ALLEN'S BOOK OF BERRIES— 1926 



Eaton — A dandy Midseason Berry 



makes a vigorous plant growth and is quite healthy. It bears a good crop, and 

 the berries are medium to large jin size, although it tends to run down some in 

 size toward the end of the season unless the ground is quite fertile. The berries 

 ripen evenly all over and are rather light in color, and most important of all, are 

 firm enough to ship hundreds of miles and still get to market in perfect condition. 

 Klondyke is not a home garden or local market berry, but it is one of the best for 

 shipping long distances. Price list, page 35. 



Missionary. Like Klondyke, this variety is very popular in the Southern 

 States, in fact, in most all sections south of the Mason and Dixon Line where 

 strawberries are grown in carload quantities. It is the most widely grown berry 

 in Florida. Growers have often started picking this variety by Christmas, and 

 usually get fancy prices for it on the Northern markets. This variety will do well 

 on any kind of soil, but is especially adapted to light, sandy soils where a produc- 

 tive variety is needed and where berries must be shipped some distance. Mis- 

 sionary is more productive than Klondyke, but buyers on our local auction market 

 will pay a little more for fancy Klondyke than for Missionary. Price list, page 35. 



Mid-Season Varieties 



BIG JOE (JOE JOHNSON) (JOE) 



(See illustration back cover) 



Big Joe stands out as the best of the mid-season varieties and makes a wonder- 

 ful running mate for Premier and Chesapeake. This variety does well on all types 

 of soil, but, like many others, responds quickly to good care and fertility. Big Joe 

 is one of the best money makers we have, especially when grown for local or nearby 

 markets or where the shipping distance is not too great. The plant is a vigorous 

 grower, very healthy and very productive. The berries are large in size and have 

 a large, bright green cap which makes them very handsome and very attractive. 

 They are also one of the best in quality. Market gardeners who retail their berries, 

 those who sell at the farm or on roadside markets, or in fact, any one who can get 

 a premium for large, handsome, high-quality fruit, should include Big Joe in 

 their plantings. It is a strong pollenizer, making it valuable to plant with imperfect 

 flowering, late varieties such as Haverland, Paul Jones, Big Late and Sample. A 

 selection of Premier, Big Joe and Chesapeake for early, medium and late, would 

 be a definite step in the right direction for getting pleasure and profit out of your 

 strawberry patch. Price list on page 35. 



Eaton. We have grown Eaton now for several years, and find it one of the 

 best of all the newer varieties. In fact, Eaton comes nearer to the standard set by 

 Big Joe as the best mid-season variety we have than any other on our list. In some 

 respects, it is slightly superior to Big Joe being perhaps a little more productive 



