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1889 1914

KEVITT’S BOOK

OF "—■■■■■■

BERRY PLANTS

THE DELICIOUS CHESAPEAKE

T. C. KEVITT

ATHENIA - - - NEW JERSEY

1914

1889

SOON THE SAP WILL BEGIN TO RUN

AS you sit beside the FIRE ami can see the VISION of a bed of strawberries in full bloom and
ripe fruit later, the plan must be laid out in advance, how to secure the best plants, the kind that will give
the best yield ; how to secure enormous crops of strawberries from a small space of ground; all these
thoughts will enter your mind. I have been engaged in the strawberry culture for over 20 years. In that
time I learned a little about strawberry growing, fruiting all the old and new varieties from time to
time.

In 1909, I sent out over 4,000 invitations to a number of bright practical men and fruit growers
from all over to inspect my (SYSTEM) of strawberry culture. It will seem, therefore, that I was
honest in my convictions of growing these enormous crops of fruit from each plant. See page 15.

My earnest wish is that my Berry Catalogue, may lead you to see your vision fulfilled and in posses-
sion of plants producing fruit abundantly in 1915.

T. C. KEVITT.

KEVITT’S POT-GROWN
STRAWBERRY PLANTS

MY pot (GROWN) plants set out early part of April,
will yield a fair crop of luscious strawberries in June,
two months from the time of planting, being a clear gain
of one year over ground layer plants.

Kevitt’s Pot Grown

PRICES OF POT-GROWN STRAWBERRY PLANTS

Names of Varieties.

100

500

1,000

ABINGTON — Perfect flowering

$ -50

$1-5°

$2.50

$12-00

$20-00

ARNOUT — Perfect flowering

1-50

2.50

12.00

20.00

ALMO — Pistillate

1.50

2.50

12.00

20.00

CHESAPEAKE — Perfect flowering

-50

1-75

3-oo

15.00

25.00

CLIMAX — Perfect flowering

1.50

2.50

12.00

20-00

FEND ALL — Perfect flowering

.50

1.50

2.50

12.00

20.00

GOV. FORT — Perfect flowering

-50

1.50

2.50

12.00

20.00

GANDY — Perfect flowering

.50

1-50

2.50

12.00

20.00

GLEN MARY — Perfect flowering •

..... -50

1.50

2.50

12.00

20.00

GOLDEN GATE — Perfect flowering

.50

1-50

2.50

12.00

20.00

HERTAGE — Perfect flowering

-50

1.50

2.50

12.00

20.00

KEVITT’S — Perfect flowering

-50

1.50

2.50

12.00

20.00

MARSHALL — 'Perfect flowering

-50

1.50

2.50

12.00

20.00

NEW YORK — Perfect flowering ...••

-50

1.50

2.50

12.00

20.00

SAMPLE — Pistillate

■50

1.50

2.50

12.00

20.00

STEVENS — Perfect flowering

-50

1.50

2.50

12.00

20.00

WM. BELT — Perfect flowering

-50

1.50

2.50

12.00

20.00

HUB Perfect flowering

.50

N75

3.oo

15.00

25.00

BULL MOOSE — Pistillate

-50

1.75

3,oo

15.00

25.00

REWASTICO — Perfect flowering

2.00

5.00

9-00

25.00

ILU — reriect flowering

KEVITT’S Collection of Pot-Grown Strawberry Plants

100 plants, 25 each of the undermentioned choice varieties.

25 AMERICUS S1-00

25 CHESAPEAKE -75

25 HUB 75

25 REWASTICO 3-00

This choice collection all pot-grown by express for $3-50-
The above list and named varieties as fruited here on my grounds are the best and most productive in
growing strawberries, my system. All runners must be kept out so as to have the plants build up the fruit
organs for next season’s crop.

KEVITT’S EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

A FIELD OF GLEN MARY

Over one hundred and seventy-five pickers are required
to harvest the berry crop on my farm each season.

PRICES FOR STRONG Cfrc,wK#irrv Plants

ROOTED YOUNG LAYER OUdWDerry TldlllS

Names of Varieties. By mail, postpaid. By express, not paid.

100

250

500

1000

Per..Arnout

$ -35

$ -50

$ -75

$1.25

$2.00

$3-50

Per. .Abington

.20

• 35

• 50

• 75

1 -25

2.00

3-50

Imp. . Almo .

•35

• 50

• 75

1 -25

2.00

3-50

Per.. Aroma

•35

• 50

• 75

1 .25

2.00

3-50

Per. . Barrymore

• 35

• 50

• 75

I -25

2.00

3-50

Per. .Bedarwood

•35

• 50

• 75

1-25

2.00

3-50

Per. .Chesapeake

.25

.40

.60

1 .00

I -75

3.00

5.00

Per.. Climax

•35

• 50

• 75

1 -23

2.00

3-50

Per. .Commonwealth .... . . .

■35

• 50

• 75

1 -25

2.00

3-50

Imp. .Fendall .

•35

• 50

• 75

1 -25

2.00

3-50

Per. .Gandy

■35

• 50

• 75

1-25

2.00

3-50

Per. .Glen Mary .

■35

■ 50

•75

1 .25

2.00

3-50

Per. .Golden Gate

■ 35

■ 50

• 75

1-25

2.00

3-50

Per. .Hertage . .

■ 35

• 50

• 75

1-25

2.00

3.50

Per. . fessie

.20

• 35

• 50

• 75

1-25

2.00

3-50

Per. .Marshall

■ 35

• 50

• 75

I -25

2.00

3-50

Per. .Meade .

• 35

• 50

• 75

I -25

2.00

3-50

Per. .New York

■35

• 50

• 75

1-25

2.00

3-50

Imp. . Sample .

•35

• 50

• 75

I -25

i-75

3.00

Per.. Stevens Late

• 35

• 50

■ 75

1-25

2.00

3-50

Per. . Sharpless

■35

• 50

• 75

I -25

2.00

3-50

Per. . 3 WWW

• 35

• 50

• 75

1-25

2.00

3-5°

Per. . Win. Belt

• 35

• 50

• 75

I -25

2.00

3-50

Per.. Uncle Jim

•35

• 50

• 75

I -25

2.00

3-50

Per.. Hub

.25

.40

.no

1 .00

1-75

3.00

6.00

Per. .Gov- Fort

i-75

3.00

5.00

12.00

25.00

40.00

Per.. Late Tersey Giant ....

.25

.40

.60

1 .00

i-75

3.00

6.00

Per. . Rewastice

1.50

2.50

Imp.. Bull Moose

1.50

2.50

Per. . Toe Johnson

1. 00

i-75

3.00

Per. .Warren

1-25

3-50

BULL MOOSE originated on my farm as a sport seedling, season of 1910. Tihe original plant was
found in a bed of Glen Mary. This seedling was found filled with ripe strawberries, July first, when all
other varieties cease to bear. My claim is that the Bull Moose is now the latest June Bearing Straw-
berry. I have only a limited stock to offer this Spring.

KEVITT’S EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

REWASTICO

In the same class as the CHESAPEAKE.

The REWASTICO berries are a rich, deep car-
dinal red, which penetrates the berries through and
through. In productiveness, it is all that could be
desired; in size it is uniformly large; in shape as
perfect and uniform as if turned out of a mold. In
plant growth it is healthy and vigorous. W. F.
Allen considers it the only competitor that the
CHESAPEAKE has ever had and in some respects
it even surpasses that popular variety-

KEVITT’S WONDER.

At my field day meeting, June 1909, a large num-
ber of eminent fruit growers made critical examin-
ations and comparisons with the different varieties
in bearing at that time in regards to certain points,
especially to productiveness, firmness and flavor and
invariably found it one of the best-

WM. BELT.

One of the old standard money makers in the
same class as the Glen Mary- When picked the
berries show up as one of the richest of all straw-
berries-

STEVEN’S LATE.

One of the best late strawberries. Like the
Gandy it has a large cap. The berries are of a light
bright color, yields more fruit than the Gandy.

BULL MOOSE.

The latest strawberry to ripen ; originated on my
grounds, 1910. The original plant was found in a
bed of Glen Mary.

ALMO.

The Gilt Edge early strawberry, one of the best
early here on my grounds. It ripens some seasons
as early as May ;oth. At least a week in advance
of any other early variety. Berries rich dark red,
glossy; each berry looks as if varnished-

GLEN MARY

For years, ever since its introduction by W. F.
Allen, has any varieties yielded as profitable a crop
year after year as the Glen Mary, here on my
grounds. Will yield more fruit per acre than any
other variety now grown- The most important
feature ; it commences to ripen with the early var-
ieties and continues to bear fruit all through the
fruiting season- When all other varieties cease,
Glen Mary ends in a blaze of glory, with the vines
filled with fruit- Over twenty years’ growing and
testing each season over one hundred varieties, I
have never fruited any variety from which I have
realized as much money.

FENDALL.

I have fruited it for three years. As fruited on
my grounds it yields enormous crops same as the
Glen Mary. The berries are perfect and rich in
color- Plants are thrifty growers, very productive,
a valuable one.

ARNOUT.

Like the Glen Mary, I have never fruited a more
productive plant. Set out in September, yielded the
largest crop the next season of any other variety,
One of the best to grow under any system.

MARSHALL.

The editor of the Rural New Yorker claims this
to be the only one which is grown and cultivated to
any extent on his grounds. Berries dark red all
through, like the Chesapeake, rich in flavor. Plants
are the most thrifty I have ever seen ; not very
prolific.

Wilmington, N- C-

Mr. T. C. ICevitt.

Mrs. A. H. Slocumb, of Fayetteville, N- C-,
is very much interested in results obtained
by your system for strawberries- Very truly
yours,

C- VAN LEUVEN.

KEVITT’S EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

CHESAPEAKE

The World’s Best Strawberry. Nature’s
Creative Energy. i,

Never in the history of modern strawberry growing has
any variety reached such a high point of merit and success as
the CHESAPEAKE. Nature has uncovered a phenomenal
strawberry plant that has the combination from one hundred
varieties now cultivated. The only rich, spicy and intense
sweet strawberry grown. Each berry is filled with the rich
nectar of the wild strawberry, the only one that covers every
point as a perfect strawberry from start to finish. Each
berry, even at the last picking, is as perfect as if from a
mould. In plant growth, nothing like it ; rugged and robust
fruit stems; stand upright, strong and stout, holding the fruit
well from the ground- All these years I never fruited a bet-
ter one. The 'berries are very showy, with a pleasant odor.

LATE JERSEY GIANT

Van Fleet No. 14

The latest of all Strawberries and the largest
and best late variety. It undoubtedly has blood
of the Gandy in it, but it is superior to (that grand
old variety in every way — the 'berries being larger,
infinitely superior in quality, even -more brilliant
in color, more beautiful and -produced in far greater
numbers. The berries are of immense size — -truly
mammoth — heart shaped with broad blunt apex and
exceptionally uniform in shape and size ; surface
smooth and glossy, bright flame-color, which color
remains unchanged until they decay ; texture solid
and meaty — (the (berries do not bleed when handled
as do those of other varieties) — quality -mild, rich
and sweet -with the flavor an-d aroma of the wild

“ H

Nature’s highly gifted and superior new Straw-
berry plant. Letter received last spring from the
introducer of the HUB strawberry, S. H- Warren of
Massachusetts, drawing -my attention to this phenom-
enal new plant. Here is what he says about the
HUB : This is the first time I have offered HUB •
1 can truthfully , say I have never fruited a better

berry very pronounced. Calyx bright green and
unusually large — like the Gandy but larger. I regard
it as the most beautiful Strawberry I have ever
seen. Blossoms appear late, are very large, strongly
ataminate and are held above the foliage. Plant
of large proportions with large 'rather light green
leaves held upright on stiff stems. The berries are
produced in clusters of six to a dozen, are usually
'held from the earth on remarkably large, strong-
fruit stalks. The yield is enormous — so -great in
fact, that at the height of the season one can pick
ten quarts without stepping. Dozen, $1.50; 100,
$10.00.

B ”

strawberry and I have been in the business 57 years.
I am having my 58th annual catalogue printed and
this will be my last one I shall put out as my health
is very poor and I am getting old and feeble. If
you do not see fit to buy any HUB plants you will
miss one of the best strawberries there ever has
been on the market-

IvEVITT’S EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

KEVITT’S SYSTEM

KEVITT’S LONG SEASON COLLECTIONS OF EARLY,
MEDIUM AND LATE VARIETIES

EXPRESS COLLECTIONS.

Every plant in these collections are the same strong

Collection No. i.

25 Late Jersey Giant.

25 Rewastico.

25 Chesepeake.

25 Hub.

By Express for $2.50.

Collection No. 2.

50 Glen Mary.

50 Fendall-
50 Chesapeake.

50 Hub.

By Express For $1.25.

Collection No. 3.

100 Glen Mary.

100 Chesapeake-
100 Hub.

By Express For $1.50.

Collection No. 4.

100 Chesapeake.

100 Glen Mary.

100 Sample.

100 Hub.

By Express For $1.75-

Collection No. 5-
100 Chesapeake.

100 Glen Mary.

100 Fendall.

100 Hub.

100 Americas Fall Bearing.

By Express For $5.00.

rooted plants as if you bought from the regular list.

Collection No- 6.

200 Chesapeake.

200 Glen Mary.

200 Hub.

By Express For $2.50.

Collection No. 7.

200 Glen Mary.

200 Sample.

200 Algo.

200- Hub-

By Express For $2.75.

Collection No. 8.

250 Arnout.

250 Glen Lary.

250 Sample.

250 Hub.

By Express For $3.50.

Collection No- 9.

300 Glen Mary.

300 Sample.

300 Wm. Belt.

300 Hub.

300 Arnout.

By Express For $5.00.

Collection No. 10.

500 Wm. Belt.

500 Sample.

500 Glen Mary.

500 Hub.

By Express For $8.00.

KKVITT’S 10 V

m:\ni x<; sthawukkry plants.

Kevitt’s Fall Bearing Strawberries

Several new species of Strawberry that bears from June to December, even in this cold north-
ern country. I have been experimenting with these varieties for years, fruiting the past two seasons
jo varieties of the Fall Bearers I find the most profitable to plant and sure croppers and the ones that
may he relied upon. Trusty Fall Bearers are the

AMERICUS AND PROGRESSIVE

STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE IN OCTOBER THE LIMIT OF NATURE’S POSSIBILITIES

PRICE LIST OF FALL BEARERS.

Names of Varieties. by Mail

AMERICUS — perfect flowering $ .75

PROGRESSIVE — perfect flowering 75

Kevitt’s Special Collection. Begin Fruiting in Mag,
Continue Bearing all Summer and Late Fall

A RARE COLLECTION OF FALL
BEARING FRUIT PLANTS

Will Furnish you Ripe Strawberries and Raspberries

from June to Late Fall.

12 Chesapeake, June bearing strawberries ....$ .25
12 Late Jersey Giant June bearing strawberries 1.00

12 Americas, Fall bearing strawberries 75

12 Hub, June bearing strawberries 20

12 Progressive, Fall bearing strawberries 75

12 St. Regis, Everbearing raspberry 75

$370

The above 72 choice fruiting plants, by Mail
Postpaid for $2.50. ,

25 50 100

by Mail by Mail by Mail

$1.00 $1.75 $3.00

1. 00 1.75 3.00

NOTICE

All bloom stems on the fall bearing plants must
be removed up till July 23th. After this date let
the plants bloom, and two weeks later you can pick
ripe strawberries and the vines will continue to
yield fruit up to November.

This valuable collection of Fall Bearing Straw-
berry and Raspberry plants should be planted in

every garden- The plants set out early in April
will commence to bloom and ripe strawberries and
raspberries may be picked freely from June without
intermission until November first. The same sea-
son the plants are set out, the berries are very
sweet and full flavored to the very last.

KEVITT’S EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

RASPBERRIES

ST. REGIS EVER-
BEARING.

The “Early ’Till Late”
Raspberry

Raspberries for four
mont h s. That’s what
you get when you plant
St. Regis — the new ever-
bearing variety. More-
over they are not only
raspberries, but raspber-
ries of the very highest
grade — in size, in bril-
liant crimson color, ir.
firmness, in flavor.

Prices by Mail Postpaid.

6 for $ .50
12 for 75
25 for 1.25
50 for 2.00
100 for 3.00
500 for io-oo

It may be brifly
described as follows:

The canes are of
stocky, vigorous habit
— so stout and strong
it needs no staking —
with abundant large
five fingered leafage;
yields very heavily
every year and all
the canes and all the
branches on every
cane are loaded with
fruit; (I have never
known any variety,
either Blackberry or
Raspberry, with such
an inherent propensi-
ty to bear fruit as
the Joy Blackberry).

The canes are of
iron-clad hardihood,
never to my know-
ledge having been in-
jured by cold (in the
winter of 1911-12
every Blackberry in
my trial grounds was
damaged more or less
except the Joy, which
came through with
every bud and term-
inal in perfect condition),
disease and I believe it is immune to
Prices: — Root cutting plants, each
dozen, $3.00; 100, $18.00.

THE JOY BLACKBERRY

BRINGS JOY TO ALL WHO GROW. SELL OR EAT IT
Its canes have never been affected, even a little bit, by orange rust or other fungous

them.

20 cents;

dozen, $2.00; 100, $12.00.

Transplanted plants, each, 30 cents:

BLACKBERRIES

WARD BLACKBERRY.

We quote description by a very prominent 'horti-

culturist who accompanied a committee from the
New Jersey State Horticultural Society on a trip
to the home of the Ward to look into the claims
being made for it. It was the -most astonishing sight
I have ever seen. Hedge rows were six feet apart,
canes standing 4 to 4^2 feet high, and some 2J/2
feet wide across, and the tops were such a solid mass
of green, red and black berries as to almost exclude
the foliage from sight. The ripe ones were big
glossy black fellows, fully one-half larger than
Snyder, rich sweet, tender and melting, with no
hard core at the center. One-third of an acre yielded
60 bushels- This made $544 per acre, which

must have meant $350 per acre profit. The
canes are very hardy, never one having been known
to winter-kill. A perfect blackberry is Ward. Price,
10 cents each ; 50 cents per dozen, postpaid ; $3 00 per
too; $20.00 per 1,000.

KEVITT’S EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

GOOSEBERRIES

We are just now beginning to realize the im-
mense profits in Gooseberry culture- It is really

amazing to learn of the great yields from a planta-
tion that has been properly 'handled. A half bushel
per bush is not an uncommon yield. The Rural
New Yorker has published some remarkable rec-
ords from plantations in New York and Indiana.

There are only four really profitable varieties to
grow. So there can be no mistake on this score.
We advise you to investigate this line of fruit
growing and get started at once so you can reap the
big profits in the early stage of the game.

Price of Gooseberries, 15 cents each ; $1.50 per
dozen ; $10.00 per 100.

JOSSELYN ( RED JACKET)— Large Red vari-
ety, good quality.

DOWN INK — Large Green, very prolific and val-
uable for market.

PEARL — Similar to Downing.

HOUGHTON — Medium size, red thin skin, very
prolific. Valuable for canning and preserves. Very
valuable.

IMPORTANT

Order just as soon as possible in order to ship
your plants by freight and save you the express
charges, which are usually heavy.

GUARANTEE. I guarantee plants ordered by
mail or express to reach destination in a perfect
fresh and growing condition when promptly taken
from the express office.

ALL CLAIMS, if any, must be made on receipt
of plants, I will not be responsible for plants that
are allowed to lay at the express office for days.
However, if there is a just claim I will only be too
glad to rectify any loss with the customer.

TERMS CASH with order or satisfactory secur-
ity. If wanted C. O. D., one-half of the amount
with the order ; balance to be paid on delivery.

REMIT by money order, registered letter or bank
draft, postage stamps or express money order.

TRUE TO NAME. All my plant beds are label-
ed, showing the name of each variety, while I use
every care to have all plants true to name and send
just what is ordered, but in case a mixture should
occur I will not be responsible for any sum greater
than the cost of the plants should any prove other-
wise than represented.

TIME OF SHIPMENT — From March 1st to
May 20th. Very often I can dig plants here in Jan-
uary for Southern shipments.

I AM A SPECIALIST in Strawberry plants. My
entire attention is devoted to the growing and dis-
tribution of the best Strawberry plants. My aim is
to send you only strong, young thrifty plants that
will yield a full crop 1914. I will gladly give any
advice as to requirement so as to start you right.
Describe your soil and I will name you varieties
that will yield enormous crops of Strawberries.

KEVITT’S EVERBEARING STRAWRERRV PLANTS,

Champion Grape Collection

A GREAT HIT-YOU CANNOT INVEST A DOLLAR BETTER

One Strong Vine of Each Postpaid for $1.00

GRAPES

CHAMPION, (blue) One of the earliest to ripen, practically free from rot or other cl
grower compact bundles, quality fair size medium. It succeeds anywhere, and is good
arbor. Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.

isease, strong
for covering

1 OMING. (red) A popular market sort Berry small; quality good; very productive and hardy,
resembling Delaware somewhat; valuable for home use or market. Price, 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen.

••i NIAGARAS

•V WORDEN.-;

-vBBIGBTON.y-

WORDEN. (blue) — A valuable blue
grape ripening from three days to a week
before Concord. Berry large or good
quality; thin skin; very productive; vine
a strong grower. The most popular black
grape grown today. It comes in early
enough to avoid the rush of Concords,
thus brings 1 to 3 cents per pound more.
Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.

MOORE’S EARLY, (blue) — A large blue
grape, ripening a week earlier than Con-
cord; good grower; berries large, good
quality, and makes a moderate yield, very
valuable as an early grape. Price, 15
cents each; $1.50 per dozen.

NIAGARA, (white) — The most popular
white grape in existence. Fruit large and
very productive; a good grower; ripening
same season as Concord; equally good;
valuable in every way. Price, 15 cents
each; $1.50 per dozen.

BRIGHTON, (red) — One of the best red
grapes in cultivation. Bunch large and
compact; a strong grower and very pro-
ductive; quality good. Price, 15 cents
each; $1.50 per dozen.

CONCORD, (blue) — An old variety does
well wherever planted; good size; produc-
tive. Price, 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen.

MOORE’S DIAMOND, (white) — The color
is a delicate greenish white, with a rich
yellow tinge when ripe. Very few seeds,
juicy, and almost entirely free from pulp
which makes it almost transparent. Berry
size of Concord and two weeks earlier.
Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.

CONODRD. o-

■P DIAMOND.’.

CHAMPION.

WYOMING RED

MOORE' 8 EARLY

100,000 GRAPE VINES

We have a fine lot of i to 2 year vines for vineyard planting and if you will submit a list of your
wants we will gladly quote you a special price per ioo and per i,ooo. We can save you about io per
cent, to 25 per cent, on your vines, and give you some fine stock.

KEVITT’S EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

Enormous Crops of Strawberries

are grown by my system of culture. One quart of strawberries to each plant —
this is the record of some of my choice varieties on my soil.

STATEMENT

made by the late J. B. Ward, at the Ne-iv Jersey Horticultural Society,

December 21, 1909.

“I want to endorse all that Mr. Kevitt has said. I am speaking of the fruit, the strawberries. Mr.
De Camp, our president, and myself went up and visited Mr. Kevitt on his grounds and as I said this
morning, I had heard these fabulous stories and I went up there unfavorably impressed, but I can
certify that we went through his place and went over the grounds with a quart basket in our hand and

found many

pick

:ing

quart,

and

from some

of the plants

much

a quart and a

half.”

DIAGRAM OF MY

SYSTEM

•O

•o

PLANTS ARE SPACED ONE FOOT

APART EACH

WAT

o %

(Copyri

ght)

KEVITT.

1913

TICE C. KEVITT ATHENIA, N. J.

Field Day Meeting, June 16th, 1909

BIG BERRY CROP

I promised to go to T. C. Kevitt’s place June 16th and see if he could
make good on his great berry growing claim. There were about two acres
on the system he advocates as evidence of what he can do. As is now
well known these plants are set in beds — each bed contains five rows one
foot apart with the plants set one foot apart in the row- Thus each square
foot of the bed is occupied by a plant. The runners are all cut off so that
each original plant retains its strength and develops a great root and
crown. Between the beds are alleys wide enough for a careful picker to
stand and reach over into the bed. The best part of the field was a patch
of Glen Mary. This was the one we took for the test. All who knew the
Glen Mary realized that it could not be in full fruiting at this date- There
were a few large ripe berries on each plant and ioo or more green ones
ranging all the way from those just forming from the blossoms to those
all ready to color. We took a sample plant on one of the outside rows; not
the best we could find by any means. All the berries green and ripe were
taken off the plant; there were more than 150 of these and they more than
filled a quart basket. It was evident that 30 or 40 of these small green
berries would, if left on the plants, grow to full size. I should say that
about 40 average Glen Mary strawberries would fill a basket. The
plant was selected and picked in the presence of such men as Judge Blair,
of Jersey City, Dr. Ward of the New Jersey Horticultural Society and
prominent men from all over. I called upon the company publicly to say
then and there if that acre was good for 50,000 quarts. I also talked
with at least 50 persons privately. I could not get any one to say that he
ever saw more fruit on an acre. It was admitted generally that the plant
which we selected and picked would with a reasonable amount of moisture
ripen nearly or quite two baskets of fruit.

H. W. COLLINGWOOD,

Editor of Rural New Yorker-

It is essentially the only way to train and build up the fruit organs
in the strawberry plant for the next season’s great crop by restriction.
This is the only process if one wishes to grow great crops of strawberries
from a small space of ground.

T. C. KEVITT, Athenia, New Jersey.

ORDER SHEET

Try the
Fall Bearing

T. C. KEVITT

ATHENIA

Strawberries

Strawberry Specialist

NEW JERSEY

Name

Street or Box No

Town

County

State

Date 191

AMOUNT ENCLOSED

QUANTITY

NAMES OF VARIETIES

IvEVITT’S EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY REANTS.

Notice

Twenty years in my record of growing and sup-
plying the fruit growers with choice strawberry
plants, keeping up with the times in all relations and
every branch of science as related to strawberry cul-
ture. In all these years very few complaints have
come in. The knowledge of these facts should
be worth something to my patrons. It should be
self evident that there could be no such continuity
of business if it was not based upon sound and
firm business principles- I have endeavered to be
honest and fair in all my dealings and to give full
value for money sent. Even If you are 1,000 miles
away, you will always receive the same treatment
as if you visited my farm.

TICE C. KEVITT,

Athenia, New Jersey.

Holliston, May 2nd. 1913.

Mr. T. C. Ivevitt.

Received the plants in fine shape. Thank you for
the extra kinds you sent me.

Yours truly,

HENRY N. PIPER.

Ridgewood, N. .1., Jan. 12, 1914.
Dear Mr. Ivevitt : — Those strawberry plants I received
from you last Fall turned out O. K. All are living.
I will order more of you in the Spring.

Kindly send me your 1914 catalog as soon as
convenient for you.

Hoping you have a very Happy New Year, I am
Yours very truly,

GEORGE R. YOLGER.

Pine Grove, Penn., April 3, 1913.

Mr. T. C. Ivevitt.

Dear Sir : — I bought some strawberry plants of you
years ago, your advertisement lately. If you still grow
not seen you advertisement lately. If you still grow
plants for sale let me have your catalogue and prices.

Y'ours truly.

WELLINGTON LENGE1..

Federalsburg, Md., April 25, 1913.
Mr. T. C. Ivevitt, Athenia, N. J.

Dear Sir : — Your postal to hand in reference to the
plants. They arrived last night and we wish to
compliment you on the good plants and the condition
in which they were received.

Very truly yours,

E. A. CORBEY & CO.

Valley Farm, Rockey Hill, Conn., April 12, 1913.
Mr. T. C. Kevitt.

Sir : — The plants came on the 11th in the finest
condition possible, apparently as fresh as if just taken
from my neighbor’s garden. I shall hereafter not only
patronize but recommend your trade for a “square
deal."

Yours,

L. I’. CHAMBERLAIN.

Binghampton, N. Y., April 25, 1913.

Those plants I recently wrote you about arrived
since ; all O. K. Thanks for extra Chesepeake and
good goods. This was order of 3-3-13 for $6.80.

L. F. BROWN.

Brimfield, Mass., April 29, 1913.
Dear Mr. Kevitt: — The Steven’s Late Champion with
Bull Moose and Huh strawberry plants came by ex-
press yesterday. Thank you, and for the Hub and Bull
Moose extra. With best wishes for your success.

OSCAR L. STANTON.

A crazy hoy on fruit.

Hutchinson, Ivan., March 4, 1913.
Kevitt’s Plant Farm, Athenia, N. J.

Gentlemen : — I am sending you an order for a small
lot of strawberry plants and will state that the writer
is one of those having charge of our Commercial Club
Demonstration Farm, which is under irrigation and
where we are trying to demonstrate to the people
here the amount of stuff that can be raised per acre
under water so as to have more small fruit and
vegetables raised in this district. This is the largest
apple district in Kansas but short on small fruit. The
Committee instructed me to buy these strawberry plants
of Kellogg, but I have gone against their instructions
and I am giving you half the order and Kellogg the
other half as I got some very fine plants from you
several years ago and I want to show this Committee
that Kellogg is not the only plant man in the country
so it is up to you to give us a very fine lot of plants
because they are going to be put next to the other
plants and this demonstration farm will be inspected
by a good many of the 80,000 people that attend our
State Fair here the middle of September.

Yours truly,

W. H. UNDERWOOD, Pres.

Girdletree, Md., April 1, 1913.
Mr. T. C. Kevitt, New Jersey.

Dear Sir : — The order of grapes and blackberries
received all O. K.. Thanks for tlie strawberry plants.
They are a new variety in this section, I think I will
see what I can do with them. Y’ours very truly,

H. E. TAYLOR.

STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the State Entomologist.

No. 35, 1913.

New Brunswick, N. J., Sept. 1, 1913.

Th is is to Certify, that I have the 16th day of
August 1913, in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 249, Laws of 1903, State of New Jersey,
inspected or caused to be inspected by a duly appointed
assistant the strawberry nursery stock growing in the
Kevitt nurseries of T. C. Kevitt, Proprietor, at Athenia
in Passaic County, New Jersey, and have found the
same apparently free from San Jose Scale and other
dangerously injurious insect pests.

This certificate expires June 1, 1913, and covers
only stock actually in the nurseries when examined.

THOMAS J. HEADLER.

State Entomologist.

KEVITT’S CHOICE COLLECTION

OF JUNE BEARING AND FALL BEARING VARIETIES

ioo strong rooted young strawberry plants; 5 varieties, 20 plants; each of the undermentioned
choice strawberries. Early, mid-season, late and fall bearing, extending the strawberry season to its
maximum limits.

20 CHESAPEAKE Tune bearing 20 PROGRESSIVE Fall bearing

20 HUB June bearing-

20 FEND ALL June bearing 20 AMERICUS Fall bearing

The above choice collection all by express for $2.00.

IvEVITT'S EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

BRIEF DIRECTIONS FOR CULTURE

Strawberries require rich, well-tilled soil; the plants should he set 15 inches apart, in rows 2 feet
apart; 100 plants will plant 4 rows, 30 feet long; an acre requires 14,520 plants if set at the above
distance, but for horse cultivation they should be set 2 feet apart in rows 3 feet apart, requiring 7,260
plants for an acre. Firm the plants well in the soil, keep thoroughly cultivated and cut off all runners,
in the middle of December cover the beds to a depth of 3 inches with salt meadow hay, straw or leaves.
In April as soon as the plants show an indication of growth, push the covering away from the plants
to allow them to come up through- This “mulching” protects the plant from the cold in winter and the
heat in summer keeps the fruit clean, and prevents the growth of weeds.

PERFECT — versus -IMPERFECT FLOWERING STRAWBERRIES

The blossoms of strawberries are either staminate (perfect flowering) or are destitute of stemens
and are termed pistillate (imperfect flowering). Pistillate varieties must have a row of some perfect
flowered sort flowering at the same time planted every nine or twelve feet apart among them, or better
yet, every third or fourth plant in the row, to pollenize their blossoms. When properly pollenized the
pistillate varieties are usually the most prolific.

WORTHY OF RECOMMENDATION.

United States Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Plant Industry.

Washington, D. C., Feb. 8, 1910.

Mr. T. C. Kevitt, AtheniaJ N. J.

Dear Air. Kevitt — In visiting your strawberry
grounds last summer I was highly pleased with the
success which you had attained in your method of
culture. The Governor Fort variety stood out very
prominent among the varieties- It is of large size,
very fine in appearance, dark crimson and of ex-
cellent quality.

HIGHLY PLEASED.

I was highly pleased with your method of culture;
and will say that you have a system of cultivation
well worthy of recommendation to strawberry
growers.

GLEN MARY.

was a very prominent berry on your place and several
others, but my notes I took on the grounds that
day were lost.

Yours very truly.

G. B. Brackett, Pomologist.

Number

of Plants

Requir

fo Set an Acre of

Ground at

a Given

Distance.

Rows

in. apart,

plants

in. in row,

21,780

“

a n

17,424

ii ii

14,520

< l

a n

12,446

“

a a

10,898

“

17,424

13,900

11,0-16

a j)

9,973

l t

“

u u

8,712

a 11

14,520

“

ii ii

11,610

“

a “

9,030

“

8,207

“

ii ii

7,260

a ii

10,390

a a

8,712

“

ii n

7,200

“

a a

6,220

<< a

5,445

a a

8,712

ii a

6,900

ii ii

5,898

“

4,970

•

it 11

4,350

CURRANTS

Have no Equal for Profit and Productiveness

_ WILDER.

A remarkable variety, for which we predict great
popularity; both for table and market. One of the
strongest growers and most productive. Bunch
and berries very large, bright, attractive red color,
even when dead ripe ; hangs on bushes in fine con-
dition for handling as late as any known Variety-
Compared with the celebrated Fays, is equal in size,
with longer bunch, better in quality, with- much less
acidity ; ripens at some time, continues on bush
much longer ; fully as prolific, in some trials large-
ly outyielding it. Price, 15 -cents, each; $1.00 per
dozen ; $5.00 per 100 : $40.00 per 1,000.

“MEYERS WONDERFUL SWEET CORN."

This corn was originally grown by Former
Governor Pennington of New Jersey, and for many
years, through inter-breeding, it is practically lost.

It is positively sweeter than any corn that is on
the market today. Dwarf, very often two ears grow
to each stalk. The ears contain twelve rows of
kernels.

It is really -the (first early sweet corn to ripen. The
entire stock is in my hands, and I will offer it at
10 cents per package, by mail postpaid.

As the quantity of seed is limited, I would advise
that you order immediately.

FAY’S PROLIFIC.

Perhaps no other currant has received so much
praise as has Fay. It is very large, and always
sells well and at high prices.

We -consider it does better on heavy clay soil
well manured and thoroughly cultivated, than
lighter soils. Price, 10 cents each; $1.00 per d
$5.00 per 100.

Versailles, Cherry and Red Dutch, same price as

NOTICE.

Big reductions in express rates goes in r
February first. I can now ship as far west as Ka
City, M. O. 500 plants via (Express) from Athenia
J., for 86 cents including insurance.

COLLECTION— A.

Kevitt’s half acre collection for the market garde
3.500 Choice strawberry plants — 500 Sample; 500 Alrm
•500 Arnout; 1,000 Hub; 1,000 Glen Mary.

By express, all for $9.50.

COLLECTION— B.

Kevitt’s choice collection of Roses. 1 Killarney
Queen; 1 Killarney; 1 Killarney White and 1 Climbing
American Beauty.

By parcel post for $2.00.

COLLECTION — C.

12 St. Regis Raspberry; 12 Joe Johnson Strawberry;
12 Joy Blackberry.

By parcel post for $2.25.

T. C. KEVITT.

KEVITT’S SYSTEM

Just a Story of One Plant— One
Season’s Growth

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