Kellogg’s Marvel is a strong, late bi-sexual of the same season as Kellogg’s Big Late. The plants grow to enormous size, develop big, robust roots and crowns, are extremely hardy and vigorous and withstand drouth to a remarkable degree. The foliage is bright snappy green, its tough leaf tissue rendering it resistant to leaf spot, insects and weather extremes.
Its marvelous productiveness, the beauty and exquisite flavor of its big, bright, blood-red berries and its strong, healthy, vigorous plants combine to make Kellogg’s Marvel as nearly 100 per cent strawberry perfection as it is possible to obtain.
Kellogg’s Marvel originated with Percy Schuchardt of North Lake, Wisconsin, who furnishes the following description and information:
“I discovered Kellogg’s Marvel seven years ago, about the middle of July in an old sod. The plant growth was so strong that it had practically choked out the grass. I removed six plants to an old flower bed for want of a better place to propagate them and although this original plot has never been weeded, watered, fertilized or cared for in any way since the first season, it has fruited well every year for the past six years and is still in commission, producing some fine large berries this season.
Kellogg’s Marvel is undoubtedly a cross of Senator Dunlap and Warfield as I fruited these two varieties for years prior to the discovery of the Kellogg’s Marvel seedling and I had the only strawberry patch in this vicinity.
The foliage of this variety resembles its presumable parents but is much taller and in plant growth, it is the strongest I ever have seen.
It is the most productive variety that I know of, outyielding all others here two to one.
The berries have a slight neck like Senator Dunlap but are firmer and longer than either Dunlap or Warfield. Their quality is excellent—far better than any other strawberry I have ever tasted. They are beautiful dark red clear through and equally splendid for all purposes. We use them exclusively in our hotel.
My admiration for Kellogg’s Marvel grows stronger every year. I consider it practically a ‘fool proof’ variety—one which may be planted anywhere with assured success.”
