Everbearing Strawberries 



Big, Luscious Berries Thru Late Summer and Fall Pay Big Dividends To 

 The Commercial and Home Garden Grower. 



THE 

 GIANT 



MASTODON 



THE TRIED AND PROVEN LEADER OF 

 EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES 



Harvest a crop 3 months after plant- 

 ing the plants and continue to pick the 

 berries 'til frost comes. A few thousand 

 Mastodon plants planted on good soil 

 and cared for means an independent in- 

 come. The crop the following spring al- 

 most equals our best one crop varieties. 

 They require good, fertile soil, and if 

 given this and good cultivation they will 

 delight you with a fine crop of large, 

 beautiful luscious berries. Our stoclc of 

 Mastodon plants are genuine and se- 

 lected for productiveness. Be sure and 

 order some for this spring's planting. 



This variety is supreme among the 

 ever- bearing varieties even as the Prem- 

 ier is supreme among the early spring 

 bearing varieties. It outyields some of 

 our best June bearing sorts during their 

 season and continues to bear throughout 

 summer and fall berries of amazing size 

 and superior quality, being very firni 

 and attractive. For best results newly 

 set plants should be disbudded up to 

 July 1st. They will then bear 'till frost 

 They are grown very successfully by liill 

 culture methods as well as matted bed 

 row system. Where hill culture is prac- 

 ticed, 'set the plants 15 inches apart in 

 the row and have rows from 2 to 214 

 feet apart. This produces strong, robust 

 hills that produce very heavily. 



SUPERFECTION 



(EVERBEARER) 



It's NEW — IT'S BEAUTIFUI. — IT'S GOOD EATING. 



PI>ANT SOME IN SPRING, PICK BERRIES FROM 



EATE SUMMER UNTIE SNOW FLIES. 



Originated in Michigan and promises to take place of 

 many oldtime varieties due to its many excellent charac- 

 teristics. The plants adapt themselves to any soil without 

 extra care and are free nlaut makers. The berries are firm, 

 large, round and red throughout, they have a good flavor 

 and a pleasing taste. The berry is firm and does not dis- 

 color when taken from the plant. Worthy of trial plant- 

 ing in all sections. 



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C IVI M E N T : 



Observations covering two growing seasons indicate 

 that SUPERFECTION is not only a heavy plant maker 

 but it bears early to late. Our fields August 1st were 

 loaded with bloom and green fruit, some plants show- 

 ing as many as four fruit stems. This is quite unusual 

 and speaks well for the variety. Superfection will re- 

 store the EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY to its former 

 place in the fall season found so desirable by gardeners 

 all over the country. Try a planting this spring and 

 prove the wisdom of growing fall bearing STRAW- 

 BERRIES. 





MR. GEORGE GUISLER, TIVOLI, N. Y. 



WITH STRAWBERRY FIELD 



IN BACKGROUND 



Mr. Guisler's picture has been pub- 

 lished a number of times in this book, 

 because he is a lifetime grower of straw- 

 berries and has been successful. Thru 

 his advice and guidance we have made 

 the cold storage plant preferred in the 

 Hudson Valley. Today plant losses 

 have been cut to a minimum thru new 

 packing and shipping methods, which 

 save the growers crops and money. We 

 strive at all times to deliver the best 

 possible straAvberry plant that human 

 ingenuity and experience can produce. 



Just as Mr. Guisler has spent a life- 

 time growing fruit have we spent our 

 entire life producing fine planting stock. 

 AVc dedicate our future to the same high 

 ([uality stock in order that you may 

 l)uy our plants with every assurance that 

 tliey will succeed 



GEM 



Pi'oving More Outstanding \n(\ Dependable 

 Each Year 



One of the good everbearing varieties of recent introduc- 

 tion. Coming from the Middle West, it has adapted itself 

 to our conditions on the Eastern Shore very readily. We 

 find it to be an excellent plant maker, very productive. 

 Berries are large and real beauties of excellent quality. 

 We can recommend Gem. 



Plant Bountiful Ridge selected heavy fruiting: strain Gem 

 for a dependable everbearer. 



STREAMLINER 



Reports Continue Favorable On This 

 New Everbearer 



Public approval from many sections attest its fine quality, 

 Rich color, Real strawberry flavor. Include a generous 

 planting for year around goodness. 



Streamliner is probably receiving more publicity than any 

 everbearing strawberry of recent introduction. Coming from 

 the west it seems to be adapting itself to most central 

 and eastern growing conditions. Plants seem vigorous and 

 produce good spring crops and bear almost constantly dur- 

 ing late summer and fall. Berries are medium to large, 

 rich red color throughout, having a real strawberrj- flavor. 

 Streamliner makes a good fruiting bed and we recommend 

 it for trial. 



New ^RICH— RED^^ Everbearing Strawberry 



THE REDDEST, SWEETEST, TASTIEST STRAWBERRY EVER OFFERED. PROMISES TO BE THE 



GREATEST EVERBEARER OF ALL TIME 



The "RICH-RED" is the result of 15 years of experimenting and cross-breeding by Marion Hagerstrom, a Minnesota 

 farmer, who has bred strawberry plants for more than 20 years. 



"RICH-RED" is a cross between Fairfax and Wayzata and produced 10,000 quarts per acre in the 1948-49 test plots. It 

 is distinguished from all other strawberries by its deep red color, which runs through the entire berry. The fruit keeps 

 well after harvesting and may be held for several days in good saleable condition, so necessary to heavy production. 



The new plant makes possible for the first time a quick freezing and perfect thawing strawberrj^ without loss of firmness, 

 flavor or natural sugars, offering farmers a greatly expanded market. 



Acclaimed the greatest development in strawberry culture during the last generation. 



Plants available fall and spring. Order early. 



25 50 100 250 500 1000 



PRICES ON "RED-RICH" STRAWBERRY PLANTS: $5.00 ?8.50 .?lo.00 $32.50 $55.50 $97.50 



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