. Mid-summer catalogue 1902 : plants for summer planting, seeds for summer sowing, lawn and garden requisites, insect and fungus destroyers. doz.; $ per 1(K). <too4r«d by mvll, a<td for pofftayw lOc t9 fl|a *Vfn ptic* ssd Mc to the hundred price. * 6 PETBH HENTDERSON i CO., NEW YORK.—POT-GRQ-U-X STRA-^^ERRY PLANTS. GRAND NEW STRA^TBERRY, CHALLENGE. (Bi-iejcual—Mid-Season i After 3 years trial we feeljustified in offering theChallenge strawberry toour customers \rith the as-surance that it is a varietyof surpassing merit. Theplant is a large and strong 1grower—healthy in every


. Mid-summer catalogue 1902 : plants for summer planting, seeds for summer sowing, lawn and garden requisites, insect and fungus destroyers. doz.; $ per 1(K). <too4r«d by mvll, a<td for pofftayw lOc t9 fl|a *Vfn ptic* ssd Mc to the hundred price. * 6 PETBH HENTDERSON i CO., NEW YORK.—POT-GRQ-U-X STRA-^^ERRY PLANTS. GRAND NEW STRA^TBERRY, CHALLENGE. (Bi-iejcual—Mid-Season i After 3 years trial we feeljustified in offering theChallenge strawberry toour customers \rith the as-surance that it is a varietyof surpassing merit. Theplant is a large and strong 1grower—healthy in every Iway—rooting deeply, con- |quently a great drought re-sister. The size of the fruiiand the abundance withwhich it is produced is-TTonderful. Even mediumsized plants are loadeddown with handsome berries average verylarge—are quite uniform inshape—occasionally a little |corrugated but never cox- combed. Thecolor isbrighttodark red, with glossy surfaceand dark red colored quality is excellent,sprightly sweet with delight- .ful aroma. rui aroma. Price, (fot-croivn ^lanU),.$ per doz.; $ per (Bisexual; Mid-Season.)This is one of the beststrawberries for large sieegood quality and largeyield that has ever beenoffered to the Americanpeople and in these threerespects we believe it hasno equal. We speciallyrecommend it for the homegarden and nearby mar-kets. In productiveness itis unsurpassed—last seasona quarter of an acre plotyielded 1380 quarts at onepicking, and over 12,000quarts were gathered dur-ing the season from oneacre and thisisithout anyspecial petting or size the berries averageextraordinarily large,twelve specimens will fill aquart; the size holds upwell until the end; in shapethe berries are broadlyheart-shaped, often widen-ing at the tip; color darkglossy crimson, fairly firmand of excellent quality;plant strong and healthy.(Sre cut.) Price, {^ filanis\.Vta. per doz. ; $. per 100. If Strawberry


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