C. W. GRAHAM Afton, Chenango County, N. Y. '■ Catalogue and Price List of STRAWBERRIES CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION Of Nursery Stock Accompanies Each Shipment No. 421 STATK OP NEW YORK Department ov Agriculture CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION OF NURSERY STOCK This is to certify that the stock in the nursery of C. W. Graham of Afton, County of Chenango, State of New York, was duly exajniued in compliance with the provisions of Section 83 of the Agricultural T^aw, aud it was found to be appar- ently free from any dangerous or infectious disease or diseases, or the San Jose scale or other dangerously iujurious insect pest or pests. This certificate expires September i, 1907. C. A. Wieting, Com. of Agriculture. Dated, Albany, N. Y., Sept, i, 1906. £NT£RPBISC PHE86. AFTON, N. Y. Please Read Before You Order REMIXXANCE. — Remit by Money Order, Registered Letter, Draft or Check. Postage stamps (i and 2 cents) for the fractional part of a dollar will be accepted. TERMS.— Cash with the order or before shipment. EXPRESS.— All plants will be shipped directly over the lines of the National and American Express companies unless otherwise ordered. SHIPMENT.— I prefer not to ship plants after May 25th for after that day stock sent so late will not prove satisfactory. The shipping season here usually be gins from the first to the tenth of April. PRICE OF PLANTS.— The prices quoted are net and the least at which they can be grown and be placed on the market. EXTRA PLANTS. — For cash orders received before May first I will add extra plants the larger the order the more plants to help pay the express. PACKING.— My plants are carefully dug, thoroughly trimmed, tied in bunches of twenty-five and packed in the best possible manner in light crates or bas- kets. with no extra charge to the purchaser, and deliverd to the Express Company’s Office, Afton. ^ ^ GUARANTEE.— We guarantee that all plants ordered sent by mail or Ex- press before May 1st shall reach their destination safely. If any fail to do so or if any mistake has been made we stand ready to rectify the error or make good the loss, if notified promptly. LIABILITY.— While we take the greatest care to have all stock true to name in case any shall prove otherwise, we will not be liable for an amount greater than actually paid for the stock. It practically never occurs that our stock is untrue to name except in one instance where we received plants from an introducer not true to name. SUBSTITUTING.— When we are sold out of a variety ordered, we can fre- quently substitute others to the advantage of the purchaser, if permitted to do so. On orders received before May 1st we do not do this unless given express permission to do so; on orders received after that date, however, we retain the right to substi- tute where necessary unless expressly forbidden to do so. ADDRESS.— It sometimes happens that we send two catalogues to one ad- dress. Should you receive more than one copy please hand the extra one to some friend who would be interested in it. Your name, postoffice and state should be distinctly written, and be sure that neither is omitted. No matter if you write several times always give full name and postoffice address. A Certificate of Inspection of Nursery Stock will accompany each shipment of plants. Mail orders we make a specialty and it is our aim to send the same grade of plants by mail as by express. REFERENCES. For references address: First National Bank, Bainbridge, N. Y. National Express Co.’s agents. Church & Hill, bankers, Afton, N. Y. ’ TO MY CUSTOMERS The past season has been one of the best in recent years for growing good plants for the fruit and for, the trade. In some parts of the state the plants were in- jured by the severe drouth and' but little growth was made in this section. We were greatly favored with plenty of rain. A better growing season could hardly be desired. The result is we have a large stock of No. i plants. My plants are grown from new beds and on soil that is heavily fertilized. They were thoroughly sprayed in the spring with Bordeaux mixture soon as the mulch was removed, and again several times through the growing season. The runners are carfully laid in July from 8 to to inches apart and the spaces between the plants are not allowed to mat. The last runners are cut in September, thus elim- inating all small plants. The men who help me pack the plants often inquire the reason why the plants received from other growers are so much inferior to those we send out. The answer is plants grown by our method are far superior to those usually grown in the broad matted row where you have thousands of plants to the square rod. My plants are equal to the be.st peiligree plants and superior plants produce larger and finer fruit. Plant only the best and you will be pleased with the result in dollars and cents. Succe.ss in a great measure depend.s on getting large, fine healthy plants, strictly pure and true to name, and this I can warrant my plants. For lack of time I am compelled to omit some of the unsolicited testimonials received last year from those who bought their plants of me. Should any of my new customers desire to be informed as to the quality of the stock sent out, I will gladly refer them to some of the principal berry growers, quite often in their own town, who bought their slock of me, and write that my plants are much superior to those they have purchased of other parties. I would be pleased to have your order for any plants you mty need on my list. Thanking you for past favors and soliciting trial orders from new customers, I am very truly yours for success, C. \V. GRAHAM. ORDER SHEET.— Please Use This Sheet in Ordering Plants. C. W. GRAHAM P. O. Box 342 AFTON, N. Y. Please forward by State whether wanted by Mail, Freight or Express. Exp. or Frgt. Office Name Post Office County State R. R. or Exp. Line Forward on or about No. of Plants Early Varieties Price Medium Varieties Pride of Michigan Amount Enclosed Post Office Order $... Exp. Money Order $... Draft or Check $... Cash - - $... Stamps - - $... Total $... Date No. of Plants Medium Varieties Price 1 Wicks Hathaway Hundred Dollar Staininate Late Varieties Arona > New Home Minute Man Sample Cardinal Carrie Silver Mark Hanna Great Scott STRAWBERRIES Fertilize the ground as for a good field crop — Commercial fertilizers produce the least weeds. Select ground that had hoed corn on last year. The best land is one that heavy clover plowed under and then one hoed crop. Keep your land thor- oughly cultivated, don’t allow the weeds to get a start. For field culture mark out rows 3 to 4 feet wide and set plants 1 8 to 20 inches apart in the rows. 20 by 36 in- ches 8712 plants. 18 by 48 inches 7260. Set plants as early in the spring as possible. Set with the crowns level with the surface of the ground, and press the earth firmly about the roots. Cut oft blossoms from spring-set plants the first year. Runners that are to be cut should be cut as soon as they appear — not after they have sapped the plant to make useless growth. Keep the surface of the ground continually stirred — not so much to kill weeds as to con.serve moisture. Cultivate after every shower and once in eight or ten days during drouth Cover the ground between the plants with .straw, or litter in November. Cover the plants themselves as .soon a; hard freezing begins. Remove the mulch from over the jilants when growth commences in the spring. Keep down weeds in the spring by very shallow cultivation or pulling by hanrl and con.serve moisture bv mulch among the plants. The following description includes the best of the standard sort also the most promising of those of recent introduction. I have omitted a number of varieties not on the list. They have not proved desirable for fruit. EARLY VARIETIES Fairfield. — ( Per. )This is a money maker among the early varieties; another year’s experience leads us to believe that this is really a valuable early sort. At the Ohio Experiment Station where there were one hundred and sixty varieties, wel! grown and carefully mulched, it was the most prople flavor. Ruby. (Per ) — With me, it has proved to have been well named, being one of the heaviest yielders of large berries of any variety of the staminate sorts, a splendid fertilizer and plant maker. Rnhy, Sample and VVonder make a splenditl trio to tie to. They will produce more large berries than any other three varieties. Wick’s Hathaway Hundred Dollar Staminate. (Per.)— From Ohio. We quote from Mr. Hathaway's catalogue in part as follows: 'I'liis— the greatest of all giant strawberries, considering size, yield, uniform type, color and flavor— was exhibited at the late Pan American hixposition, as a new tinamed berry. I secured my stock from the exhibitor and introduced it in 1902. I mention with permission, that of the Storrs and Harrison Co., who having considered or watched the "Hundred Hollar" since I introduced it. put in a large stock of the plants on their own ground last spring. In June, igos Mr. Harrison, Jr., visited my place when the "llundreil Dollar” was in fruit and person.ally picked some of the largest berries which were taken to their offices ami pronounced to be as large or larger than any variety they htui ever grown. This with the fact that the season was a poor one for the strawberry to do its best. Here we have however a lironth resister in the "Hundred Dollar” berry, which not only is the “giant" over all in uniform shape, color, quality and size, but it is red to the center- a solid berry, no core— and I doubt if there is any staminate variety of the giant class that will produce as niany first class berries. The plant is not only the largest, but its immense root growth indicates its worth as a drouth resister. It won first prize at the late Pan American Pixposition as the best unamed strawberry: Mr Hathaway also states that be picked a quart box level full containing 14 berries. I have not fruited this variety, but the plant is large and vigorous and in every way sati.sfaclory. C. ly. GRAHAM Wonder. (Per.)— The Originator fruited this variety five years and found it very profitable. It has brought him $400 per acre in a section where fancy prices are not paid for berries. It makes immense plants, with broad leaves, and strong, stocky stems. It is very productive, and the fruit is of great size and beauty. It is of a fine red color, good quality and moderately firm. The first berry on the stem is sometimes misshapen. It is classed as late, but begins to ripen early, makes a long season and holds up well in size. M. Crawford Company of Ohio, who has fruited it for several years says: "This is truly a wonderful berry and its merits have not been appreciated." Abington. (Per. )— Originated in Massachusetts. We sold so close of this variety that we did not fruit it to any extent but what few berries we had were very fine. The plant growth is perfect. The run- ners are large and make their sets far enough apart to develop a good crop of berries. We have this year solid rows of the Abing- fi\e feet wide. The Originator says it will produce the most fruit when grown in wide rows. He describes this variety as fol lows: “The .^Iniiglon ripens with the Diibach ami Dunlap. Tile Iierries .are very l.arge in size, tliey run as large as the Ituiiacli, also run large tiirongli- out the season. It is also a long season berrv, the last picket for market about the eighth of July. In proiluctivene.ss it is way ahead of the nnbach, .Sharpless or Glen Mary, in fact it is the most productive perfect blossom berry that I ever fruited, as I have been raising berries for market nineteen years. The “Abington" is the best all- around market berry that I ever raised in my grow- ing berries for market. The "Abington" is a bright red in color, and firm and of good flavor and shows up well in the crates. I have friiiteii the “Abington" nine years, and it has never failed to be productive of large berries. The “Abington" ABINGTON :* "’ill hold its color better than the . ... . Hnbacli, It does not grow pale after staving over night 111 the crates. It shows up brigBt and in good color the iie.xt morning.” ’ ^ MIDSEASON TO LATE Victor. (Per. ) — We have but a small stock of this variety, but the plant is a fine grower and a good bearer. "The plant of this varity is of the tough healthy kind, like Senator Dunlap able to rough it, and productive under auv method of culture. The foliage is large dark green, and handsome. The fruit is ver. large, roundish conical, but occasion- ally corjugated, dark, glossy red, with red flesh, firm, and of excellent flavor. It is a great berry for market or home u.se, and fine for canning. Season medium to late.” Sample. (Imp. )--No variety has been introduced with better testimonials The plants are quite vigorous and very productive. The berries are medium to large, regular heart shaped, crimson, fairly firm and of good quality. The fruit colors over at once without any white tips. The Sample was the most productive berry at the Massachusetts Experiment station where a large number of strawber- ries were on trial. AFTON, N. Y. Minute Man. { Imp. )— Similar to the Sample in plant and .size of fruit but of better ([uality and more productive The plant is strong and hardy, a great run- ner. berries fairly firtn delicious in quality and a beautiful bright crimson in color, fruit when well grown is large to very large. Specimens were picked from wide matted rows large as Hubacb. Klondike. (Per.)— I have grown this variety for .several years and tind it not onlv the hardiest, but the most profitable late berry for market. It is a thrifty grower 'making many rather small but strong plants, with thick dark green foliage. The blossoms are late and not likely to be killed by frost. It is a great producer of large firm berries, dark red in color and of good quality. Latest. (Imp. )— The plants of the variety are of the very largest size. Very productive; fruit very large, bright red and of good quality. A good variety for hill culture. Season very late. The Ohio Experiment Station Bulletin says: “The 1 was one of Uif most bcautifulbcrries of its season, which is ftillv as late as the ('.amlv. the quality heinj? much better. It is a variety well worthy of a trial, ami promises to be equally jjootl for home use or not too distant market. Its atlractivene.ss on the market stand will calcfi the eye and command an exchange of dollars for berries.” Mark Hanna. (Imp )— This variety did nuicli Itetter here last year. Plant is a moderate grower. Fruit large and handsome, (luite firm and of good quality. Very productive, Great Scott. (Imp.)— I have not fruited this variety. The Introducer claims it to he one of the most praductive of the extra large berries. The plant here is very large and healthy. It is a vigorous grower. Carrie Silver. ( Imp )— This variety has been grown to some extent and is highly praised bv those who have tested it.' The fruit is large, of good shape and coTor, and nearly round. In fruiting this last year I found the following description nearly correct: ■‘Tliis variety was the result of crossing with Sliarpless a seedling of Warficlil fertilized liy Parker Karle. Plant and foliage strong, vigorous and licaltliy; tnonnonsly productive; lierry large, liriglit red, good quality ami firm." Fremont Williams. Claimed by the Ohio Experiment Station to he one of the most promising of the late varieties. As late as the Gandv, fully as large, firm and of better quality. The plant here is a bright, healthy, vigorous grower and quite productive. Fruit rarely misshapen, color a rich bright crimson. Quality, good, better than Gandy. Ripens very late. New Home. (Fer.) — From F, W. .Al'eii of Maryland. We believe this variety was not at its best here The season was quite tinfavorable for the growing of large berries The plant is of fair size, tough and healthy like the Warfield and (|iiite productive. The runners are long and make their sets far enough apa-'t for a good fruiting row. Berries above medium in size, a bright red, very rich in flavor, firm, and will hold their color for several tlays after hi ing picked. Very late. Cardinal. (Imp.)— This variety is said to possess more points of real merit than any strawberry of recent introduction The Cardinal fruited here last year and. proved to be a remarkably vigorqus atid healtliy grower producing a good crop C. IV. GRAHAM of beautiful berries. The fruit is very firm, stands up well, of good color and quality, flavor a rich sub acid, berries large but not the largest. Fruit stems tall and ripens all the fruit. It is a great runner and a .strong grower of extra large plants, and when grown in the matted row it will not be necessary to plant closer than three by four feet. Mrs. Miller. (Imp ) — From what I have seen of this variety I am led to be- lieve it to be my best late berry. It behaved .so well last season that I will plant more of it this year. In fruiting this variety we found that it was like the Intro- ducer’s description which we give; “It.s great tlcalthy plants, green ami clean, are a delight to the grower, and its generous yiehi oTbriitiant berries shining among the leaves amply rewanis all his care ami pains. The irnit is very large, dark re*l ami glossy, oblong in form, slightly flattened and of delicious flavor. The flesh is red. Medium to very late." Seed Corn. I have selected and traced up a small quantity of this variety. It is the early improved yellow, extra light rowed corn. It has long ears and deep grain, with small cob and is a heavy yielder. On good soil it will produce from too to 125 bushels to the acre. This corn has always received first premium at the Afton Fair. Price by freighter express per string, twenty-six ears, 25 cents. Testimonials for 1906 Plants received on the 23rd and set on the 24th. Thank you for the liberal count and the one dozen extra plants. Wick Hathaway, Madison, Ohio. The strawberry plants received in good condition. They were very fine. Thank you for the extra plants which you sent gratis. O. E. Wilson, Binghamton, N. Y. Special Offer, No. 1 . — One dozen each of the Cardinal, Wick’s Hathaway, Pine Apple, Almo and Abington, by mail for Ji. 00. Twenty-five each by Express for $1.00. Special Offer No. 2 . — Twenty-five each of the Wonder, Pride of Michigan, Cardinal, Abington and Arnout by Express for $1.00. Special Offer, No. 3 . — One dozen each of the Oaks Early, Fairfield, Senator Dunlap, Klondike, Ruby and Superior by mail for $1.00. Twenty-five each by Ex- press for fi.oo. AFTON, N. Y. PRICE LIST OF STRAWBERRY PLANTS The prices prices quoted for the quantities specified are for each variety only. Fifty and five hundred will be supplied at hundred and thousand rates. When plants are ordered by mail, add 5c. for each dozen, 7c. for each 25, and 25c for each 100. We send plants by mail only at price by the hundred, and not at the thousand rates. The plants by mail are packed in moss and wrapped in oiled paper and will go perfectlv safe in good condition to any part of the United States. Note those that are marked (Imp.) are imperfect blossoms and should have every fourth row (Per.) varieties planted with them to pollenize the same. By Express— Not Prepaid. Varieties Price Per 12 25 100 200 300 400 10°° Abington, Per. f 15 jt Aroma, Per. 15 Arnout, Per. 15 Almo, Imp. 20 Bubach, Imp. 15 Buster, Per. 20 Cardinal, Imp. 20 Carrie Silver, Imp. 15 Senator Dunlap, Per. 15 Fairfield, Per. 15 Fremont Williams, Per. 20 Great Scott, Per. 20 Green’s Pine Apple, Per. 15 Haverland, Imp. • 15 Klondike, Imp. 15 Latest, Imp. 20 Minute Man, Imp. 15 Mark Hanna, Imp. 20 Mrs. Miller, Imp. 20 New Home, Per. 15 Nehring’s Gem, Per. I 00 Oaks Early, Per. 15 Pride of Michigan, Per. 30 Ruby, Per. 15 Superior, Per, >5 Sample, Imp. 15 Uncle Sam, Per. 15 Victor, Per. 15 Wicks Hathaway, Per. 30 Wonder, Per. 15 Canadian Customers will please to Canada. 20 f 50 y bo J 5 I 00 jsi 25 « 00 20 50 20 50 So I 00 J 25 3 00 30 60 I 00 I 25 I 50 3 50 20 50 1 00 I 25 I 50 3 50 30 60 I 00 I 25 30 60 1 00 I 25 I 50 3 50 20 50 80 I 00 I 25 3 00 20 50 80 I 00 I 25 2 75 20 50 80 I 00 t 25 2 75 30 60 I 00 I 25 I 50 3 50 30 60 20 50 80 I 00 I 25 3 00 20 50 80 I 00 I 25 3 00 20 50 80 I 00 I 25 3 00 30 r 00 I 75 20 60 I 00 I 25 I 50 3 50 30 60 30 60 I 00 I 25 I 50 3 50 20 50 80 I 00 I 25 3 00 20 50 80 I 00 I 25 3 00 40 75 I 30 I 60 20 50 80 1 00 I 25 3 00 20 50 80 I 00 I 25 2 75 20 50 80 I 00 I 25 3 00 20 50 80 20 50 80 I 00 I 25 3 00 40 75 I 30 I 60 20 50 80 I 00 I 25 3 00 double postage on all plants sent by mail