Prices On All Stra\\i)err.v Plants On Page 47 



New DIXIELAND 



Dixieland, tested as U.S.D.A. 87.-,s is a l-cmi. Shipiicr X 

 Midland cross, and was released Inr ininMln.iidiis hv tlie 

 U.S.D.A. and the North Carolina Ex)Mi-i m ,^iiiti..ii in No- 

 vember 1953. Ripens about witli llbikrUKPii. .-ivcraui's larger 

 than Blakemore, and slightl.v dcipc r nd, with glossy skin, 

 and seems to be very firm and iiiiifdnn in shape. ' Plants are 

 vigorous and productive, yieMinu over 4(10 24 quart crates to 

 acre in test plots. Seems esiiccially well adapted to North 

 Carolina Area and west to Missouri in this belt altho it is 

 doing mighty fine on the Eastern Shore of Md. and Va. The 

 flavor is acid and good. Our Plants of Uixleland are Virus 

 free plants. Prices are listed on pase 47. 



KARDINAL KING 



GRANDVIEW 



KEC- 

 SOLHJ 

 I PENS 



ORIfilNWTEl) IN MI« IlKiAN UIIKHE IT <;\VK 

 ORD BEAKIN<; CHOPS. A I II, I. II.AVOKEO 

 RED BERRY FOR T.VBI.E AM) IKEKZINii. K 

 SLIGHTLY .Yl'TER PREMIER. WORTHY Ol TRI 

 HOME RCX BERRY 

 EVERY' YEAR. 



Kardinal King ha"- 

 created something ot a 

 sensation iii Mk liigan 

 by pro(lu(ing re( (ird 

 breaking ( miis w Im h 

 outsold all other \aric 

 ties in competitKni 

 Bu.\ers praise it for 

 high shipping qualit\ 

 Does equally well toi 

 canning and freezing. 



Tlie plants grow 

 large, making wide 

 fruiting rows. Berries 

 ripen slightly after 

 Premier and continue 

 through the late sea- 

 son. The fruits are 

 large, solid red, .juicy 

 and sweet. We recom- 

 mend Kardinal King 

 for trial in all areas 

 w here Premier aii<l 

 Catskill grow success 

 fullv. 



ROBINSON 



(SC'AKLKT HKALITV) 



A comparatively new variety being given a lot of favorable 

 comments from most Micliigan plant growers. The berries 

 are medium to large sizc^ — beautiful bright red color and 

 firm. It seems to be a free plant maker and the foliage is 

 healthy. Berries begin ripening about 7 to 10 days later than 

 Premier. Prom all reports the Robinson is a worthy mid- 

 season to late berry especially adapted to commercial grow- 

 ing and we feel sliould be given a tliorougli trial under east- 

 ern central and iiotlu-rn growing cdiKlitidiis. 



VERMILION (New) III. 41-31 



VERMILION IS GAINING IN F.YVOR 

 IT SHOULD HAVE GROWERS' CONSIDER.VTION THRU- 

 OUT THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS 



Released bv the Illinois Agricultural Experimental Station 

 and said to lie Red Stele Resistant, being a cross between 

 Red Star and Pathfinder. 



The plants of Vermilion are medium to high in productiv- 

 ity and range between Premier and Fairpeake in vigor. The 

 foliage is resistant to leaf spot, leaf blight and leaf scorch. 

 The flowers are perfect. Fruit ripens about with the first 

 Premier and picks over a two week period. The fruit is 

 medium to large, round to round conic in shape, smooth and 

 verv glossy, medium red and evenly colored, flesh is light 

 red! Vernulion ships well. Plant our Virus-free Vermilion. 



New ALBRITTON 



A promising new variety for the Carolina area. 



Originated and tested at N. C. Experiment Stutinn in co- 

 operation with U.S.D.A.. introduced in VX>-2. T.-i..! mostly 

 in N. C. it may replace Massey as it ontyi. 1.1- \I:i-~. > ami 

 Blakemore in that area. Berries are l:iig''. i;ii"ii- l,:ni.\. 

 have a light red attractive color. They iut in'm • imhil:!] im- 

 distant shipping. Plants are vigorous and vcr.\ i.r..,lu.live. 

 Very worthy of trial in South Central area. Our plants ot 

 -Albritton are Virus free. Prices on page 4T. 



VIGOROUS PLANTS 

 BERRIES - 



■L,i.RGE, ATTRACTIVE, DP:LICI0US 

 GROWER SATISFACTION 



Named from the town near which it originated in In- 

 diana. Sent to us for trial as an improved CATSKILL. 

 however it does not resemble the Catskill much in fruit or 

 berry in our trial plantings. 



Berries are large, conical almost like Midland, attractive 

 color, extremely high tlavor and very productive. Plants are 



ds. 



IMg 



ing 



spot .-ll 



inl scorch. Ber- 

 ig steins. After 

 lusion is that it 



isUct a 

 iting it 

 prove i 

 centr.-i 



n<l we are pass- 

 1 Indiana, doing 

 1 valuable berry 

 1 and northern 



BIG JOE 



A BEAUTIFUL BERRY — A MONEY-MAKER 



No other mid-season berry has stood the test of varied 

 soil and climatic conditions to which the Big Joe has been 

 subjected to for the past twenty years and come through 

 with the line rei-ord it has lor general hardiness, iiroductive- 

 ness and being a prolitable berry to grow. It will vvith- 

 stanil as much rongli treatment as anv varietv we know 

 of and still coini' throiii;!!. It is a very large attractive, 

 dark liright red berrv that will sell on anv market. 



JERSEYBELLE 



Gilbert, 



Originated from a cross made in 1!I47 by Dr. F. .' 

 .and tested as New .Jersey 7-A, Ripens late mid- 

 late in the spring fruiting season. Plants are husky, vig- 

 orous with large leaves and large crown. Will give a good 

 matted row if grown on good soil with suiBcient moisture. 

 Berries large, orange-red in the early stage of ripeness turn- ' 

 ing dark red when fully ripe. Berries have waxy-glossy ap- 

 pearance with good green cap. .lerseybelle is a good holding 

 variety and excellent shipper. The seeds are prominent be- 

 coming yellow at maturity. A good vielder with crops of 

 4.000 to lO.OfMI quarts per acre being reported. 



A new variety introduced by the New York Experimental 

 Station at Geneva. Tested in many sections, EMPIRE is a 

 vigorous "grower making good fruiting bed. Does not pro- 

 duce as many berries per plant as Premier liut berries are 

 generally larger, firm, of excellent flavor and freezing quali- 

 ty. Grows well in Premier sections. EMI'IRE shows much 

 promise and we recommend it for trial. 



Empire berries picked at Princess Anne, becoming more 

 iHl more popnhir each year in central and northern areas. 



