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CATSKILL 



/(i/t^ of the Midseason Kinds 



Before the advent of virus free plants Catskill popularity had begun to decline. 

 Freedom from virus has added so much to the vigor and productiveness of Catskill 

 that soon after virus free plants became available 



CATSKILL ZOOMED TO THE TOP 

 and now we sell more than twice as many Catskill as any other one variety. Grow- 

 ers who remembered the days when ten to fifteen thousand quarts per acre of Catskill 

 were not unusual began to repeat these results with today's virus free Catskill plants. 



King of the Midseason Kinds — Why? 



1. Productiveness is the big gun in Caiskill s arsenal. They are nice berries too, with more large size 

 fruit than any other equally productive variety. 



2. Virus free Catskill plants make a very strong, vigorous, healthy plant growth. Our Catskill plants 

 again this year are very beautiful, equalled in vigor by only a few varieties such as Surecrcp and 

 Pocahontas. There is some evidence that extreme heat during the growing season affects Catskill ad- 

 versely, but our plants have stood the heat and made good beds in spite of a rough growing season in 

 the summer of 1959. 



3. Berries. Catskill berries have large size, moderate firmness, good quality and very attractive appear- 

 ance that will held their own in any parade of fancy berries. 



4. Use. Catskill berries are fine for the fresh market and very acceptable for freezing. They cap easi- 

 ly, very important where capping machines are in use. 



5. Adaptation. Catskill is well adapted to all the northern states and the higher ahitudes as far south 

 as North Carolina and Kentucky, westward beyond the Mississippi River. 



6. Hardiness. Catskill has been a sure-cropper over a long period. It has an amazing record of pro- 

 ducing successive crops of fine fruit. If there is any one "must" berry for growers in the northern and 

 upper middle states Catskill is it. 



7. Catskill Specials. Strawberries provide one of the best of all souxxes of Vitamin C, so necessary for 

 good health. Catskill carries a higher than average percentage of this important vitamin C. For some 

 reason Catskill berries will stand wet weather at picking time much better than other varieties which 

 are really firmer. We don't know why, but it is true. 



We have a nice supply of very fine well rooted plants but actually much under the number we sold 

 in 1959. You really should order early to get Catsk:il. Price Ust page 32. 



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