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MASTODON 



Chautauqua Co.. New York. February 27. 1943. 

 Last April I ordered Premier. Catskill and Mastodon 

 everbearing plants. They were all wonderful plants, 

 especially the Mastodon with which I was more 

 than pleased. It was surprising and very gratifying 

 to be able to pick berries from the middle of August 

 to late fall. I have never seen any larger berries 

 than the Mastodon we picked the first year planted. 

 I am enclosing my order for 200 more of the 

 Mastodon plants, my only regret is that I did not 

 order more last April. — Mr. A. A. Agnew. 



Mastodon is the most popular and widely grown 

 Everbearer. It does well in all the northern and 

 middle states as far south as North Carolina and 

 Tennessee on sites of 100 feet cr more elevation. 



Mastodon makes a very vigorous healthy plant 

 growth, with strong robust individual plants. This 

 may partly explain its ability to come through 

 under tough conditions. Other varieties may be 

 better or poorer under varying conditions, but 

 Mastodon almost never lets you down entirely. 



It bears from late summer until freezing weather. 

 The heavy foliage often protects the berries so 

 that they continue until long after the first frosts 

 have come. 



Mastodon is a fine midseason berry for the spring 

 season, entirely apart from its summer and fall 

 crop. This makes Mastodon a safe variety to plant. 



The berries from either crop are large, bright 

 red, of good quality and firm enough for local or 

 nearby markets. Price list, page 23. 



Mastodon and Gem plants are VERY scarce this 

 year — not over 15% of normal. There will not be 

 enough for all. So we must limit the number of 

 plants per person and accept orders on a first 

 come, first served basis. We appreciate your busi- 

 ness but must warn you to order early for all 

 plants this year — especially everbearing kinds. 



GEM 



Essex Co., Mass.. March 6. 1943. I would like 

 to tell you about my Gem plants last year. They 

 bore heavily all summer and I picked the last box 

 on the morning of October 28th. We had had 

 several hard freezes before that, but the plants pro- 

 tected the berries so well that they were not hurt. 

 Mrs. Joseph H. Brooks 



While Mastodon is more generally grown, many 

 growers even in northern states agree with us that 

 Gem is a better everbearer. Here in Maryland it 

 produces more late summer and fall berries. 



Gem berries are at least equal to Mastodon in 

 size, quality and flavor. They are firmer, brighter, 

 more uniform in size and shape, more attractive 

 in appearance and sell better on the market than 

 the Mastodon. 



Although Gem is much better here for the late 

 summer and fall crop, it is nowhere near as good 

 for the spring crop as Mastodon. This may account 

 largely for the greater general popularity. 



Gem plants are usually not as large and strong 

 as Mastodon, but the thin beds this year have let 

 even Gem plants get plenty big. Set Gem plants 

 early. Once started they make lots of new plants 

 and berries in abundance. 



Due to the severe summer 1943, drought we have 

 no plants at all to sell oi the other Everbearing 

 varieties. 



Champion 

 Gemzata 



Green Mountain 

 Wayzata 



