. Spring 1902 illustrated descriptive catalogue. Nurseries (Horticulture) New Jersey Hightstown Catalogs; Nursery stock New Jersey Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Nut trees Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Grapes Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs. VILLAGE NURSERIES, EIGHTSTOWN, N. J. 7 Carrie Silvers. (Imp.)—This variety was sent to The Rural New Yorker as Carrie, under which name they tested it. There being another Carrie strawberry, and fearing confusion, we changed it by adding Silvers. This variety was the result of crossing with Sharpless a seedling of Warfield fer-

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. Spring 1902 illustrated descriptive catalogue. Nurseries (Horticulture) New Jersey Hightstown Catalogs; Nursery stock New Jersey Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Nut trees Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Grapes Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs. VILLAGE NURSERIES, EIGHTSTOWN, N. J. 7 Carrie Silvers. (Imp.)—This variety was sent to The Rural New Yorker as Carrie, under which name they tested it. There being another Carrie strawberry, and fearing confusion, we changed it by adding Silvers. This variety was the result of crossing with Sharpless a seedling of Warfield fer- tilized by Parker Earle. Plant and foliage strong, vigorous and healthy; flower imperfect; enormously productive; berry la^ge, bright red, good quality and firm. The Rural New Yorker reports July 17, 1897: " Plants received September, 1895. The berries of 1896 began to ripen June 3. They were of the largest size and much the shape of Parker Earle, having some neck, and being largest in the middle and tapering towards the stem and tip. June 2, plants exceptionally vigorous; leaf stems long; peduncles, stout and berries well held up. ! June 8, just begin- ning to change color. Large to largest size. The shape this season varies from round to broadly heart-shaped, few berries having any neck. Medium red color, red flesh, of good quality and fairly firm. June 16. There are many ripe berries, and so many green ones that it may be regarded as not only a late variety, but one ripening through a long period. June 21, still bearing many berries." The report of July 16, 1898, says: " Carrie Silvers is a long lived, vigorous variety of considerable merit. It begins to ripen early in June and continues until June 27. It is an extremely productive variety.". " Carrie Silvers." A Pedigree Seedling Strawberry. The Rural New Yorker on January 14, 1899 in answer to an inquiry says of Carrie Silvers: " A Canadian reader says that this variety is represented b