The strawberry for everybody . aincrop up to date, as yet fully tested. All ad-mirers of the once popular Kittatinny will beespecially delighted with it. It is believed tobe a seedling of the Kittatinny, and pos-sesses in an equal degree the desirable proper-ties of that famous variety in its palmy days,with added hardiness. It is a strong, vigor-ous grower, hardy, free from rust, and bearsannually enormous crops of large, handsomeberries of the finest quality, which alwayscommand the highest price in market. Thepast three summers I have fruited the Wardand Mersereau in adjoining rows, side by
The strawberry for everybody . aincrop up to date, as yet fully tested. All ad-mirers of the once popular Kittatinny will beespecially delighted with it. It is believed tobe a seedling of the Kittatinny, and pos-sesses in an equal degree the desirable proper-ties of that famous variety in its palmy days,with added hardiness. It is a strong, vigor-ous grower, hardy, free from rust, and bearsannually enormous crops of large, handsomeberries of the finest quality, which alwayscommand the highest price in market. Thepast three summers I have fruited the Wardand Mersereau in adjoining rows, side by two varieties are almost identical infoliage, habit of growth and vigor, bothentirely hardy, and the fruit is very similarin size and appearance. The Ward was won-derfully prolific, but the fruit was not of sohigh a quality as the Mersereau. Ward origi-nated in Monmouth County, New Jersey, hasnow been fully tested in field culture, and highly recommended by many members ofthe State Horticultural Society at the annual. meeting of the past three or four years. Itis, beyond question, a variety of very greatvalue. Mr. J. H. Hale, Ex-President of the Amer-ican Pomological Society, says: Of largesize, jet black color, firm for shipment, yettender and melting all through, without coreand of highest quality. I thought I had seenBlackberries before, but Ward caps the cli-max. Those rows of strong, thrifty, well-branched plants, so literally covered withfruit that it actually blotted out nearly allthe foliage, seemed almost like too much ofa good thing. Strong, handsome root cutting plants, Doz.,35c; 100, $; 1000, $ (Large lots atspecial rates.) Early Harvest.—Extremely early and pro-ductive, rendering it profitable and popu-lar. Berries medium in size, bright glossyblack, sweet and succeeds admirably atthe South and is a fav-orite on the PacificCoast; but is not entire-ly hardy north of NewJersey. Doz,, 35c; 100,$1,50; 1000, $ E1 d 0 r a d o.—Espec
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