. 19th annual catalogue : strawberry, raspberry and blackberry plants, choice fowls and eggs, celery plants, Nursery stock Delaware Dover Catalogs; Strawberries Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 10 SLAYMAKER & SON. DOVER, DEL. seen by its foliage. Ripens with the first but on account of its larger size and better appearance in marKet sells 'at about double the price of any other berry of same season. It was first shipped to New York market in 1898 and it carried everything before it. Mr. J. A. Davis says of this one : "I first saw the John- * son Early Strawberry in 1898, at the farm of
. 19th annual catalogue : strawberry, raspberry and blackberry plants, choice fowls and eggs, celery plants, Nursery stock Delaware Dover Catalogs; Strawberries Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 10 SLAYMAKER & SON. DOVER, DEL. seen by its foliage. Ripens with the first but on account of its larger size and better appearance in marKet sells 'at about double the price of any other berry of same season. It was first shipped to New York market in 1898 and it carried everything before it. Mr. J. A. Davis says of this one : "I first saw the John- * son Early Strawberry in 1898, at the farm of Mr. Oliver Johnson. It was late in the spring. Mr. Johnson shipped his iast crate of berries the day I was there. The berries were large and firm for the last picking, and vines green and healthy. I went to see the berry btcause my brother, L. S Davis, 100 Barclay street, New York City, said it was the finest early berry they had had in store that year, and I bought 40,000 plants for my own planting. Of this berry the originator says : ''In the fruiting season ot 1893, my patch having been set with Hoffman and Crescent plants, three rows of each, alternating, I noticed a distinctly marked Hoffman berry ripening upon a Crescent plant. In size this berry is much larger than Hoffman, deep red in color, glossy, firm, sweet and of excellent flavor. The plant resembles Hoffman; makes runners ; Excelsior.—This variety has given first ripe berries the past season. It bears a great number of medium sized berries,dark red and very firm. Mr. J. H. Hale says this is the berry for most mon ey wherever an early berry is wanted. We think he is right if the grower cares enough for his bed to keep down the ex- cess of plants. In fact we don't belieye this berry has j ast shown what it really can do under favorable conditions. No one can afford to leave this out of their strawbeiry list. Excelsior is described in 1899 Bulletin of Michigan Ex- periment Station. It being along with
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