STRAWBERRY PLANTS OF QUALITY 



CATSKILL 



The Best and Most Outstanding Mid-season Variety 



Was originated by the New York Exp. Station and introduced in 1934 and in these 

 short seven years has grown until now it is recognized as one of the leading mid-season 

 varieties in the northern and eastern sections of the country. It has proven under test 

 that it is able to "deliver the goods." Catskill is a Marshall-Premier cross and must 

 take its fruiting qualities after Premier for it is a heavy producer and has even out- 

 yielded that variety and is second to none in yield under normal conditions. The berries 

 are large in size, bright red in color with a bright green cap that makes an aittractive 

 appearance and of excellent quality and flavor. The plant growth is unusually vigorous 

 with long fibrous roots that penetrate deep into the soil making them drouth resistant. 

 The foliage is healthy and vigorous, making sufficient plants for a good fruiting bed. 



Catskill is a mid-season variety ripening same season as Big Joe and has outyielded 

 that variety having made some surprising yields and is not as easily injured by frost as 

 Big Joe making it better for frosty locations. Catskill is very popular in this vicinity 

 but have not fruited it until last season as I sold out of plants every year but, last season 

 had a few to fruit and these were the largest and nicest berries we had. Catskill is the 

 one variety that seems to have lived up to every claim made for it. Be sure to plant 

 some Catskill this year. 



BIG JOE 



For Many Years The Leading Mid-Season Variety 



Also called Joe Johnson. A very popular variety and the kind to plant if you want 

 a big crop of fancy berries. Beginning to ripen just as the early berries start to run down 

 they always bring a premium of a dollar or two a crate. Big Joe and Catskill are the 

 best varieties I know of to go with Premier (or Dorsett and Fairfax) and Chesapeake to 

 give you a full crop of fancy berries from the beginning to the end of the fruiting season. 

 The plants are exceedingly vigorous and make fine fruiting beds on most any kind of soil 

 that will produce strawberries, but, like most other varieties, responds quickly to a little 

 extra care and fertilizer. 



Berries are bright red in color with a large bright green cap that makes them very 

 attractive ; firm and of excellent flavor making a fine table berry, are almost perfect in 

 shape, of very large size and produced in great abundance for so large a berry. Sells 

 for top prices and whether you retail your berries, sell at the farm or roadside stand or 

 ship to market you should include Big Joe in your planting for I am sure you will be 

 pleased with the results. 



PATHFINDKR Formerly known as New Jersey No. 35 and originated by the 



New Jersey Experiment Station as the result of a cross of 

 Aberdeen and Premier. Ripens a few days after Premier. The berries are regular, 

 roundish conic in shape, medium to large in size, bright red in color, moderately firm and 

 of good quality. Plants are vigorous, healthy growers and set a heavy crop of fruit. Re- 

 ports from Connecticut say Pathfinder there yields a crop equal to that of Premier the 

 first year and the second year yielded more than Premier. Seems to do better in the 

 northern states and would recommend growers there to give a trial. Pathfinder seems 

 to be very resistant to the new red stele root disease and is another reason why growers 

 should not fail to try it out in all sections where this disease has been found. 



ABERDEEN Plants are strong vigorous growers with plenty of healthy dark 

 green foliage that is unusually free from disease. A heavy pro- 

 ducer comparing favorably with Premier or any of the other varieties but fruit should 

 be kept picked closely and marketed quickly. Berries are large size, beautiful bright red, 

 not firm enough for shipping to distant markets but profitable for markets within hauling 

 distance on account of its productiveness and ability to yield under adverse conditions. 



