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BIG JOE 



A BEAUTIFUL BERRY 



A MONEY-MAKER 



No other mid-season berry has stood the test of A-aried 

 soil and climatic conditions to which the Big Joe has been 

 subjected to for the past twenty years and come through 

 with the fine record it has for general hardiness, productive- 

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

 stand as much rough treatment as any variety we know 

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

 dark bright red berry that will sell on any market. 



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. 



■CARDINAL KING 



ORIGINATED IN MICHIGAN WHERE IT GAVE REC- 

 ORD BEARING CROPS. A FUEL FEAVORED SOEID 

 RED BERRY FOR TABLE AND FREEZING. RIPENS 

 SEIGHTEY AFTER PREMIER. AVORTHY OF TRIAL. A 

 H03IE RUN BERRY IN 1953. 



Kardinal King has created something of a sensation in 

 Michigan by producing record breaking crops which outsold 

 all other varieties in competition. Buyers praise it for high 

 shipping quality. Does equallj- well for canning and freez- 

 ing. 



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

 ries ripen slightly after Premier and continue through the 

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

 "We recommend Kardinal King for trial in all areas where 

 Premier and Catskill grow successfully. 



KARDINAL KING A HEAVY PRODUCER 



Over 10,000 Qts. Per Acre 



Tivoli, N. Y. 

 you in regards to the Kardinal King 



Gentlemen : 



I am writing 

 Strawberry. 



We picked 1776 quarts of berries from 1000 plants, 

 picking the field nine times. 



The last picking made were quite good size, firm and 

 there was 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 



ROBINSON 



(SCARLET BEAUTY) 



A comparatively new variety being given a lot of favorable 

 comments from most Michigan plant growers. The berries 

 are medium to large size — 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. From all reports the Robinson is a worthy 

 mid-season to late berry especially adapted to commercial 

 growing and we feel should be given a thorough trial under 

 eastern central and northern growing conditions. 



REDSTAR 



(U. S. D. A. 2124) 



Redstar is a cross of Chesapeake and Fairfax which 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. 

 Its flesh is juicy but firm, the quality is good to excellent, 

 size of fruit holds well through fruiting season. 



It ripens after Chesapeake and with or after Gandy. "If 

 you want real late berries plant REDSTAR." 



Tennessee Beauty 



Introduced by the Tennessee Experiment Station and is a 

 very productive late ripening variety and a good plant 

 maker. It produces large, firm, bright red, high quality ber- 

 ries which are excellent for fresh use, shipping, preserving 

 and freezing. It is suggested for late fruit to replace the 

 Aroma. Recommended for trial in all sections. 



Tennessee Shipper 



A Tennessee Experiment Station introduction as a medium 

 early variety, productive, very firm, excellent shipper, also 

 will be found excellent for preserving and freezing. The 

 berries should be allowed to come to full ripeness on the 

 plant to insure highest quality. 



Recommended for sections where Blakemore and Premier 

 do well, but the Tennessee Shipper does not withstand 

 drought quite as well as Blakemore. 



VERMILION (New) 111.41-31 



VERMIEEION IS GAINING IN FAVOR 

 IT SHOULD HAVE GROWERS' CONSIDERATION THRU- 

 OUT THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS 



Released by the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station 

 and said to be 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 

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

 red. Vermilion ships well as shown by limited tests made 

 under Illinois conditions. The variety is recommended for 

 all sections where Premier has been grown and fallen victim 

 to Red Stele. Looks very promising in our plots. 



GRANDVIEW 



A NEW BOUNTIFUE RIDGE 



INTRODUCTION — 1952 



GRANDVIEW HAS GREAT POSSIBILITIES AS A BERRY 



ADAPTED TO HOME AND COMMERCIAL USE 



1953 FRUITS HAVE GROWERS' APPROVAL 



OVER WIDE AREA 



VIGOROUS PLANTS— LARGE, ATTRACTIVE, DELICIOUS 



BERRIES — 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 flavor and very productive. Plants are 

 vigorous, forming large crowns and making good fruiting 

 beds. Foliage seems resistant to leaf spot and scorch. Ber- 

 ries are held well oil ground by strong fruiting stems. After 

 fruiting this berry in our test plots our conclusion is that it 

 is just too good to be kept under a Basket and we are pass- 

 ing it along to our customers. Originating in Indiana, doing 

 well here in Maryland, we feel it will prove a valuable berry 

 for the commercial growers in the central and northern 

 areas. Mr. A. B. Cook, with whom it originated states it 

 will yield heavier than Catskill and is an excellent freezing 

 berry. Try them. 



CHESAPEAKE 



It will not stand abuse, seeming to do best in dark, loamy 

 soil and heavier soils where there is plenty of moisture. It 

 will thrive on well tilled new land. Like Premier it is about 

 frost-proof and bears abundantly, the plants having large, 

 healthv foliage. The berries are large and attractive, being 

 superior in quality. The berry is very firm so you can ship 

 it to distant markets. 



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