23 



MASTODON 



For the regular spring crop Msistodon 



is a good midseason berry, similar to Big 



Joe in both plant growth and fruit. It can 



be grown with some success in red stele 



soils, having more resistance to that 



disease than any of the other everbearers. 



Lack of consistent productiveness in late 



summer and fall has been and still is the 



weakness of all the everbearers. We believe one of the reasons why Mastodon has continued so long 



as one of the most popular and widely planted varieties is because a good crop of berries in the spring 



is sure even though the summer and fall crop prove disappointing. 



Mastodon makes a strong, vigorous growth with larger plants generally than any of the everbearers except 

 the new Red Rich. It is very rugged and can take lots of punishment and still survive, but any plants should be given 

 extra good care if a good crop of berries is expected just a few weeks after the plants are set. In favorable 

 seasons Mastodon is quite productive for the fall crop. The berries are fairly good in quality, rather attractive 

 in appearance and firm enough to be shipped moderate distances. Mastodon is not as attractive as Gem, about 

 equal in quality, and not usually as productive in late summer and fall. They have a tendency to ripen unevenly 

 with the underside green after the top has become fully red. Mastodon is not adapted as far sooth as Gem and 

 Superfection, but for years was the most popular and widely planted everbearer over the middle and northern 

 states. Price list page 31. 



Norfolk Co., Va., June 12, 1953. ''I want to find out when 

 to stop removing the blooms from the Superfection strawberry 

 plants I got from you, as my catalog you sent me has been lost. 

 My plants are looking fine; they have almost covered the ground. 

 I have kept all blossoms pinched off up to date and have them 

 mulched good with old sawdust. I don't see how they can bloom 

 muck more as many blooms as I have pinched off." 



C. C. Grinnalds 



Baltimore Co., Md., Jan. 30, 1953. "I ordered some ever- 

 bearing strawberry plants last spring, part Superfection. We 

 kept the blossoms picked off till about the latter part of June; 

 also the runners. We had a fine lot of berries from July until 

 freezing weather." Ross M. Torbert 



RED RICH 



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 



does not make as many plants as Mastodon, far 



less than Gem and Superfection even under 



the best of conditions. As a spring cropper we 



nave not found Red Rich of much value. The 



oerries are good, in fact supreme in quality, 



but the plants are not highly productive and the berries, while they resemble Fairfax, in general are duller, 



rougher and not at all attractive. 



Some reports rate Red Rich as outstanding among all the everbearers in all-round value. Our experience 

 puts it well ahead of all the others in delicious dessert quality, but we have not found 

 it to be as productive as Superfection and good strains of Gem. Red Rich is much 

 better in the hill system than in matted rows, particularly for the fall crop. Set at 

 least a few Red Rich plants to find out how delicious an everbearing strawberry can 

 be. Our stock comes direct from the introducer. Price list page 31. 



red rich 



