TEMPLE 



BIG JOE 



An old veteran, not virus free but vigorous 

 growing anyway. Plants moderately productive, 

 berries large in average size. A bright red 

 color, attractive green cap make them very 

 showy and easy to sell. Berries fairly firm; 

 fairly good shipper. Somewhat susceptible to late 

 frosts, so frosty sites should be avoided. Best 

 results have been in the middle states. If you 

 know and like Big Joe we have the plants for 

 you. Price List page 32. 



First of the good red stele resistant varieties 

 It is not immune to all strains but has sufficient 

 resistance so that profitable crops of berries can 

 be grown on red stele soils. Normally Temple 

 makes a vigorous plant growth, quite productive, 

 berries medium to large in size, moderately firm 

 and of excellent quality. Not rated high as a 

 freezing berry but as a home garden berry or 

 moderate distant shipping berry it has done well 

 in the lower lying soils of southern Delaware 

 and eastern Maryland. Price List page 32. 



MIDWAY 



A new midseason variety, a cross of Dixieland and Temple, formerly Md. U.S. 

 2389 and now released for introduction by the U.S.D.A. According to the official 

 release, "Midway has performed satisfactorily in Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsyl- 

 vania, Ohio, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri and eastern Washington." It is worthy 

 of testing in other states of similar latitude. 



Midway plant growth is robust and healthy. The plants are extremely produc- 

 tive, producing berries which average medium to large in size and maintaining good 

 size throughout the picking season. The berries have a uniform deep red color with 

 a glossy surface, firm skin and yellow seeds. The flesh is firm and the shape is 

 irregular conic to blunt conic. Berries have good dessert quality and have been 

 satisfactory in frozen packs. Midway seems plenty good to use under many condi- 

 tions but resistance to the most common race of red stele widens its usefulness. 



Comparative yield records with Midway, 

 Surecrop, Dixieland and Blakemore at Belts- 

 ville, Md., during 1957, 1958 and 1959 em- 

 phasize the producing power of Mid- 

 way. Average yields for the three 

 years are as follows: 



Midway 9,146 qts. per acre 



Dixieland 8,302 qts. per acre 



Surecrop 8,184 qts. per acre 



Blakemore 5,280 qts. per acre 

 Midway looks worthy of trial. 

 We have lots of nice plants. 

 Price List page 32. 



Midway Berries. 



They are new. 



Try a few. 



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