. Whitten's catalogue of small fruit plants, 1902. Nursery stock Michigan Catalogs; Berries Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 14 C. H. WHITTEN'S NURSERIES, 4'Strawberry Plants that Grow". LUTHER —Or August Luther, as some prefer to call it, was originated by Mr. A. Luther, of Missouri, and grown by him several seasons before it was offered for sale. The Ohio experiment station was first to call attention to it; giving the following report in 1897: "From A. Luther, perfect, un- named seedling, plants vigorous and prolific, berries medium to large, conical, usually with long slender point, lig
. Whitten's catalogue of small fruit plants, 1902. Nursery stock Michigan Catalogs; Berries Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 14 C. H. WHITTEN'S NURSERIES, 4'Strawberry Plants that Grow". LUTHER —Or August Luther, as some prefer to call it, was originated by Mr. A. Luther, of Missouri, and grown by him several seasons before it was offered for sale. The Ohio experiment station was first to call attention to it; giving the following report in 1897: "From A. Luther, perfect, un- named seedling, plants vigorous and prolific, berries medium to large, conical, usually with long slender point, light scarlet, flesh light red, of good quality, valuable because of earliness. Is far more prolific than Michel's Early and far larger. Earlier, larger and more prolific than Rio. It is regarded as the best early variety tested at the United States Agricultural ; M. Crawford in his last season's catalogue says: "This is one of the most valuable early varieties we have UJTHER ever tested. It was originated near Kansas City a number of years ago by Mr. August Luther, but was introduced only recently. "The plant is a tough, slim grower with long cord-like roots, a rampant runner, free from rust, and showing great vitality. Last summer it was our earliest variety, giving the first ripe berry on June 4th and many the next day. On the 7th it was full of bright red, roundish conical berries firm, easily picked, and of good quality for so early a berry. It continued in bearing until it had matured all its crop, although it was on hard, heavy ground, and the season was very ; I have not been able to fruit this variety, altho listing it the past two seasons. The demand for plants has been so great that I have had to dig up the entire block set each year to fill orders. I have, however, had a chance to watch it in fruit upon the premises of the late Mr. G W. Howard, whose death the past summer is mentioned in the opening of this catalogue. He had made the t
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