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 



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Premier, America's Most Popular Berry 



OUK SELECTED PREMIERS ARE THE SURE 



MONEY MAKERS FOR THE CENTR.AL 



AND NORTHERN AREAS. 



No strawberry ever introdiu-ed has I)r()UKlit the returns to 

 the jrrower that tlie Premier has, and it still stands unehal- 

 lenjred as a real money-maker. It has a record very hard t^ 

 e(]nal as an early market berry, and we cjinimt say too many 

 good things about it. Consider tliese imi>ortant facts about 

 tlie I'remier and you can readily understand why we say this 

 al)oul it. Until the introduction of I he Hlakemore it had no 

 eeiual as a variety tliat would adajit itself to most all soil and 

 climatic 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 i)lants that were thrifty 

 and disease free. The land does not have to be rich. Of 

 course, it will do better on good soils, but even on compara- 

 tively poor soil Premier always makes a showing for yon. It 

 can be considered almost frostproof. It has never failed in a 

 crop in this section since it was introduced. The berries 

 average large and hold up well under heavy crojts and un- 

 favorable seasonal)le conditions: it ripens over a comi)aratively 

 long period, from two to three weeks; the berries liave an 

 attractive bright red color and unusual quality that is sur- 

 pased by Chesapeake and possibly Red Gold. It is moderate- 

 ly firm and will carry well to markets ui» to tliree hundred 

 miles and further if handled projierly. It is the best of the 

 tried and proven early varieties. As an assurance of next 

 year's income. PLANT AN ACRE OR .AIORE OF BOUNTlFUIi 

 RIDGE GROWN PREMIER THIS SPRING. 



HOWARD 1". Conceded by all eminent horticulturists to be 

 the same as Premier. 



CATSKILL 



ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MID- 

 SEASON BERRIES OF RECENT 

 INTRODUCTION 



IT HAS PROVEN ITS RIGHT AS A EADER 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 new 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 as large as Big .loe and Chesapeake and of good (luaiity although not rated quite up to Premier and B^airfax. We 

 strongly recommend Catskill for this and more Northerly sections. 



Thw! TEMPLE 



Seldom does a New Introduction attain the immediate approval accorded the Temple. Large Size — Heavy 

 Production — Excellent Quality and resistance to Red Stele combine to recommend it. lias been successfully 

 grown and produced from North Carolina to Southern New York with outstanding results. 



Temple berries have proved firm and good ship- 

 pers, leading many local auction maWiets as much 

 as $3.00 per 24 qt. crate. 



1951 AGAIN PROVED A BANNER YEAR 

 FOR TEMPLE— GIVE THEM A TRIAL. 



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

 and Fairfax made in 1^.)38 under number 84-AF. In 15)89 

 it was selected by Dr. Temjtle and named in his honor. 

 The Temple is an exceptionally vigorous variety, makes 

 a dense bed of unusually tall plants. The foliage is 

 higlily resistant to leaf scorch disease. It is (juite pro- 

 ductive and nearly as early as lilakemore. Tlie berries 

 are large, blunt conic, smooth, uniform and have large 

 attractive caps. The dessert quality is good. Thus far 

 the shipping tests have shown it to be well suited to 

 long distance transportation. From our observations of 

 the variety it seems to be well adajited 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 serious- 

 ly injured. Temple is very promising and should be 

 given a trial in all strawberry producing sections. 



THE TEMPLE BERRY 



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