. Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1907. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 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 o
. Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1907. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 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. 60 cts. perdoz.; $ per 100; $ per 1000. 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 ; 60 cts. per doz.; $ per 100; $ per 1000. R,OUgh Rider. Very-Late, Perfect. This variety originated in Oswego County, New York, where a specialty is made of growing very late berries. One of the most progressive growers in this district says of the Rough Rider: "It has perfect blossoms, is an extremely vigorous grower, enormously productive, the latest and firmest berry and the best ; We recommend it for trial to all who desire a very late berry. 60 cts. per doz.; $ per 100 ; $ per 1000. Sample. 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
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