STRAWBERRY PLANTS OF QUALITY 



PREMIER 



For Years The Most Popular Variety 



Varieties May Come and Varieties May Go 

 But Premier Holds Its Own. 



Premier (Howard 17) has been, and is still, the most popular, and with the possible 

 exception of Dorsett and Fairfax, the best money-making early variety ever introduced in 

 the strawberry world and no variety, either early or late, has made growers more money or 

 given more general satisfaction. For home gardens, local markets or for shipping moder- 

 ate distances it has out-classed them all. This is the berry that has paid off more mort- 

 gages than any other variety and is just as good today as it ever was. 



Premier will grow and thrive most everywhere, except in the far south, and on most 

 all kinds of soil, whether clay, rocky or sandy soil, in fact, the plants seem to readily 

 adapt themselves to conditions wherever planted. Plants are healthy, vigorous growers, 

 keeping their healthy green foliage clear thru the fruiting season ; are unusually pro- 

 ductive of large size bright red berries that most always bring good prices because of 

 their large size, their bright red color which extends clear thru to the center, and to their 

 handsome appearance due to their bright green cap which stays green to the end of the 

 fruiting season, even in dry weather, and adds just the right touch of beauty to the fruit 

 and makes for higher prices. Ripens early and produces thru a long season. A sure 

 cropper, being almost frost proof, never having failed to make a crop of fruit in this sec- 

 tion since it was introduced 24 years ago, and is another reason why Premier will keep you 

 on the profit side of the ledger, there being no crop failures, no off years. You will make 

 no mistake in planting Premier and will be good assurance of a crop of fruit next season. 

 I have a nice supply of plants that I am sure will please you and will give results whether 

 your planting be large or small. 



The Nevt U. S. Mf. A. Strain Yeitows Free 



BLAKEMORE 



This Ideal Shipping Variety at Last FREE From Yellows 



This will be welcome news to the thousands of growers of this valuable early ship- 

 ping variety. For years the U. S. Department of Agriculture has been testing to produce 

 a strain of Blakmore that was free from yellows. They have at last succeeded and was 

 offered to the general public for the first time in 1939. No grower can now afford to 

 plant the old Blakemore w^hen they can get the new "Yellows Free" U. S. D. A. Blakemore 

 at practically the same price. But be sure to get the new U. S. D. A. Strain as many sot 

 called yellows free strains showed yellow plants the past season. PKYOK'S Blailiemore 

 are the U. S. D. A. Stram and have showed no signs of yellows. 



Blakemore has been thoroughly tested and proven to be the best commercial sliipping 

 variety for the south and central sections, making growers more money than Missionary 

 (except in Florida) and Klondyke. Growers in this section are planting heavy to it be- 

 cause it is bringing them higher prices and making them more money. The plants are 

 medium in size, but are vigorous growers, in fact make plants so freely they can be set 

 farther apart and some attention to spacing, when hoeing, will prove profitable. Blake- 

 more ripens early, bearing large crops of medium to large size berries, holding up well in 

 size if the plants are well spaced, and the fruit is so firm that if picking is neglected for 

 a day or two on account of weather, or shortage of help, there will be very little loss due 

 to over-ripening. The berries are beautiful, being bright red in color, which extends 

 clear thru to the center, with a bright green cap that makes them show up well in the 

 package, and attracts the buyers, but what makes it especially valuable is the fact that 

 it maintains its bright red color after being shipped and will arrive in market fresh and 

 bright, with that just picked appearance. In fact, it is one of our very best shipping 

 varieties. If your market is at a distance be sure to plant the new "Yellows Free" 

 Blakemore. You will find it a money maker. 



