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CATALOGUE
1918
Strawberries
and other
Small Fruit Plants
Hardy Shrubs and Ornamentals
SENA TOR DUNLAP
The Most Profitable Strawberry Grown. ( See page 6.)
(. Actual Size)
Keith Brothers Nursery
Sawyer, Michigan
An everbearer excelling* in every way.
The most profitable and productive variety on the market.
The World’s greatest and best known Everbearing Strawberry.
Berries large, attractive, rich dark red, perfect, pointed (see cut).
Well flavored berries, rich for table use, preserving and canning.
A berry for the home garden or commercial field. It has no equal.
Progressive Everbearing
The Progressive Strawberry is undoubtedly the best variety of its kind. We have compared it with all other everbearing varieties and none of them can come anywhere near it as a garden or commercial berry. Plants set in the spring will fruit within six weeks. The young plants often blossom and form berries before they root. Eight weeks after planting there will be plenty of blos- soms and berries. By the middle of August the row will be filled with blooms, green and ripe ber- ries (see cut).
It is often asked, “Will the plants bear the same year they are planted?” Yes; you just can’t keep them from bearing. Not only will the original plants bear but the young plants formed from them will bear also. By the first of September every plant in the row should be bearing. All during August, September and October the Progressive yields profitably, the berries selling from 25 cents to 50 cents a quart on the market. The Progressive is certainly an Everbearing Strawberry. It bears its heaviest crop the same year it is set out. They will fruit some the fol- lowing spring but not nearly so much as the Superb (see page 3). Its wonderful reputation has been made from the fact that it forms a solid fruiting row and bears more profusely than any other similar variety. The only fault found with the Pro- gressive is that the plants set in the spring blossom too much for the best formation of runners. Therefore, the bloom should be picked off at planting time and kept picked off until the last of June. This brings the ripening about August 1st or sooner.
PRODUCTIVENESS — A heavy bearer all through August, September and October. Young and old plants bear profitably.
BERRY — Dark, attractive, velvety red; large, conical, well- shaped, even size; well flavored, tart to acid.
PLANTS — Medium in size, strong, well-rooted, healthy. RUNNERS — Numerous, strong; a good fruiting row. Actual size. Price, per 25, 50c; 100, $1.50; 1,000, $12.00.
Introduction
Nineteen - Eight
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THE YEAR 1 9 1 7, with its perplexing problems and war conditions, closed as one of the best years yet for the man on the farm. Notwithstanding the unsettled conditions of the world at large, the past year has been one of opportunity for the farmer. We wish to extend our best wishes and thanks to our many patrons and friends who have helped to make this past year a prosperous one for us. The people at large are now facing some of the gravest problems ever brought before this country, but we as citizens of this United States, are not to be intimidated by these conditions. We are going to push forward and make the coming year one of the greatest and most productive years yet expe- rienced. We are looking forward with much interest to what is going to happen. We, as men on the farm, our country’s only producers, can assure ourselves that we are now entering upon a year of many possibilities and opportunities. Never before has the producer looked into the future with as bright prospects for prices, demands and profits as today. During the past year fruit-growers realized large profits on their crops, and, with the demand for foodstuffs being what it will be, caused by this World-wide war, prices for the next two years are going to be no lower than they are today. With these facts before us, we are appealing to our many customers and friends to get. into the game and be liberal producers. Every quart of fruit you produce is not only going to be of great profit to you, but it will be just that much toward feeding the starving millions. Never before has opportunity held her door so wide open for you.
We offer you the two following suggestions. First, you who can prepare to do so, will do well to set out all the small fruit plants you can possibly care for. Be one of Uncle Sam’s helpers and assist as much as possible in our National production. There will be big money in the fruit business for the next two years at least. You will be doing a patriotic act and also greatly bene- fiting yourself by being a larger producer than ever. Second, we suggest that you, who are en- gaged in other business and do not feel inclined to set out a large number of plants, do grow enough fruit for home consumption. The “home garden” movement that was started last spring has filled more than one cellar with vegetables for the winter of 1917. It was a movement that brought nation-wide saving. Why not grow enough fruit for home consumption? That would be patriotism.
We send this Yearbook with the hope that you will appreciate it. We trust that you will con^ sider very carefully its contents, as it is our sole representative. Its statements in regard to the varieties offered are actual facts drawn from experience in growing and fruiting them. The vari- eties we do list, while not so numerous, are those which have proved to be profitable and of commercial importance.
We have endeavored to make our prices as low as possible. We have not advanced them in accordance with the increased cost of labor expended in planting, growing, and packing our plants. We consider ourselves entitled to a legitimate profit, and this added to the cost of pro- duction determines the listed prices.
It is our desire to furnish our customers with the best plants grown, in order that they may realize the greatest returns from their investment. We have always endeavored to conduct our business on a square, upright basis, satisfying our customers and carrying out our guarantee. No order is too large or none too small for us to handle. We consider one order as important as another. We regard each order as a personal investment and desire to do our part in making it a profitable one, therefore, by ordering from us your success is assured.
OUR GUARANTEE
It is our intention that every variety offered and priced in this cata- logue will reach you in good growing condition and prove to be pre- cisely as described. All plants shipped by us are true to name, one-year old, and carefully packed.
You take no risk in sending us your order, for we absolutely guar- antee you satisfaction. We make good any order which proves un-
satisfactory. KEITH BROS. NURSERY.
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KEITH BROTHERS NURSERY, SAWYER, MICHIGAN
This is Our Only Salesman
In introducing our salesman, we wish to extend thanks for past patronage and to assure you prompt and careful attention to all inquiries and orders with which you may favor us. Its state- ments regarding varieties are actual facts. They are written through experience in growing and fruiting the plants. We offer only tried varieties and list only those which prove to be profitable.
ORDER EARLY. You are thus more certain to obtain the varieties you desire. Later in the season we may be out of the varieties that you desire. We ship orders in the rotation in which they are received. If you desire to have an order shipped on any special date, make note of same on your order and we will comply with same as nearly as possible.
HOW TO ORDER. Use order sheet and write plainly. Give exact number of plants desired and cost of same. Under no circumstance will we substitute unless privileged to do so by the pur- chaser. It is always well to give a second choice, especially if ordering late in the season.
REMIT by Postoffice Order, Express Money Order or Bank Draft. Postal Stamps will be ac- cepted for the fractional parts of a dollar. Don’t send coins in an enevlope unless you register the letter.
TERMS are cash with order. With large orders one-half the amount may be sent with order and the balance before plants are shipped.
SHIPPING. Strawberry plants are shipped by express, but cane plants, such as Blackberries and Raspberries, may be sent by freight. They often reach our customers in good condition, but we do not insure safe delivery when shipped by freight. Small orders may be sent by mail, but an additional cost of 20 cents per hundred for Strawberries and 50 cents per hundred for cane plants is required to cover postage and safe wrapping. Please don’t forget this.
YOUR PLANTS are dug, tied in bunches and hauled to the packing house without any chance of being exposed to the drying winds or sun. Here they are packed in damp moss in crates and shipped directly to you, thereby reaching you shortly after being dug.
PLANTS UPON ARRIVAL should be looked after at once. Don’t place them away in a warm room in the package in which they were shipped. If the weather is warm they may spoil over night. Heel them in in a sandy soil. Surround each bunch with the soil. They need not be watered after being heeled in unless they are quite dry from shipping. If the soil is ready, the plants may be set out at once. Remember to keep the plants cool until planted.
PREPARE THE SOIL for small fruit as if it were a garden. Plow as early as possible in the spring and keep well worked until planting. Thoroughness is an important factor in success- ful culture. Don’t plant them on land that was in heavy sod the year before. They may be destroyed by insects. They should follow a cul- tivated crop, such as corn, beans, potatoes, etc.
FERTILIZE THE SOIL where possible with well-rotted barnyard or stable manure. Plow under at least ten loads per acre and topdress the soil with five loads which have been well decayed.
PLANTING should be done as early as possible in the spring. Spread the roots and pack the soil well around them. Don’t place the plants in the soil any deeper than they grew. A hole made by thrusting a spade in the soil will receive the roots in good shape. We plant all our plants in this manner. Some varieties of Strawberries have imperfect blossoms, marked (Imp.) in our catalogue, and should not be planted alone. In- terplant such varieties every fourth row with perfect flowered varieties, marked (Per.) This is very important. Keep it in mind when ordering.
Distance for Planting and Plants Required per Acre
Strawberries, 3 ft., 8 in. x 1 % ft. . . 7,920 plants
Black Raspberries 7 ft. x 3% ft.. .1,777 plants
Red Raspberries 6 ft. x 3 ft. . .2,420 plants
Blackberries 7 ft. x 3 14 ft. . .1,777 plants
CULTIVATE your plants often in order to keep down the weeds, conserve moisture, and train the runners in the row. Keep the hoe busy, too, and you will succeed.
WHERE TO ORDER. Order from Northern nurseries. If plants are dug in the South at the time the Northern season opens, they are too far advanced for shipping and planting. On the other hand, plants dug in the North at the time the season opens there, may be shipped South without encountering this difficulty.
The Northern location of our nursery renders it ideal for the growing of all small fruit plants. We are within two miles of the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. The climate is greatly moder- ated in the spring and fall by this large body of water. This locality is thus well suited for the growing of large, healthy, well-rooted plants. There are more small fruit plants grown here than anywhere in the United States. Let us fill your order with plants grown under these ideal conditions. We are prepared to satisfy you in every way.
REFERENCES
As to our financial standing and reliability we refer you (by permission) to the Bridgman State Bank, of Bridgman, Mich.; E. K. Warren & Co., Bankers, of Three Oaks, Mich.; or to the Post- master or Express Agent of Sawyer, Mich.
CERTIFICATE OF NURSERY INSPECTION.
No. 1865.
This is to Certify, that I have examined the nursery stock of Keith Bros. Nursery, and find it apparently free from dangerous insects and dangerously contagious tree and plant diseases.
This certificate to be void after July 31, 1918.
L. R. TAFT,
State Inspector of Nurseries and Orchards.
East Lansing, Mich, Oct. 6, 1917.
Everbearing Strawberries
Everbearing Strawberries are a success. They are profitable in every way.
Plants set in the spring bear all that summer. Also the following spring. Two crops a year.
They are a delicious fruit and make good shortcakes at all times.
We have all the Strawberries we can eat all summer. Our last shortcake for 1917 was November 25. You should have some of these plants and grow your own berries. We can tell you how.
A big Money-maker. Nets from 25 cents to 40 cents per quart in fancy markets.
Berries sold for $4.00 to $6.00 per 16-quarts on Chicago market all last fall.
They bear big paying crops, yielding from half to as much as the June-bearing varieties.
Bearing plants, potted in late fall, sell for $2.50 per pot as Christmas specialties.
Why not have fresh Strawberries all summer for your table and to sell?
Everbearing Strawberries can be grown under the same conditions as the June-bearing varieties.
Varieties of Everbearing Strawberries
We list just two varieties of Everbearers, the Progressive and the Superb. These have proved to be the two best with us, and we therefore recommend them for planting by our customers. Of these two we find the Progressive the better. Read carefully what we state regarding each.
PROGRESSIVE — You will find this variety pictured and described on inside of front cover. Read carefully what it proves to be with us.
SUPERB — This variety is one of the best known of the Everbearing sorts. It is now being offered for sale by all dealers and proves to be worthy of a trial in any fruit garden or farm. It does not bear so heavily in the fall as the Progressive, but produces large paying crops the following spring, outyielding many of the June-bearing varieties. Remember it also bears the same summer and fall after planting. Buy the Superb and you can’t lose. You will have berries the same fall and a large paying crop the next spring.
Productiveness — Fair yields in summer and fall. Large yields the following spring.
Berry — Medium dark, glossy red, evenly colored, firm, solid flesh, well flavored, ships well.
Plants — Strong, deep-rooted, hardy, healthy.
Runners — Medium in number, but making good fruiting row on moist loam soil.
Price, per 25, 50 cents; per 100, $1.50; per 1,000. $12.00.
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General List of Strawberries
Early Varieties
BEDERWOOD (Per.) — One of the old varieties that has come to stay. It comes into bearing early in the season and continues to produce almost perfect berries to the end of the strawberry season. You will find the berries in the last picking as perfect as those in the first. This is one of the strong points of the Bederwood. We attribute this char- acteristic to its wonderfully strong fertilizing ability. It has a long blossoming period and is one of the best fertilizers for the Haverland and other early and midseason varieties (see Haverland), and we recommend it as such. It pro- duces more quarts per acre than any other of the early varieties. The vines are simply loaded with fruit. The berries are rather round, medium sized, light red, firm and of good flavor. It produces as many plants as the Warfield or Senator Dunlap and always makes a good fruiting row. It is one of the best of the early varieties, and should be often used as a fertilizer for imperfect varieties. Price,, $3.00 per thousand.
CHARLES I. — Charles the First is a very productive berry that comes into bearing extra early and produces- well even toward the end of the strawberry season. It is not very often that we find an early variety that bears such large crops and keeps it up nearly all season. It is a hardy plant and grows a good fruiting row under the most un- desirable weather conditions. This va’riety is one of our best early berries. It comes into bearing about four or five days ahead of the Bederwood, which is considered one of our earliest producing strawberries. We guarantee entire satisfaction with Charles I. It is a wonderfully productive early variety. Price, $4.00 per thousand.
Bederwood.
We do not offer any variety but what has been tried and proved to be a profitable one in every way. The different varieties are described as we find them through actual experience in growing and fruiting the plants.
ST. LOUIS (Per.)— This is one of our more recent early varieties, resembling the Haverland in color. The plants are medium in size and long rooted, making them a plant that will thrive any- where. The St. Louis is a great plant maker, never failing to make a big fruit- ing row under half a chance. It is a good heavy bearer, coming earlier than the Bederwood. The berries are of good' flavor and hold up very well under shipping. Price,
$4.00 per thousand.
See pages eight and nine for Special Reduced Prices.
On these pages we list one early, one medium, and one late variety, and by pur- chasing plants from each of these three varieties you can have the berry season.
Charles I.
the best strawberries throughout
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Early Ozark.
Bubach.
THREE BIG OFFERS-PAGES 8 AND 9
EARLY OZARK (Per.) — This berry has made a great record since placed on the market. It is said to be a cross seedling of Excelsior and Aroma, and was originated in Missouri. Early Ozark is a grand extra early berry, and has become a favorite in many parts of the South, where it is the best known berry that we know of. Where it has been seen in fruit, almost everybody wants plants. The leaves are thick and leathery, with a healthy, vigorous appearance, looking as though they had been varnished. The berries average large in size, ripen early and are very firm, which means a great
deal to commercial growers. We guarantee every plant to be true to name. Price, $4.00 per thousand.
Medium Varieties
BUBACH (Imp.) — One of the largest berries grown. You will find it very profitable. If you are wanting a large, fancy berry, one that will make a big showing on your table or on the market, buy the Bubach. You will not be disappointed in any way with the Bubach, and it will make you large profits. Berries large, showy, even deep dark red color throughout. Stand shipping and hold their color well. Plants large and hardy. It doesn’t make so many plants as some vari- eties, but enough to form a good fruiting row. Bubach is an old reliable variety of the big-berry type. It has an imperfect flower and we suggest planting it along with the Gibson, Senator Dunlap, or Pocomoke for fer- tilization. Price, $4.50 per thousand.
DR. BURRILL (Per.) — This variety is pictured and described on the back cover. It is one of the best new varieties that we offer and we are sure you will be pleased in every way with it. If you have ever fruit- ed^or seen the Senator Dunlap (the world’s best known bgrry) you have an idea of the Dr. Burrill. The berry is: a little more tart than the Dunlap, but as good, if no^V better berry, for canning and home use. Try the Dr. .Burrill if you do not want to take a chance. It \viU surely please you. Price, $4.00 per thousand.
KEITH BROTHERS NURSERY, SAWYER, MICHIGAN
Senator Dunlap.
SENATOR DUNLAP (Per.)— (See illustration on front cover). This Strawberry is one of the most grown strawberries that is on the market today. There isn’t a berry region in the United States but what knows the Senator Dunlap. It resembles the old Warfield in many ways, and probably this has something to do with its wide- spread use over the country. It has a perfect blossom and therefore can be planted by itself with a surety that it will bear large crops. It is just the strawberry for the home garden. The berry is of a dark red color, medium to large in size, with a well rounded but inclined to pointed shape. It is one of the firmest varieties and therefore will stand shipping and a great amount of handling. The berry colors up rather evenly, but when there is a part that is well shaded it doesn’t become highly colored but takes on a deep pink color which makes the berry appear very beautiful. Without doubt it is one of the best all-around strawberries on the market today. Here are some of the things that make the Senator Dunlap such a great berry:
A good, firm, perfect fruit, with a striking deep red color.
An abundant producer with a medium long bearing season.
It comes into bearing in early mid-summer in time to get in on the early markets.
It is a fine berry to can for home uses. It retains its color and shape after being canned.
It also retains its flavor after being cooked.
It is one of the finest berries grown for home use, both for canning and for table use.
It has a perfect flower and will bear when planted alone. It is also a good variety to plant with imperfect varieties as a fertilizer.
It is a good shipper and a good seller. Peo- ple always buy the Senator Dunlap.
It is a wonderful plant producer. There is no question about it making a good fruiting row.
In making out your order do not fail to in- clude the Senator Dunlap. Price, $3.50 per thousand.
GIBSON (Per.) — This famous strawberry is pictured and described on the back cover. Read carefully what it has to say for itself.
Prce, $4.00 per thousand.
HAVERLAND (Imp.)— There is none better. One of our old varieties which has stood by us through all our years of cultivation. It is yet one of the best for early medium markets. It is an abundant plant maker, never failing to make a wide, well-filled fruiting row. The plants are healthy, long-rooted and do well on any straw- berry soil. It is one of our most heavy bearers of large, pointed, well-shaped berries, making it a very profitable market variety. They begin to ripen medium early and last well toward the end of the berry season. The end of the pointed berry is often a pink color while the remainder is a medium red, making it a very beautiful at- tractive market berry. It is certainly a good seller and demands the highest prices. They are easily picked and are firm enough to ship. Re- member that it has an imperfect flower and should not be planted alone. Bederwood or Sena- tor Dunlap are good to plant with it for feriliza- tion. Price, $3.50 per thousand.
Haverland.
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(S POCOMOKE (Per.)— This variety is one of the best money-makers we have, outyielding many of the varieties of its season and coming second to the famous Gibson. The berries are large, round, and hold their size and shape throughout the picking season. This is what makes it such a profitable and well-liked vari- ety. The berries are of a deep, dark red color, firm and highly flavored. The plants are strong, hardy and good growers, making good on any soil and under all favorable growing conditions. It ripens evenly and is one of the best shippers yet introduced. We have no fault to find with the Pocomoke, and recom- mend it highly to our customers. Price, $4.00 per thousand.
PARSON’S BEAUTY (Per.) — An extra good strawberry that can be depended upon to bring a paying crop every year. Plant is a strong grower with plenty of dark green foliage.
Wonderfully productive. Berries are very large, evenly shaped, and have a beautiful dark, glossy finish. They closely resemble Pocomoke in every way. Parson’s Beauty is a good, profitable strawberry and we recommend them to our customers. This variety is now largely planted in the East and is making the growers there a lot of money. You will like Parson’s Beauty and it will be a valuable addi- tion to your list of profitable varieties. This variety is suitable for most any soil or condi- tion. Order some this year, sure. Price,
$4.00 per thousand. Pocomoke.
UNCLE JIM (Per.) — Uncle is right there with the goods. He is a big, grand “Old Uncle.” Berries extra large, regular in form and of a fine quality and flavor, suitable for eating or table use. There is a great deal to be said about the Bubach, but we think your Uncle Jim has it outdone for size. The plants are hardy and do well everywhere. We recommend it as a profitable fancy berry. Try it along with the Bubach if you want something surprising in the big berry line. We have a large stock of extra large plants of this variety. Price, $4.50 per thousand.
WM. BELT (Per.) — A large, attractive berry with an attractive glossy red color. It is quite point- ed but of uniform shape. It ripens all over at once, a factor which some of the large berried vari- eties don’t have. Wm. Belt is a very profitable market variety, being attractive both in color and size. Any grower wishing a variety for fancy market should not be without the^Wm. Belt. It does well in most places with the exception of wet soil, where it sometimes rusts. Price, $4.00 per thousand.
OHIO BOY (Per.) One of our latest varieties, which. makes a strong, vigorous growth. It resembles the Bederwood in foliage, but has much larger berry and is very firm, which makes it a good shipper. Its fruit is very delicious and is fine for canning. It makes a good fruiting row and it is not best to plant them too close in the row; give them plenty of room, for they are good plantmakers. Although this variety is of recent origin, it has already won favor and a generous recogni- tion among the berry growers of the Middle West. It yields large quantities of dark red berries, this color extending from circumference to center, and it is pos- sessed of a rich flavor, that makes it very attractive to the trade. Price, $5.00 per thousand.
PROLIFIC. This variety came from the New York Experiment Stations as a cross of the Marshall on the Sample. This Expt. Station found it a good producer, yielding as high as 14,502 quarts per acre. The berries are bright scarlet color, firm and well-shaped. The only fault that is to be found with the Prolific is that it is quite susceptible to leaf spot during unfavorable weath- er. This, however, can be controlled by spraying with Bordeaux. If you are wanting a heavy yielder, buy the Prolific. Price, $5.00 per thousand.
Uncle Jim.
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The Warfield MakerjGrownJ
WARFIELD (Imp.) — One of the most popular varieties, and one of the best berries grown. We have cultivated it for years and have no fault to find with it. The berries are medium in size, dark red, firm and of a rich flavor. They are the best for table, canning and shipping, and none meet with more favor with the fruit grower. It can’t be beaten for holding its firmness, dark red color, and size in shipping and in canning. What more can be asked for in any variety? It is a good plant maker, making a full matted row. In many the plants are so thick that they have to be thinned out of the row for best results. The plants are long-rooted, enabling it to withstand the drought and produce large crops. The ber- ries begin to ripen in early midseason, and continue in large numbers and even size until the end of the berry sea- son. It resembles the Senator Dunlap in many ways, this va- riety being a good one to plant with the Warfield for fertiliza- tion. We have no better all- round berry to offer you. It will please you in every way.
Price, $3.50 per thousand.
SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES.
When ordered with 1,000 each of Helen Davis and Aroma the total 3,000 plants are offered as follows:
1,000 Helen Davis (early), 1,000 Warfield (me- dium), and 1,000 Aroma (late) making 3,000 plants for $10.00.
Aroma.
Our
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On these two pages early, one medium, ai these three varieties season. In order that eties we offer the foil of plants from each of (early), 100 Warfield i 100 each of the thre< 250 each of the thre< 500 each of the thre< 1,000 each of the thre<
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AROMA (Per.) — If you are w select the Aroma. It is one of the best anywhere. 1 other late variety, th It is as prominent a Dunlap is a medium firm, rounded, bright good shippers and a g Plants hardy, product ing row. A very pro for market. We have expect to sell them o per thousand.
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the Earlies of Helen Davis
HELEN DAYIS (Per.) — One of the largest strawberries ever produced. A wonderful yielder and every berry smooth and well shaped. A grand early strawberry. The plants are strong and healthy, good plant makers, pro- duce strong fruit stems, and many of them. The fruit is a sight to see. We seldom find a strawberry, especially an early berry, having so many superior points as Helen Davis, described as follows:
Plants. Hardy and strong.
Fruit. Extra fine quality and appearance. Size. One of the very largest of straw- berries.
Color. A beautiful, rich, dark red, clear through.
Shape. Perfect, smooth.
Flavor. In a class by themselves, a pecul- iar velvet quality not found in others.
Productiveness. One of the most, if not the most productive strawberry grown.
Season. Early, and continues to bear all through the strawberry season.
You can make money with Helen Davis. You will find our prices far below those of other strawberry growers. Price, $3.50 per thousand.
Warfield.
SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES.
When ordered with 1,000 each of Helen Davis and Aroma the total 3,000 plants are offered as follows:
1,000 Helen Davis (early), 1,000 Warfield (me- dium), and 1,000 Aroma (late) making 3,000 plants for $10.00.
Helen Davis.
a profitable late variety test we have and one of 1 more Aroma than any ndywine coming second, variety as the Senator The berries are large, id attractive. They are : te variety in every way. d produce a large fruit- ■ berry for home use or \ e stock of well-rooted plants, but we ! it your order in early. Price, $4.00
f deduced Prices
“Our Three Best Strawberries,” one a late variety. By purchasing plants from each of 3 m have the best strawberries throughout the berry : istomers may be favored when ordering these vari- reduced prices, providing they select the same number i ree varieties, as follows: — for example, 100 Helen Davis in), and 300 Aroma (late), making 300 plants for $1.50.
vies, making 300 plants, for $ 1.50
vies, making 750 plants, for 2.60
vies, making 1,500 plants, for 5.50
vies, making 3,000 plants, for 10.00
Strawberries
Late Berry
KEITH BROTHERS NURSERY, SAWYER, MICHIGAN
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The Warfield
WARFIELD (Imp.)— One of the most popular varieties, and one of the best berries crown. We have cultivated it for years and have no fault to find with it. The berries are medium in size, dark red, firm and of a rich flavor. They are the best for table, canning and shipping, and none meet with more favor with the fruit grower. It can't be beaten for holding its firmness, dark red color, and size in shipping and in canning. What more can be asked for in any variety? It is a good plant maker, making a full matted row. In many the plants are so thick that they have to be thinned out of the row for best results. The plants are long-rooted, enabling it to withstand the drought and produce large crops. The ber- ries begin to ripen in early midseason, and continue in large numbers and even size until the end of the berry sea- son. It resembles the Senator Dunlap in many ways, this va- riety being a good one to plant with the Warfield for fertiliza- tion. We have no better all- round berry to offer you. It will please you in every way.
Price, $3.50 per thousand.
SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES.
When ordered with 1,000 each of Helen Davis and Aroma the total 3,000 plants are offered as follows:
1,000 Helen Davis (early), 1,000 Warfield (me- dium), and 1,000 Aroma (late) making 3,000 plants for $10 ""
Helen Davis
The Queen of the Earlies
HELEN DAVIS (Per.)— One of the largest strawberries ever produced. A wonderful yielder and every berry smooth and well shaped. A grand early strawberry. The plants are strong and healthy, good plant makers, pro- duce strong fruit stems, and many of them. The fruit is a sight to see. W e seldom find a strawberry, especially an early berry, having so many superior points as Helen Davis, described as follows:
Plants. Hardy and strong.
Fruit. Extra fine quality and appearance. Size. One of the very largest of straw- berries.
Color. A beautiful, rich, dark red, clear through.
Shape. Perfect, smooth.
Flavor. In a class by themselves, a pecul- iar velvet quality not found in others.
. Productiveness. One of the most, if not |Wr , I the most productive strawberry grown.
“ * • ‘ Season. Early, and continues to bear all
through the strawberry season.
You can make money with Helen Davis. You will find our prices far below those of other strawberry growers. Price, $3.50 per thousand.
SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES.
When ordered with 1,000 each of Helen Davis and Aroma the total 3,000 plants arc offered as follows:
1,000 Helen Davis (early), 1,000 Warfield (me- dium), and 1,000 Aroma (late) making 3,000 plants for $10.00.
Our
Three Best Strawberries
Aroma
The World’s Best Late Berry
AROMA (Per.) — If you are wanting a profitable late variety select the Aroma. It is one of the best we have and one of the best anywhere. We sell more Aroma than any other late variety, the Brandywine coming second.
It is as prominent a late variety as the Senator Dunlap is a medium one. The berries are large, rounded, bright red and attractive. They are good shippers and a good late variety in every way.
Plants hardy, productive, and produce a large fruit- ing row. A very profitable berry for home use or for market. We have a large stock of well-rooted plants, but we expect to sell them out. Get your order in early. Price, $4.00 per thousand. _
Special Reduced Prices
On these two pages wfl list “Our Three Best Strawberries," one early, one medium, and! one late variety. By purchasing plants from each of these three varieties you can have the best strawberries throughout the berry season. In order that our customers may be favored when ordering these vari- eties we offer the following reduced prices, providing they select the same number of plants from each of the three varieties, as follows: — for example, 100 Helen Davis (early), 100 Warfield (medium), and 100 Aroma (late), making 300 plants for $1.50.
100 each of the three varieties, making 300 plants, for $ 1.50
250 each of the three varieties, making 750 plants, for 2.60
500 each of the three varieties, making 1,500 plants, for 5.50
1,000 each of the three varieties, making 3,000 plants, for 10.00
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Brandywine.
Late Varieties
BRANDYWINE (Per.) — A fine late berry, thought by many growers to be better than the Aroma. It is a more beautiful and attractive berry than the Aroma because of its dark red color and its bright yellow seeds. It has a large berry deep red color, fine tart flavor, and productive in every way. A fine market berry. Although the berry is large it is firm, and colored to the center. The plants are healthy and do well under most conditions, but we advise planting them on rich sandy loam for best results. You will make no mistake in sending us an order for Brandywine. They have been tried for years with the best of success. Get your order in early for this variety for we always sell out early, although we grow a large number. Brandywine are sure to please you.
Price, $3.50 per thousand.
GANDY (Per.) — This is a good, reliable, late fruiting vari- ety. Its berries are very large, well colored, uniform in shape, firm and a good shipper. It is a variety that never fails to fruit and make a good sized crop. The plants are healthy, hardy, and do well both in the North and in the South. They are large and require a good loam soil for the best fruit pro- duction, and when given such soil and good care they are money-makers. It always sells well on the market because of its size and its color and high quality. It is a variety that you should have. Price, $4.00 per thousand.
SAMPLE (Imp.) — A profitable late variety with berries of large size, a red showy color, fine quality. The Sample has a long fruiting season. This renders it a very good garden variety and a profitable home market berry. It can be classed with the Bubach in size and the Warfield in production. We recommend this variety to our customers. It will make you big money if you are marketing berries. Price, $4.00 per
thousand. Gandy.
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St. Regis.
Cuthbert
Berries bright crimson, large size rich, sugary, with full raspberry fla- vor. Flesh firm and meaty, a good shipper. Canes stocky, of strong growth, with abun- dance of dark green, leathery fo- liage. St. Regis is a heavy bearer in the regular red raspberry season, being very profitable then. In addition to this they keep ripening all summer and fall, producing berries for table use.
Fresh red raspberries are, of course, a novelty at that time of the year and we recommend them to you as being a good thing to have in your garden. We have the genuine St. Regis plants that are so extensively advertised all over the country. We sold out of this new variety early last spring and were obliged ‘to return many orders unfilled late in the season. If you wish to have some red raspberries to eat all summer, order the Everbearing St. Regis at once, for our supply is limited and the demand is very good. $1.50 per hundred; $15.00 per thousand.
Red Raspberries
CUTHBERT — A remarkably strong, hardy variety. Stands the Northern winds and Southern summers equal to any. Berry very large, sometimes measuring three inches around; conical, rich crimson, very handsome, and so firm they can be shipped hundreds of miles by rail in good condition. Flavor is rich, sweet and luscious. The leading market variety for main crop. Without doubt the most popular red raspberry known to the fruit grower of today, and it certainly leads all others in points of productiveness, quality and appearance, and by long odds in acreage grown. Price, $10.00 per thou- sand.
KING — This new variety is coming to the front rap- idly. Among its many points of excellence are these: Extreme earliness, canes strong growing and hardy, never having winter killed since its introduction. Very prolific bearer of large, firm and bright colored fruit. We would recommend it as the best early red raspberry. Price, $10.00 per thousand.
MILLER — Is early and does not winter-kill. Shipping qualities are perfect, makes a healthy growth of canes. If you want the best medium early red raspberry, set Miller. Probably the strongest point in favor of the Miller is its splendid keeping qualities. They will hang on the bushes several days without becoming soft. This quality makes them very profitable to the grower. We strongly recommend Miller to all. Price, $10.00 per thousand.
. Regis Everbearing
This new raspberry will give you a good crop of fine fruit from June until it freezes in the fall. Introduced four years ago as 1 the most wonderful of all red raspberries. Fruit com- mences to ripen with the earliest and continuing on young canes until October. With us the St. Regis con- tinued to fruit all summer, but do not seenr to yield enough berries at any time to make it commercially val- uable, at least not in this locality. You should have some for your own table use.
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Cumberland Black Raspberries.
Black Raspberries
CUMBERLAND — The “Business Black Cap.” Biggest black raspberry grown. This black raspberry is offered with the full assurance that it is the most profitable and desirable market variety yet lenown, because of its immense size, firmness and great productiveness. The fruit is simply great, far surpassing any other variety. The berries are nearly an inch in diameter and are of such handsome appearance that their fruit sold for 10 cents per quart when other varieties were selling for 5 cents to 7 cents per quart. In spite of its unusual size, the fruit is possessed of great firmness and is "thus well adapted for standing long shipment. The bush is exceedingly healthy and strong, throwing up stout, stocky canes, well adapted for supporting their loads of large fruit.
Cumberland is very hardy, having withstood a temperature of 16 degrees below zero without in- jury. Extra productive, being the heaviest bearing variety now in cultivation. Fruit is jet black and •of extra fine quality. Ripens before Gregg. Buy Cumberland for profit.
This is the standard black raspberry and the sale of Cumberland exceeds all others. Strong, heavy rooted plants, grown on our new ground. Price, $10.00 per thousand.
PLUM FARMER — A wonderful new black raspberry that has already become one of the leading :and most profitable varieties.
We guarantee the Plum Farmer to bring you a paying crop of extra fine fruit. The plants are very Wealthy, have a silvery bluish appearance when ripened in the fall, and succeed where others fail. The fruit is grayish-black, very firm, a good shipper, attractive, of the very highest flavor, and is adapted for evaporating, as well as for fresh market or home use.
Plum Farmer is a large berry and strictly first-class in every way. You have no doubt heard or Tead of the wonderful crops of this variety in many places.
Plum Farmer is a great variety and you should have some. We bought our stock of the introducer -and we know that they are true to name.
Our Plum Farmer plants are grown on our new ground, and, of course, are extra large, with heavy roots. Price, $10.00 per thousand.
KANSAS — This variety is now a general favorite with fruit growers all over the United States. It is one of our earliest Black Caps; jet black, firm, handsome and of the best quality; bush a strong •grower, holds its foliage until frost; stands drouth and cold. We find it a very excellent variety. It is about as large as Gregg, and very productive. Strong healthy canes, makes plenty of strong rtips. Price, $10.00 per thousand.
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Purple Raspberries
COLUMBIAN (Purple Cap)— The Colum- bian is a variety of the Shaffer type, of re- markable vigor and productiveness. It is very hardy and propagates from tips.
Fruit very large, often an inch in diameter, shape somewhat conical; color dark red, bordering on purple; adheres firmly to the stem; seeds small and deeply imbedded in a rich, juicy pulp with a distinct flavor of its own, making it a delicious table berry, and the best berry grown for canning and pies. We guarantee en- tire satisfaction with Columbian Pur- ple. The Columbian presents a fine appearance in the case and always brings the top price on the market for berries of its class. They will please you either for home use or market. Price, §15.00 per thousand.
Columbian (% actual size).
Blackberries
Eldorado.
Currants
ELDORADO — We place this variety ahead of all others without a moment’s hesitation. It is the greatest blackberry in general cultivation today. Eldorado is as hardy as the Snyder, twice as large and of better qual- ity. When you get one like that you have a berry that cannot well be beaten. Eldorado has never been known to winter-kill, even in Northern Michigan and Wiscon- sin. For home and market use, we recommend Eldorado above all others. We consider it the best blackberry ever fruited in every way, and have grown them all. Our Eldorado field is a sight to see in blossoming and fruiting time. The fruit is of good size, firm, and of the very highest quality. Very profitable, as it needs no protection in winter. Our plants this year are the finest we ever raised, and our stock is the largest, but we ex- pect to be sold out of this variety before the shipping season is over, and do not be one of those who get dis- appointed this season on the famous blackberry. Order early so you will be sure to have your order filled.
Price, $12.50 per thousand.
LONDON MARKET (Red) — This is the best red currant we have ever fruited. A fine new variety, a strong grower, large fruit and very productive; holds its foliage late and is not liable to attacks of worms and borers.
Plant is extremely vigorous with perfect foliage, which it retains throughout the season. London Market will please you. Price, $4.50 per hundred.
VICTORIA (Red) — Berries are very large; bunches long; fruit of bright red color and excellent quality. It is a very strong growing variety and exceptionally hardy. One of the best of the old varieties but not so productive as London Mar- ket. Price, $4.50 per hundred.
CHERRY (Red) — A very popular red currant, grown all over the country for home use and market. The berry and bunch are very large and there is always a good crop of fruit every year. Cherry is a handsome fruit and it is a pleasure to grow them.
Price, $4.50 per hundred.
PERFECTION (Red) — This truly wonderful new currant has both large size and extra good quality. Perfectly healthy, a vig- orous grower, and, in fact, an extra fine red currant in every way. Widely advertised all over the country. Price of Perfec- tion, $9.00 per hundred.
LEE’S PROLIFIC (Black) — This is the leading variety of the black currant. Very heavy bearer of large bunches of fruit. Extra fine quality. Valuable for home use. $5.00 per 100.
Perfection Currants.
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Gooseberries
DOWNING — Downing is a yellowish-green sort, and of good size, being a strong growing bush and a very prolific bearer. This is the most popular variety of gooseberry. Downing is extra large and of strictly first-class quality. Price, $7.50 per hundred.
HOUGHTON — An enormously productive and always reliable old sort; of vigorous, yet rather slender, spreading growth, not subject to mildew. Fruit of medium size, smooth, pale red; tender and good. Houghton is a very popular gooseberry. Price, $6.50 per hundred.
Grapes
CONCORD (Black) — This is the grape so largely planted all over the country for commercial purposes. Concord is the main crop variety of grape for profit and is sold in large quantities. A large, purplish black grape, ripening about the middle of September; vines remarkably vigorous and free from disease; the standard for productiveness and hardiness all over the country. Price, $3.00 per hundred.
MOORE’S EARLY (Black) — Bunch large, berry round; color black, with a heavy blue bloom; quality better than Concord; Moore’s Early is hardy and free from disease. You can get your Moore’s Early ofl: a few days ahead of the main market varieties and get from three to five cents per basket more for your crop. Price, $4.00 per hundred.
CAMPBELL’S EARLY (Black) — A wonderful new grape of excel- lent quality and great productiveness. As a good keeper and shipper it is believed to be unequalled by any other grape. Vines very hardy. Campbell’s Early is an early grape, but can be left on the vines two weeks if necessary and the quality of the fruit increases all the time. It is both as to cluster and berry of large size, of glossy black color, with a beautiful blue bloom, pulp sweet and juicy, free from foxiness; seeds small, few in number and parts
readily from the pulp. Price, $9.00 per hundred. CampbellTs Early.
Price List of Plants, 1917
300 or more of a variety at thousand rates.
Strawberries Black Raspberry
|
Per 25 |
Per 100 |
Per 1000 |
|
|
Aroma |
$0.25 |
$0.70 |
$400 |
|
B ran diy wine |
25 |
.60 |
3.50 |
|
Bederwood |
25 |
.60 |
3.00 |
|
Bubach |
25 |
.75 |
4.50 |
|
Dr. Burrill |
25 |
.70 |
4.00 |
|
Charles I |
25 |
.70 |
4.00 |
|
Early Ozark |
.70 |
4.00 |
|
|
Gandy |
.25 |
.70 |
4.00 |
|
Glen Mary |
25 |
.70 |
4.00 |
|
Gibson |
25 |
.70 |
4.00 |
|
Helen Davis |
25 |
.60 |
3.50 |
|
Haverland |
25 |
.60 |
3.50 |
|
Ohio Boy |
25 |
.75 |
5.00 |
|
Parson’s Beauty |
25 |
.70 |
4.00 |
|
Pocomoke |
25 |
.70 |
4.00 |
|
Prolific |
25 |
.75 |
5.00 |
|
Sample |
25 |
.70 |
4.00 |
|
Senator Dunlap |
25 |
.60 |
3.50 |
|
St. Louis |
25 |
.70 |
4.00 |
|
Stevens’ Late |
.70 |
4.00 |
|
|
Uncle Jim |
25 |
.75 |
4.50 |
|
Warfield |
25 |
.60 |
3.50 |
|
Wm. Belt |
25 |
.70 |
4.00 |
Fall Bearing Strawberries
Per 25 Per 100 Per 1000
Superb $0.50 $1.50 $12.00
Progressive 50 1.50 12.00
Red Raspberry
Per 25 Per 100 Per 1000
Cuthbert $0.50 $1.25 $10.00
King 50 1.25 10.00
St. Regis (35c for 12) 60 1.75 15.00
Miller 50 1.25 10.00
Purple Raspberry
Per 25 Per 100 Per 1000
Columbian $0.60 $1.75 $15.00
|
Per 25 |
Per 100 |
Per 1000 |
|
|
Cumberland .... |
$0.50 |
$1.35 |
$10.00 |
|
Kansas |
50 |
1.35 |
10.00 |
|
Plum Farmer . . |
50 |
1.35 |
10.00 |
|
Blackberry |
|||
|
Per 25 |
Per 100 |
Per 1000 |
|
|
Eldorado |
$0.65 |
$1.50 |
$12.50 |
|
Wilson’s Early . |
60 |
1.50 |
12.00 |
|
Currants |
|||
|
Per 12 |
Per 100 |
Per 1000 |
|
|
London Market (Red) $0.75 |
$4.50 |
$35.00 |
|
|
Victoria (Red).. |
75 |
4.50 |
40.00 |
|
Cherry (Red) |
75 |
4.50 |
40.00 |
|
Perfection (Red) |
1.25 |
9.00 |
|
|
Red Cross |
90 |
4.50 |
40.00 |
|
Lee’s Prolific (Black) 90 |
5.00 |
45.00 |
|
|
White Grape (White) 90 |
5.00 |
45.00 |
|
|
Gooseberries |
|||
|
Per 12 |
Per 100 |
Per 1000 |
|
|
Downing |
$1.25 |
$7.50 |
$70.00 |
|
Hc'ughton |
1.00 |
6.50 |
60.00 |
|
Grapes |
|||
|
Per 12 |
Per 100 |
Per 1000 |
|
|
Concord (Black) |
$0.50 |
$3.00 |
$22.50 |
|
Worden (Black) |
4.00 |
37.50 |
|
|
Moore’s Early (Blark) 75 |
4.00 |
37.50 |
|
|
Campbell’s Early |
(Black) 1.50 |
9.00 |
85.00 |
|
Niagara (White) |
75 |
4.00 |
37.50 |
|
Delaware (Red) |
90 |
5.00 |
47.50 |
Asparagus
Palmetto
Per 25 Per 100 Per 1000 .$0.50 $0.90 $5.75
For mail shipment add 20 cents per hundred plants for Strawberry and 50 cents per hundred plants for other stock
to cover cost of postage and wrapping.
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a. Home iviade Beautitul by Planting Shrubs.
Ornamental Shrubs and Flowers
Your Home! Do you think much of it? Would you like to have it appear attractive to every passerby, and the most beautiful place in your locality? Do you realize the increased value a few dollars worth of shrubs would add to your home and farm? The Illinois Agricultural College states that $10.00 will buy enough shrubs to increase the value of your home most wonderfully. Your home is where you live the year around. Why not have it attractive and beautiful. It can be made the most attractive home in your community. Doesn’t matter about size. A small home can be made as attractive and beautiful as a large one. Our Landscape Gardening Department is ready at all times to suggest and aid our customers in making their homes attractive.
Our Big Offer YOUR HOME
For $10.00 we will furnish you with shrubs, draw you a planting plan, and instruct you how to plant the shrubs for any home ground of average size. Send us the dimensions of your house, your yard, and the distance from your house to the four sides of your grounds and we will draw you a landscape planting plan and furnish you with shrubs (at least 35) to make your home the most attractive in your locality. Write us your wants and we will do what we can for you. We can give you good suggestions which will prove beneficial.
Almonds
Each, 35 cents; 10 for $3.00.
Pink Double Flowering Almond. An old well known shrub, but a most useful one, blooming in May with pink, double, rose- like flowers matted up and down on the stem. Naturally grows in the form of a shrub, but can be pruned to a tree form three to four feet.
Red Double Flowering Almond. Same as the above, but with red rose-colored blos- som. 3 to 4 feet.
White Double Flowering Almond. Same as above but with double white blossoms.
Barberry
Each, 30 cents; 10 for $2.50. Japanese Barberry (B. Thunbergii). A dark-green foliage bush, with red berries that hang on all winter. Leaves small but very dense, red in fall. A hardy, rapid grower. A very attractive and much used shrub. Planted extensively for hedges and along walks. 2 to 3 feet.
Purple Leaved Barberry (B. Purpurea). A purple-leaved shrub with golden yellow flowers that hang in little clusters as cur- rant blossoms. Crimson berries that hang on all winter. Much used for its purple foliage. Planted along with other shrubs or in hedge rows. Upright growth with Japanese Barberry (B. Thnnberjfii) . crimson young shoots. 2 to 3 feet.
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Deutzia
Each, 30 cents; 10 for $2.50.
Double White Deutzia (D. crenata). Double white, pink-tinged flowers in the axil of the leaves and up and down on the shoots. Profuse bloomer in early June. A strong and vigorous grower. 4 to 5 feet.
Lemoine’s Deutzia (D. Lemoinei). A medium growing shrub with white, thistle-like flowers borne profusely up and down on the stems. A very hardy and useful shrub. Highly recommend- ed. 3 to 5 feet.
Dogwood
Each, 25 cents; 10 for $2.25.
Blood-red Dogwood (C. Sanguinea). Spreading in growth, with attractive blood-red branches which are very showy and beautiful in the winter. A very useful shrub for winter elfects. 3 to 5 feet.
Red-Stemmed or Osier Dogwood (C. Stoloni- fera). Similar to the above in its character of growth, with flowers more noticeable, and the wood is of a brighter red during the winter. 3 to 5 feet.
Honesuckle
Each, 30 cents; 10 for $2.50.
Pink Tartarian (L. Tartarica rosea). Most use- ful of the bush honeysuckles. Dark green foliage that holds its color well all summer. Flowers pink; attractive, appearing in early June. 5 to 6 feet.
White Tartarian (L. Tartarica alba). Same as the above but with white flowers. 5 to 6 feet.
Golden Bells
Each, 30 cents; 10 for $2.50.
Fortune’s Golden Bell (F. Fortunei). One of the earliest blooming shrubs, golden-yellow bell- shaped flowers appearing in April. Very attrac- tive in early spring, a solid mass of golden-yellow flowers. Erect, spreading and vigorous. One of the best Golden Bells. 5 to 6 feet.
Intermediate Golden Bell (F. Intermedia). Deep yellow flowers appearing in early spring soon after the snow goes off. Well colored foliage. 3 to 5 feet.
The Weeping Golden Bell (F. suspensa). A low- growing shrub, with graceful, drooping form. Flowers golden-yellow, pendulous, attractive. April. 2 to 3 feet.
Hydrangea
Each, 30 cents; 10 for $2.50.
Large-Flowered Hydrangea (H. paniculata grandiflora). One of the best known shrubs with large, conical, white flower clusters which turn to a brownish-red in the fall. Can be kept in this color all winter if cut and taken indoors before cold weather sets in. Flower clusters often 10 to 12 inches long, conical shape, drooping. Blooms in August and September when few shrubs are in bloom. One of the most useful and attractive shrubs grown. 3 to 4 feet.
White-Flowered or Hills of Snow (H. arbores- cens sterilis). Very large, white, attractive flow- er clusters, which turn to a green color in the fall. Blooms earlier than the Large-Flowered Hydran- gea and the flower clusters are larger. Very at- tractive near porches. 3 to 5 feet.
Lilac
Each, 35 cents; 10 for $2.50.
Persian Lilac (S. Persica). Bushy growth with a large number of bright purple flower clusters, fragrant and attractive. Fills out well at the base and is one of the best of the purple Lilacs. 4 to 6 feet.
Mock Orange
Each, 35 cents; 10 for $2.50.
Golden-Leaved (P. Coronarius aureus). Flow- ers creamy-yellow, fragrant. Foliage golden yel- low, and very showy. Used greatly for its color. Round topped but spreading. 5 to 7 feet.
Lemoine’s Mock Orange (P. Lemoineii). Num- erous creamy white flowers in June. Foliage bright green. A very reliable shrub.
Climbing Roses
Each, 30 cents; 10 for $2.50.
American Beauty. Flowers deep pink, attrac- tive, fragrant; a very heavy bloomer, hardy. Used greatly on porches and pergolas.
Crimson Rambler. A hardy, vigorous grower, with masses of bright crimson-red, double flowers. One of the most used ramblers. Shoots grow 6 to 8 feet in one season.
Pink Dorothy Perkins. As vigorous and rapid a grower as the Crimson Rambler. Pink flowers in large, beautiful, clusters. Makes a striking contrast when planted with Crimson Rambler.
Spirea
Each, 35 cents; 10 for $2.50.
Anthony Waterer (S. Anthony Waterer.) This shrub blossoms from May until September, haivng pink, crimson blossoms that appear on an um- brella-like head at the ends of the new -shoots. Dwarfish in its habit of growth. The leaves are laced, fine cut, and dark green. IY2 to 2 feet.
Dillard’s Spirea (S. Billardi). Grows rather open, upright, and has a very graceful appearance with its spikes of rose-colored flowers that appear at the ends of the shoots. Blossoms in July and August, when most flowers are not in bloom. 4 to 6 feet.
Nine Bark (S. opulifolia). A rank growing shrub with attractive light golden foliage. Spread- ing, round-topped, with white flowers which turn into reddish-brown berries that remain in clus- ters and hang on until frost. One of the most reliable shrubs. 6 to 8 feet.
Van Houtte’s Spirea (S. Van Houttei). One of the most used of the Spireas. Masses of white flowers appear all over the drooping twigs and branches, giving the shrub the appearance of a bank of snow. Its graceful, drooping habit of growth makes it a very good shrub for planting alone upon the lawn or in the border of mass planting. Highly recommended. 4 to 5 feet.
Snowball
Each, 30 cents; 10 for $2.50.
Common Snowball (V. opulus sterilis). A very well known shrub with clusters of blossoms that appear like snow balls. An old time favorite, and is often used alone upon the lawn near the drive. Blooms in May and June and is much used on Memorial Day. 6 to 7 feet.
Japanese Snowball (V. tomentosum plicatum). A low growing and bushy shrub. Flowers in clusters in May and June, showy. Leaves very attractive, being crimped and dark green. One of the best medium-sized shrubs. 4 to 6 feet.
Everybody knows and admires Peonies. They are the most striking- flowers of their season and are being used more and more in home decorations every year. They can be planted in masses or by themselves, or may be planted in front of shrubs. Many use them for cut flowers for table decoration. The blossoms are very attractive, being in all shades of white, pink and red, and from 4 to 6 inches in diameter. The following are some of the most common sorts:
FESTIVA MAXIMA. Blossoms are white, shaded with pearly pink, borne on stout, long stems. Considered one of the largest and best of the wThite peonies. Each, 50c; 10 for $4.50.
OFFICINALIS RUBRA. One of the oldest red Peonies. Blooms the last of May. Flowers heavily doubled, fragrant, crimson-red. A sure and profuse bloomer. Each, 35c; 10, $3.00.
OFFICINALIS WHITE. Same as the above but with white flowers. Each, 35c; 10, $3.00.
PERFECTION PINK. Large, perfect, double pink flow’ers with a darker colored center. One of the best pink Peonies. A wonderful bloomer. Each. 40c; 10. $3.50.
VARIEGATED- LEAVED WEIGELA
(D. nana variegata). The flowers are light pink shaded with red. Foliage variegated with light yellow and green. Used greatly for its at- tractive foliage. 3-4 ft.
Privet
Each, 20c; 10 for $1.75.
CALIFORNIA PRIVET (L. ovalifoli- um). A hardy, vigor- ous hedge plant. May also be used with other shrubs. Leaves dark green and remain on all winter. One of the most used. 5 to 7 feet.
California Privet Hedge.
Weigela
Each, 35c; 10. $3.00.
THE ROSE WrEIGELA (D. Rosea). A most beau- tiful shrub with spreading habits, branched with rose- pink, trumpet-shaped flowers along the stem on the younger shoots. Profuse bloomer in early June. Foliage dark green. Fine shrub for mass planting or along the foundation of buildings. 5 to 6 feet.
EVA RATHKE WEIGELA (D. Eva Rathke). Carmine-red flowers appearing from May until September. Dwarfish in its habits. One of the most attractive Wei- gelas. Attractive in borders or other plant- ings or near the steps leading up to the porch.
You will not be disap- pointed in buying this rose-colored hybrid Weigela. 2 to 3 feet.
B. MORSE COMPANY, ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN
The
Famous Gibson
10,240 QUARTS PER ACRE
A wonderful strawberry for all kinds of climate and soil. This strawberry will do better with less care than any other strawberry we grow. It is very hardy, and is not so susceptible to the different strawberry diseases as many other varieties. It makes a very good fruit row and we believe it is the most profitable variety of strawberries grown. That is a very strong statement, but we have often told our customers that if we were growing strawberries for market and were restricted to one variety, we should choose Gibson.
This variety has become very popular as an excellent shipper. The form, color and flavor are retained many days after picking* It is also an ideal variety for table use, owing to the distinct, glossy red color, and its pleasing flavor.
Gibson commences to bear with Senator Dunlap, Warfield, etc., but owing to its wonderful productiveness it continues till quite late, so we class it with our medium late varieties. It is a very strong grower, with long roots that withstand dry weather, and has plenty of dark green foliage to protect its enormous crop from the direct rays of the sun.
PRODUCTIVENESS. The vines are simply loaded with berries. You will hardly understand how the plants can produce such quan- tities of fruit.
SIZE. Berry is extra large. One of our very largest strawberries, and hold their size well to the end of the season.
COLOR. A dark, glossy red. The flesh of the berry is red clear through. Calyx or hull is bright green, adding greatly to its beauty and market value.
QUALITY. The flavor is as fine as can be found in any straw- berry; a perfect table and canning berry and owing to its tough skin it is a very good shipper.
SHAPE. Nearly round and regular. A berry which sells itself on any market.
FRUIT STEMS. Are plenty and are strong and upright. This Gibsofi. keeps the fruit up out of the sand where they are clean and where
they are easy to find and pick.
We guarantee this strawberry in every way, and we know you will be more than pleased with this variety. This is the greatest berry we have for productiveness. The fruit growers find Gibson one of the best strawberries for commercial purposes.
We have known it to bear 10,240 quarts on one acre under good cultivation. Why not give it a trial and see what it can do for you? Price, $4.00 per thousand.
Dr. Burrill, One of the Best
(Per.) — A new variety. An improved Senator Dunlap. It is the result of a cross made by Dr. Reasoner of Illinois, between the Senator Dunlap and the Crescent, two well-known vari- eties. It has a per- fect blossom and does well when planted alone or with other varie- ties. The fruit is large, a velvety red color, firm, and of good flavor, mak- ing it a very desir- able berry for table, canning or shipping. The plants are hardy, doing well on any strawberry soil, and forms a good wide fruiting row.
A money maker.
See page 5.
Dr. Burrill.