Our Best Disease Resistant Varieties 





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SUNRISE 



SURECROP 



Resistant to Red Stele and Veriicillium Wilt 

 Early . . . Vigorous . . . Productive 



Sunrise is a new early berrj- with multiple resistance 

 to red stele. It was released by U.SDA. and the Univ. 

 of Marj'land and is the result of a cross of US 4152 and 

 Stelemaster. 



Berries are medium in size, have a glossy surface, and 

 a light, bright red color. They retain an attractive 

 appearance long after picking. The berries are conic 

 shaped, and have good dessert quality. Flesh is firm, pale 

 pink in color, but not dark enough for good frozen pack 

 appearance. 



Plants of Sunrise produce rimners freely, are ver\- 

 vigorous, and highly resistant to four races of red stele 

 and partially resistant to a fifth race. They are also 

 resistant to Verticillium wilt. Leaves are resistant to 

 leaf scorch and mildew, but quite susceptible to leaf 

 spot. 



Sunrise ripens with Earlidawn at Beltsville. but is 

 some later at mid-west test blocks. Yields have been 

 good to very good in trial blocks in the eastern U.S. 

 We suggest Sunrise be tried wherever red stele and 

 Verticillium wilt occur. 



MULTIPLE RESISTANCE TO RED STELE— FINE FLAVOR 

 VERY HEAVY PLANT PRODUCER 

 Excellent Size . . . Good Yields . . . High Prices I 



SURECROP is a really fine new strawberry variety 

 wherever grown, from Pennsylvania and New York to 

 southern Virginia and westward to Ohio. 



SURECROP is a midseason berry ripening about with 

 Fairland and Temple. The berries are a light, bright 

 red which turns to a deep rich color. Seeds are a nice 

 bright yellow set even with the surface. SURECROP 

 berries are firm, with a tough glossj' skin which makes 

 them ideal for distant markets. They have also been 

 recommended for freezing. Size holds well throughout 

 the season, with the average being larger than Stele- 

 master. 



A vers^ vigorous plant maker and producer, rivaling 

 such varieties as Pocahontas and Robinson as the best 

 bed makers of all strawberry varieties. Coupled with 

 STELEMASTER as a fine early berry, SURECROP 

 as a midseason berrv will deliver a MONEY-MAKING. 

 RED STELE RESISTANCE PUNCH for growers 

 everywhere. 



MIDWAY 



New 



Widely Tested ... Red Stele Resistant 

 Merits Trial in All Areas 



Midway is a cross of Dixieland and Temple that has 

 done well in test plots from Massachusetts to Virginia 

 and westward. It should be tested as a \-irus free, red 

 stele resistant replacement for Temple and Fairland, 

 neither of which has A-irus free stock available. 



Midway ripens in midseason, about with Temple. The 

 berries are medium to large size, have a uniform deep 

 red color with a glossy surface, firm skin and yellow 

 seeds. The flesh is firm. Berries are irregular conic 

 shape but have good dessert quality and have stood up 

 well in the frozen pack. 



Plants of Midway are vigorous, highly productive, and 

 resistant to the common race of red stele. The leaves 

 are somewhat susceptible to leaf scorch and leaf spot. 



Growers report 1966 crops of Midway were excellent 

 in yield, color, size. Buyers paid high prices for fruit 

 because it carried long distances with a minimum of loss. 



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