AMBROSIA 



for Late Berries and High Prices 



Ambrosia was our best very late berry until 

 the new virus free stocks of Redstar became avail- 

 able. In fact it is still the only good variety that 

 is anywhere near as late as Redstar. 



Ambrosia makes a strong, vigorous growth, 

 somewhat susceptible to leaf spot. It produces 

 heavy crops of large, attractive, light colored ber- 

 ries, resembling Big Joe very much in size and 

 appearance. The quality is only fair unless eaten 

 with sugar. Because of the late ripening season 

 Ambrosia berries usually sell well. Because of its 

 late blooming season you always have berries 

 to sell. Price list page 32. 



REDSTAR 



The Best Very Late and 

 the Latest Very Good Strawberry 



With Redstar you can have fancy berries to 

 use or sell ten days after other berries are gone. 

 This fact is the most valuable single attribute of 

 Redstar — to extend the season for fancy fruit. Al- 

 most equally important is the fact that you are 

 sure to get a crop. Redstar blooms so late that it 

 is never killed by late frost. 



The first berries are very large and wedge 

 shaped. Later berries are mostly round-conic. 

 Redstar berries are very fine in quality. They 

 have an attractive bright red color which darkens 

 very little on holding. Where a good bed is made 

 Redstar is extremely productive and the berries 

 average large in size, firm enough for shipping 

 and attractive enough to sell well. Because it is 

 so late Redstar should be grown where ample 

 moisture is available at fruiting time, either from 

 moist soil or irrigation. 



Until 1956 no virus free Redstar plants were 

 available. Stocks had become so weakened 

 that it was almost impossible to get a good 

 fruiting row. Virus free plants are now avail- 

 able and it is easy to get a wonderful fruit- 

 ing row with big, healthy, beautiful foliage, 

 Redstar has another weakness — fascia- 

 tion. In this several fruiting stems appar- 

 ently merge forming a broad flat stem 

 and the berries broaden and twist, mak- 

 ing them very undesirable. Our new 

 \ virus free stocks show far less of 



this than the old strains, although 

 there is still more than we like to 

 see. 



If you are a commercial grower 

 you can stretch your season and 

 handle a far greater volume of ber- 

 ries with a given amount of help. 

 If you are a home gardener you can 

 stretch the season and feed your 

 family wonderful desserts after other 

 berries have called it a season. 

 This new virus free Redstar stock 

 v/ill not disappoint you. Price list 

 page 32. 



REDSTAR — Aiter all others are gone 



