. ISTeXir Home* I]IiplO« Mid-Season to Late, Pistillate. This is one of the few berries that has fulfilled every promise made on its introduction and is now a standard variety in many parts of the country. It seems to do well under all conditions, a. strong free grower and producing seemingly impossible large crops of perfectly formed bright red delicious fruit. You can plant this in quantity without misgiving—it should be planted in close proximity to a perfect flowering sort. 50 cts. per doz.; $ per 100 ; $ per 1000. SharpleSS. Mid-Season, Perfect. Though no longer the best berry th
. ISTeXir Home* I]IiplO« Mid-Season to Late, Pistillate. This is one of the few berries that has fulfilled every promise made on its introduction and is now a standard variety in many parts of the country. It seems to do well under all conditions, a. strong free grower and producing seemingly impossible large crops of perfectly formed bright red delicious fruit. You can plant this in quantity without misgiving—it should be planted in close proximity to a perfect flowering sort. 50 cts. per doz.; $ per 100 ; $ per 1000. SharpleSS. Mid-Season, Perfect. Though no longer the best berry that can be had, Sharpless still has many friends who will have no other. This is strongly illustrated in summarizing our sale of strawberries. We find that up to within a few years back that Sharpless was the variety we sold the greater quantity of, and even now it holds a good second place. It is doubtful if there is anything of better flavor on the market. 50 cts. per doz.; $2 50 per 100; $ per 1000. The Virginia. Extra Early, Perfect. This is one of the earliest varieties to ripen and for an extra early produces fruit of an unusual uniform large size. It is of an attractive bright red color, appearing as if varnished, a strong, vigorous, healthy grower. 60 cents per dozen; $ per 100 ; $ per ico 'William Belt. Mid-Season, Perfect. We give the introducer's description of this fine strawberry ; " William Belt is now generally conceded to be one of the great berries. For vigorous growth, great productiveness, size, beauty and fine quality it is one of the very best. It is grown by the acre for fancy fruit, and is generally mentioned in con- nection with the Marshall. The first berry to ripen on each fruit-stalk, under high culture, is apt to be cockscombed; all others are of regular form. It is bright glossy red, the ideal color for a ; 50 cts. per doz.; $ per 100 j per 1000.
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