. Everything for the fruit grower : 1900. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Bridgeport Catalogs; Nursery stock Ohio Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. . STAR STRAWBERRY. *The berry is large and handsome in appearance, measuring 6 to 7 Inches in circumference, on the average. It is as near perfection in shape as possible, somewhat resembling the Gandy, but not quite so dark in color. It is a beautiful, glossy crimson, and colors all over at the same time, being an ideal berry in this respect. All the berries average large from fi
. Everything for the fruit grower : 1900. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Bridgeport Catalogs; Nursery stock Ohio Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. . STAR STRAWBERRY. *The berry is large and handsome in appearance, measuring 6 to 7 Inches in circumference, on the average. It is as near perfection in shape as possible, somewhat resembling the Gandy, but not quite so dark in color. It is a beautiful, glossy crimson, and colors all over at the same time, being an ideal berry in this respect. All the berries average large from first to last, with no small or ill-shaped berries throughout the entire season. In quality it is of the best. All who have tested it pronounce it the best they have ever eaten. This, we feel sure, will be the verdict of all who try it. *ln productiveness we have never seen the equal of Star. It matures all its berries in a dry season, possessing the greatest drought-resisting qualities of any berry we are acqiiainted with, having matured a full crop when all the ordinary varieties were complete failures. " The" plant is a strong and vigorous grower, with healthy green foliage, deep rooted and very prolific, being a staminate, or perfect variety. Season of ripening second early. *For profit we know of no berry which will equal it. "When grown beside Bubach, Haverland, Warfield, Sharpless, and several of the newer varieties, the comparison was very plainly visible. Its superiority in every point was very marked —in quality, size and productiveness. Some of "the berries were placed on the market, when they readily brought a fancy price, the average being, at wholesale, 17 cents per quart, at a time when no other sort offered would bring over 6 cents. Price, 50 cts. per doz., $ per 100, $8 per 1, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of thes
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