Bountiful Ridge Strawberry Plants Are Superior — Plant Them 



VERMILION (New)IIL41-31 



VERMILION IS GAINING IN FAVOR 



IT SHOULD HAVE GROWERS' CONSIDERATION THRl - 



OUT THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS 



Released by the Illinois Agricultural Experimental 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 rigor. 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. Plant our Virus-free Vermilion. 



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 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. 



JERSEYBELLE 



Originated from a cross made in 1947 by Dr. F. A. Gilbert, 

 and tested as New Jersey 7-A. Ripens late mid-season to 

 late in the spring fruiting season. Plants are husky, vig- 

 orous with large leaves and large crown. Will give a good 

 matted row if grown on good soil with sufficient moisture. 

 Berries large, orange-red in the early stage of ripeness turn- 

 ing dark red when fully ripe. Berries have a waxy-glossy ap- 

 pearance with good green cap. Jerseybelle is a good holding 

 variety and excellent shipper. The seeds are prominent be- 

 coming yellow at maturity. A good yielder with crops of 

 4.000 to 10,000 quarts per acre being reported. 



ALBRITTON 



A promising new variety for the Carolina area 



Originated and tested at N. C. Experiment Station in co- 

 operation with U.S.D.A., introduced in 1052. Tested mostly 

 in N. C. it mav replace Massey as it outyields Massey and 

 Blakemore in that area. Berries are large. Ripens Early, 

 have a light red attractive color. They are firm enough for 

 distant shipping. Plants are vigorous and very productive. 

 Very worthy of trial in South Central area. Our plants of 

 Albrition are Virus-free. Prices on page 47. 



Save Hand Labor - Stop Weeds the Easy Way 



CRAG Herbickle-1 kills weed seeds as they sprout. Just ._„ 



disolve it in water and apply with a hose-end sprayer, garden <K. ; "C"~~ -~~3^-is5 



sprayer, or sprinkling can. Prevents weeds in roses, borders. .^^iSis-"^^ 



hedges, foundation plantings, evergreens, perennial flowers, straw- |^ rf»J» Jkfm 



berries, asparagus, and in patios, driveways, and walks. Also fjrgWr+U 



prevents erabgrass in lawns. It's safe to use too — because CRAG 



Herbieide-1 doesn't become active until it's been in the soil. 



There's no danger to the leaves or plants. 



4 oz. can treats 3,000 sq. ft. of garden $1.50 



1 lb. package treats 12,000 sq. ft. of garden 4.49 ^""Zjb GARDEN 



2 lb. bag 5.75 ||| lH J t ?v &?«&««£ 



Prices are F.O.B. the nursery IsSj; snK Z.> -•""m««5 *«»* 



WE CAN SUPPLY IN LARGE COMMERCIAL QUANTITIES— X 



PLEASE ASK FOR QUOTATIONS X=^^-" 



PREVENT*^ 



TH EY6B»* ! 



A New Hormone Spray 



for All Berries 

 ocdrY-SET \ 



BO »«o«»»"« i " CG AGAIN ; iS£ v *4&2fc 



For bigger berries and fW. 



increased \i<!d> of meat- "AJET ^f "w~i A - 



e S 1 ier . . . sweeter . . . Ins- *-*- - ^ " ->~- - Tit;*- 



spm* \- W "£35 1 oiouS tasting. This beautiful field is of VIRUS-FREE EMPIRE. For 



liossoMi'lSB ; ' " S, " NG 1 Berries have fewer Je ars a profit-maker, V1KVS-FKEE STOCKS promise to 



I seeds and enjoy longer , „ , . „ „ ^ T „_ , x 



,„« AWBERRIES seasons after spraying n,aUe Emp,re a cho,ce of the Northern planter. 



STRAW Pis „„,„>,„„. I wUh BERRY-SET. 



EASY TO USE 



Just mix powder with water and spray the open blossoms. It is not necessary 

 to confine to blossoms only, as it is perfectly safe to spray the whole plant. 



IMAGINE GETTING BERRIES 50% — EVEN 100% A 25 cent package will spray 200 plants. 



BIGGER. IMAGINE THE JOT OF EATING BIG p - BERRY-SET Postage Prenaid 



LUSCIOUS STRAWBERRIES OVER A LONGER , , ^T, "»™ x S repaid. 



PERIOD OF TIME JUST BY SPRAYING THE X A ounce Envelope, 200 Plants $ .2a 



BLOSSOMS WITH AN EASY TO USE SOLUTION 1 ounce Envelope, 400 Plants »0 



THAI' MAY BE APPLIED WITH A FLY SPRAYER. 3 ounce Envelope, 1200 Plants 1.00 



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