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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 tlie Big Joe has been 

 subjected to for the past twenty years and come through 

 with he tine record it has for general hardiness, productive- 

 ness and being a profitable berry to grow. It Avill with- 

 stand as much rough treatment as any variety Ave know 

 of and still come through. It is a very large, attractive, 

 ■dark bright red berry that will sell on any market. 



REDSTAR 



(U. S. D. A. 2124) 



Large, Bright Red Color, Excellent Quality, Firmness, 



Late Ripening — Qualifies the REDSTAR 



to Challenge All Other Late Varieties 



Redstar is a cross of Chesapeake and Fairfax Avhich has 

 been under test since 1933. 



A heavy producer of large showy type berries which are 

 sometimes ridged or furrowed. The berries are a bright 

 red and do not turn dark, its flesh is juicy but firm, the 

 quality is good to excellent, size of fruit holds well through 

 fruiting season. 



We have long needed a good very late berry and RED- 

 STAR so far stands out as the challenger for top honors 

 over all other late varieties. 



It ripens after Chesapeake and with or after Gandy and 

 Oren. "If you want real late berries plant REDSTAR." 



KARDINAL KING 



ORIGINATED IN 3IICHIGAN WHERE IT GAVE REC- 

 ORD BEARING CROPS. A FULL FLAVORED SOLID 

 RED BERRY FOR TABLE AND FREEZING. RIPENS 

 SLIGHTLY AFTER PREMIER. WORTHY OF TRIAL. 



Kardinal King has created something of a sensation in 

 Michigan by producing record breaking crops which out- 

 sold all other varieties in competition. Buyers praise it 

 for high shipping quality. Does equally well for canning 

 and freezing. 



The plants grow large, making wide fruiting roAvs. Ber- 

 ries ripen slightly after Premier and continue through the 

 late season. The fruits are large, solid red, juicy and SAveet. 

 We recommend Kardinal King for trial in all areas where 

 Premier and Catskill grow successfully. 





Mr. and Mrs. William Lasher, Tivoli, N. Y., proudly dis- 

 play Catslcill Strawberries in their 1950 field. Note heavy 

 producing rows. Mr. Lasher has had many years' experience 

 as a strawberry grower and prefers "Bountiful Ridge grown 

 plants." 



ROBINSON 



SCARLET BEAUTY 



A comparatively new variety being given a lot of fav- 

 orable comments from most Michigan plant growers. The 

 berries ari' medium to large size — beautiful bright red color 

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

 is healtliy. Cherries begin ripening about 7 to 10 days 

 later than Premier. From all reports the Robinson is a 

 worthy mid-season to late berry especially adapted to com- 

 mercial growing .ind we feel should be given" a thorough 

 trial under eastern central and northern growing condi 

 tions. 



The NEW SPARKLE is a heavy producer. Note the many 

 blossoms and berries on this bed of plants growing in Hud- 

 son Valley section New York, summer 1948. Growers say 

 Sparkle looks mighty good in their first trials. Yes folks, 

 1948 and 1949 proves Sparkle one of the better varieties of 

 its season, and it is "Red Stele Root Rot Resistant." 



KARDINAL KING A HEAVY PRODUCER 



Tivoli, N. Y. 

 July 21st, 1950 

 Gentlemen : — 



I am writing you in regards to the Kardinal King 

 Strawberry. 



We picked 177C quarts of berries from 1000 plants, 

 picking the field nine times. 



The last picking made were quite good size, firm and 

 there Avas no rot. 



We think the Kardinal King are one of the best va- 

 rieties of berries to plant and have only this variety on 

 our lot for next year. 



They seem to be the berry for us here. 

 Sincerely, 



Mrs. Luigi Grancelli. 



BIG JOE: An old favorite and continuing to do well in 

 the central areas as a large midseason berry being a free 

 plant maker and heavy producer. 



Sturdy Trees — Please 



Maitland, Fla. 

 Gentlemen : 



Received in good condition — Two Dolga Crab Apple trees 

 and one Hyslop. 



Thanks for the sturdy trees sent. 



Sincerely yours, 



Jean B. Eddy. 



COM3IENT: Our field man visited the Hudson Valley section to observe KARDINAL KING this past season and 

 was impressed by the enthusiastic reception given the variety in its first fruiting season. The Berries were large to 

 very large, of beautiful solid red with good caps. They sold in the N. Y. market from 5 to 7 cents a quart above 

 other varieties from the same section. 



In some ten fields visited regular and heavy production was the rule with the fruit ripening evenly. 



We believe Kardinal King will prove a valuable addition to the strawberry industry. 



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