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Also Called 



(Kardinal King— Scarlet Beauty) 



Large size and bright color have made for its growers many a dollar. Enthusiasm for Robinson is 

 spreading in commercial berry growing areas all over the north. XAAttl^. 



Wayne Co., Mich., March 23, 1953. "During the last 20 years we have grown about 

 every variety known, and now grow just one, Robinson. The people around here will not 

 accept anything else once they've seen Robinson, and I never have enough to supply the 

 demand." L. Brock 



Brooke Co., W. Va., Feb. 12, 1953. *1 set 400 plants of your Robinson in 1951 and 

 picked over a thousand baskets last season from the 400 plants. Good for home market. 

 My customers said they never saw such strawberries." Henry Zeidler 



Praise for Robinson is not just a matter of words. It is reflected in vastly increased plantings— in commercial 

 areas of Connecticut, western New York, northern Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, and many other sec- 

 tions. Even here in Maryland where we are not particularly impressed with Robinson behavior there is one section 

 of our own county which will grow almost nothing else but Robinson, although here they call it Kardinal King. 

 Robinson should not be grown too far south, however, because it is really not too firm and should liot be shipped 

 long distances. As our opening sentence states, the thing about Robinson which has appealed to growers is the 

 dollar returns. Robinson is easy to grow, making lots of plants which are moderately productive. The berries are 

 almost uniformly large and bright colored which makes them bring top prices on the market, even though the berries 

 are not as firm or as high quality as a commercial berry should be. 



In a very wet year Robinson berries should be kept picked very closely to avoid loss due to soft 

 fruit. The picture on the front cover and the illustration above show what Robinson berries really look 

 like. The ridging, you will notice, is typical of Robinson but it detracts very little from the appearance 

 and certainly has not prevented Robinson from bringing top prices. 



Robinson has been called "The Little Giant" or "The small plant with the big berries." That 

 expression certainly fits. Robinson does make a small plant and a big berry. We have a large stock of 

 fine Robinson plants and we hope you will try for some of those big profits with our Robinson plants. 

 Price list page 31. 



