TEMPLE 



Temple has been a life-saver to berry growers ir\ sec- 

 tions where the soil had become infested with red stele. 

 Temple itself is not entirely immune but has sufticient 

 resistance so that profitable crops of berries can be grown 

 by many growers who had been completely knocked out 

 by red stele. 



Although Temple was first tested and introduced mainly 

 for its red stele resistance, it is a very fine variety because of 

 its other good points. Temple makes a very rank, vigorous 

 growth; makes plenty of large, strong plants, rather than 

 great numbers of small, weak plants which become badly 

 over-crowded in the row. 



In productiveness the record of Temple has been variable. Where well adapted Temple 

 is a heavy producer. There are areas, however, where Temple growth has been satisfactory, 

 but the yield too light. Temple berries where well grown are large to very large in size, very 

 attractive in appearance and of excellent quality. Where over-ripe from delayed picking or 

 holding too long. Temple berries become dark — rather too dark to bring top prices on whole- 

 sale markets. For fresh use the quality of Temple is very fine. However, Temple is not a good 

 freezing berry and is sometimes discounted or refused by those who buy for freezing purposes. 



Very good results, including very heavy yields, have been made with Temple over a 

 very wide area, from Virginia to the most northern stales. It is some local condition rather 

 than general climatic conditions which sometimes make Temple yield too light. Virginia, 

 Maryland, Delaware and parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and New England are 

 the states where Temple has had its widest usage. The berries are firm enough to ship well 

 and usually bring top prices. Where well adapted it rates as a large, fancy, money-making 

 variety. Price list page 31. 



SPARKLE 



Sparkle is the best of all the varieties originated and introduced by the New Jersey Station. It has quickly 

 become popular all through the northern states from New England to the Mississippi River. Sparkle needs 

 plenty of moisture to size up the very large crop of berries which are set. Sparkle size normally ranges from 

 medium to large, but in dry seasons, with too thick beds, the size can run down too much. 



Although Sparkle is a good all-around berry, it is outstanding in four ways: 



1. Sparkle is highly resistant to red stele. 



2. Sparkle hats a high quality, a rich, red color clear through the berry, which makes 

 it one of the best for freezing and other processing. 



3. Sparkle plants are very productive, rating in total yield with outstanding pro- 

 ducers like Premier, Catskill, Tennessee Beauty and Armore. 



4. Sparkle is one of the most vigorous of all strawberries, making plenty of plants 

 under almost all conditions throughout the middle states where it is adapted. It must 

 be admitted, however, that some stocks of Sparkle in recent years have apparently become 

 infested with virus which has greatly reduced the original Sparkle vigor. 



All of our Sparkle plants this year are 



from the virus-free stock and have made a 



beautiful plant bed in spite of one of the 



driest seasons on record here. You 



like our Sparkle stock, and 



Sparkle should again make the high 



yields of sparkling red berries 



for which it quickly became 



_. famous. Price list page 31. 



Franklin Co., Ohio, Jan. 17. 

 1953. "For us the Sparkle is the 

 best berry we have found yet. 

 We thought the Midland was a 

 fine freezing berry but it would 

 not make sufficiently heavy 

 yields. However, we froze a 

 number of trial packages last 

 summer and now that we evalu- 

 ate their qualities after several 

 months in the freezer we rank 

 Sparkle first." 



Robert M. Short 



Productive and profitable 



