown in the great Strawberry section of North Carolina. It makes strong, vigorous, healthy plants that produce large crops of medium - large, handsome, firm and well-shaped berries, and is especially well adapted to the warmer climate of the South. LEA. A strong, sturdy grower without a spot of rust or other defect in its foliage; blossoms are perfect; ripening evenly all over, it is uniformly large in size and very pro- ductive. The originator says: "It is the best thing I have in the Strawberry line. Lea sold along with Bubach, and will stand more rainy weather and keep in better condition than any berry I ever grew; Climax produced a few more quarts but did not bring near the ; Southern growers who have tried it speak in the highest terms of its value as a market berry, one of the best of its class. LONGFELLOW. Blossoms are perfect; medium early and very productive; long-conical in shape, highly colored and well flavored; plants are vigor- ous and healthy. I consider it an exc
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