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QUALITY — Berries firm, flavor is rich, beautiful spark- 

 ling appearance. 



PRODUCTIVITY —One of the largest producers in the 

 strawberry field, Sparkle ranks with Premier-Temple and 

 Catskill. 



SIZE — On fertile soil with plenty of moisture, Sparkle is 

 larger than Catskill. Average conditions the variety is 

 somewhat smaller, and the grower should not let the fruit- 

 ing bed make too heavy of a matted row of plants where 

 larger berries are wanted. 



DISEASE RESISTANT — Sparkle is immune to red stele 

 root diesease which some soils are plagued. Truly a 

 variety for Ohio, New York State and some parts of New 

 England where this red stele disease has been found. 

 Sparkle will grow and produce where other varieties fail. 



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A Mid-Season Berry 



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IN OUR 1948 Catalog we stated that SPARKLE 

 was in its infancy — now we can state definitely 

 that this is quickly developing as one of Amer- 

 ica's outstanding varieties. Sparkle has captured 

 the praise of large strawberry growers, particularly 

 in such states as New York, New England States, 

 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. 

 Sparkle has been used with great success in certain 

 parts of these states where Catskill does not pro- 

 duce sufficient fruiting beds for a large commercial 

 crop of mid-season berries. Sparkle is a beautiful 

 growing plant, making a fine fruiting bed' on al- 

 most any type of soil. Be sure to include some 

 Sparkle plants in your 1949 settings. 



