. 1897 farmer's catalogue of berry plants. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. WE HAVE NICE TESTIMONIALS FROM EVERY STATE IN THE UNION,. PARKER EARLE. (per.) Origin Texas. Season very late. If we conld grow but one variety, it would be this. But it does not do as well on all soils as ours. , Our soil is stony with hardpan holds the moisture and makes k the ideal soil for the Parker On lighter soils not rich or moist enough, it is said to fail ^ perfection. The plants are strong and heavy rooted. The berries are good aver- rage size, much the shape of H
. 1897 farmer's catalogue of berry plants. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. WE HAVE NICE TESTIMONIALS FROM EVERY STATE IN THE UNION,. PARKER EARLE. (per.) Origin Texas. Season very late. If we conld grow but one variety, it would be this. But it does not do as well on all soils as ours. , Our soil is stony with hardpan holds the moisture and makes k the ideal soil for the Parker On lighter soils not rich or moist enough, it is said to fail ^ perfection. The plants are strong and heavy rooted. The berries are good aver- rage size, much the shape of Haverland and every berry looks as if it were turned out with a lathe and the apex sawed off. The calyx or "hull" is turned back and it is this peculiarity that makes it such a favorite with the housewife who has to hull them. Four quarts of the Parker Earle can be hulled as easily as one quart of the Wilson. We have grown it with the highest culture at the rate of 13200 qts. to the acre and they sold for 10c. per quart. So you see this is over 81000 to the acre. Plants of this variety a$e bringing all the fruit it sets through to always scarce, because they do not iri- rrho Min, , r . " Belleville, New Jersey, April. The Michel Early and Psf er Eafrle plants arr:ve1 in irood order. C. VaxHoutf>\. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original L. J. Farmer (Firm); Farmer, L. J; Maplewood Fruit Farm; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Pulaski, Oswego County, N. Y. : L. J. Farmer
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