Bountiful Ridge Strawberry Plants Are Superior 



PREMIER 



LEADS ALL STRAWBERRIES IN 

 NORTHERN PRODUCING AREAS 



An Old Favorite And Possibly The World's Greatest Strawberry 

 Frost-Proof, Productive And Dependable 



Premier, America's Most Popular Berry. 



CATSKILL 



No strawberry ever introduced has brought the re- 

 turns to the grower that the Premier has, and it still 

 stands unchallenged as a real money-maker. It has a 

 record very hard to equal as an early market berry, and 

 we cannot say too many good things about it. Consid- 

 er these important facts about Premier and you can 

 readily understand why we say this about it. Until the 

 introduction of the Blakemore it had no equal as a va- 

 riety that would adapt itself to most all soil and cli- 

 matic conditions, whether the soil was sandy, clay, loam 

 or rocky, whether it was planted in North Carolina, 

 Mass., or 111., you always had an abundance of new 

 plants that were thrifty and disease free. The land did 

 not have to be rich. Of course, it will do better on good 

 soils, but even on comparatively poor soil Premier al- 

 ways makes a showing for you. It can be considered 

 almost frost-proof. It has never failed in a crop in this 

 section since it was introduced. The berries average 

 large and hold up well under heavy crops and unfav- 

 orable seasonable conditions ; it ripens over a compara- 

 tively long period, from two to three weeks : the berries 

 have an attractive bright red color and unusual quality 

 that is surpassed by Chesapeake and possibly Red 

 Gold. It is moderately firm and Avill carry well to mar- 

 kets up to three hundred miles and further if handled 

 properly. It is the best of the tried and proven early 

 varieties. As an assurance of next year's income, plant 

 an acre or more of Bountiful Ridge grown PREMIER 

 this Spring. 



HOWARD 17. Conceded by all eminent horticulturists 

 to be the same as Premier. 



ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MID- 

 SEASON BERRIES OF RECENT 

 INTRODUCTION 



IT HAS PROVED ITS RIGHT AS A LEADER OF MID-SEASON VARIETIES 



A vigorous grower; somewhat frost resistant, extremely productive, equaling: Dorsett and Premier; berries 

 very large, firm and good quality. 



The Catskill is a product of the New York Experiment Station, being a cross between Marshall and Premier. 

 It has proven up under test for the past many years and is now recognized as one of the best mid-season berries 

 in cultivation. The foliage is healthy in this latitude. It is a good plant maker and has proved to be extremely 

 productive. The berries are large as Big Joe and Chesapeake and of good quality although not rated quite up to 

 Premier and Fairfax, We strongly recommend Catskill for this and more Northernly sections. 



Tbuv/JEIAPIE 



A large, heavy producing, excellent quality, firm berry, so far showing 100% resistance to Red Stele 

 root rot disease. Produced 230 crates to acre in 1946 and lead the market on Eastern Shore. 



The Temple is a U. S. D. A. cross between 

 Aberdeen and Fairfax made in 1938 under 

 number 84-AF. In 1939 it was selected by 

 Dr. Temple and named in his honor. The 

 Temple is an exceptionally vigorous variety, 

 makes a dense bed of unusually tall plants. 

 The foliage is fairly resistant to leaf spot 

 and highly resfstant to leaf scorch disease. 

 It is quite productive and nearly as early 

 as Blakemore, The berries are large, blunt 

 conic, smooth, uniform and have large at- 

 tractive caps. The dessert quality is good. 

 Thus far the shipping tests have shown it 

 to be well suited to long distance transporta- 

 tion. From our observations of the variety 

 it seems to be well adapted to moist fertile 

 soil and has so far proven entirely immune 

 to Red Stele root rot disease. It has not been 

 injured by cold and frosts in seasons when 

 other varieties have been seriously injured. 

 Temple is very promising and should be giv- 

 en a trial in all strawberry producing sec- 

 tions. 



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