SUPERFECTION 



World's Finest Everbearer 



Superfection holds its place as the best of all the everbearing varieties in perform- 

 ance. Year after year we find it easier to grow, more productive and more attractive in 

 appearance than the other kinds. In quality it is surpassed only by Red Rich. 



Scofied at as of little value by commercial growers for many years, the new sawdust 

 mulch spaced plant system of growing and varieties like Superfection have made ever- 

 bearers a real asset to your home garden and in favorable locations a profitable 

 money crop. 



Superfection berries are light in color and quite attractive in appearance. (See picture 

 on back cover.) They are firm enough to ship moderate distances but mostly they are 

 used at home or sold on local markets. The flavor is quite tart but with sugar added 

 Superfection makes a very fine addition to late summer and fall desserts. 



Even though indexed virus free stocks of Superfection will not be available until 1958 

 our Superfection has made a very fine, vigorous growth. In fact, individual plants 

 indexed from our stock have been found to be virus free. ALLEN'S Superfection plants 

 are vigorous and they will grow for you. We have fine rows of Superfection plants 

 grown for your orders this season. If you are interested in everbearers don't hesitate 

 about varieties. SUPERFECTION IS THE BEST. Price list page 32. 



GEM 



Equal to the Best 



Each year we become more convinced that com- 

 pletely healthy stocks of Superfection, Gem and 

 Brilliant are identical. Therefore, all the things 

 which we have said about Superfection apply 

 equally to Gem. The probable reason why some 

 stocks of Gem have shown less vigor and produc- 

 tiveness than Superfection is that, being an older 

 variety, these stocks of Gem have picked up more 

 of the virus disease. We have been fortunate in 

 having very healthy stocks of the original Gem 

 plants and they have consistently equalled Super- 

 fection in growth and productiveness. This stock 

 has been kept separate and your Gem orders will 

 be filled from the original Gem stock. Gem berries, 

 like Superfection, are light, attractive, rather tart 

 in quality but very good with sugar added, and 

 they give you berries "until the frost is on the 

 pumpkin and the fodder's in the shock." Price Hst 

 page 32. 



RED RICH 



Finest duality Everbearer 



Red Rich produces the largest, strongest, most 

 rugged plant of all the everbearers. The foliage is 

 most beautiful. The large, healthy, dark green 

 leaves make them fully worthy of being used for 

 decorative purposes. Red Rich makes far less plants 

 than Gem and Superfection even under the best of 

 conditions. As a spring cropper we have not found 

 Red Rich of much value. The berries are good, 

 in fact supreme in quality, but the plants are not 

 highly productive and the berries, while they re- 

 semble Fairfax, in general are duller, rougher and 

 not at all attractive. 



Some reports rate Red Rich as outstanding among 

 all the everbearers in all-around value. Our 

 experience puts it well ahead of all others in 

 delicious dessert quality, but we have not found it 

 to be as productive as Superfection and good 

 strains of Gem. Our stock comes direct from the 

 introducer. Price list page 32. 



red rich 



'Red Rich Berries — not pretty but good. 



