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Dixieland, a cross of Mid- 

 land X Tenn. Shipper, was 

 originally developed as an 

 improved shipping variety 

 for the south, and it is that! 

 Compared with Blakemore it 

 is larger, more productive 

 and firmer. 



As Dixieland became more 

 widely tested it has been 

 found to be adapted much 

 farther north than first ex- 

 pected. Dixieland does well 

 from South Carolina to New 

 York and from the Atlantic 

 Coast to the Mississippi 

 River. Excellent individual 

 reports on Dixieland have 

 also come from southern 

 Michigan and southern Wis- 

 consin. Dixieland popularity, 

 shown by increasing plant 

 sales, is gaining rapidly. 



In addition to the luxuriant 

 plant growth, heavy produc- 

 tiveness, size and beauty of 

 the berries, the firmness of 

 Dixieland is hard to realize. We thoroughly believe that if a good picking of Dixie- 

 land should be ready on a Monday morning and shortage of pickers, bad weather 

 or other factors should delay picking until the end of the week, the berries could 

 be picked with practically no loss to the grower. With the exception of Tennessee 

 Shipper, which does not compare with Dixieland in other ways. Dixieland is as 

 firm as any present day variety of strawberry. This could be important, as men- 

 tioned above, where labor is scarce or weather is bad. 



Dixieland berries are light in color, only slightly darker than Blakemore. In 

 quality they are quite tart and are highly recommended for processing. Dixieland 

 nearly always equals or exceeds in selling price other fancy berries of its season. 

 In tests at Beltsville, Md. for a three-year period Dixieland has yielded 9,735 quarts 

 per acre on a heavy silt loam soil. 



Dixieland continues in popularity in the areas where it is grown and is still slowly invading 

 "Yankeeland." 



Our plants of Dixieland appear beautiful this year (see inset) but we suggest you order 

 early as the demand may well exceed the supply. Price list page 32. 



Dixieland Plants that Grow and Grow and Grow 



DIXIELAND 



firm and Beautiful 



STELEMASTER 



Stelemaster is a very fine early variety in 

 addition to its ability to resist all three forms 

 of the red stele disease. It is a very vigorous 

 grower and close to Catskill and Premier in 

 productiveness. Average size of Stelemaster 

 is much larger than Premier, perhaps almost 

 as large as Catskill. 



Stelemaster berries ripen about as early as 

 Blakemore. The berries are medium red in 

 color with a glossy surface and are generally 

 uniform and smooth. The flesh is light red, 

 firm, juicy and with a slightly tart flavor. It is 

 not considered especially desirable as a 

 freezing berry. 



Stelemaster plants are very vigorous and 

 productive. Stelemaster has not been widely 



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tested, most of the early tests having been 

 confined to Maryland and southern Delaware. 

 However, it has been so good in those areas 

 that it is largely responsible for putting back 

 in the berry business a number of growers 

 whose soils had become infested with red 

 stele. The new Surecrop, a midseason variety, 

 is the only other kind with triple red stele 

 resistance. These two, Stelemaster and Sure- 

 crop, we look to see much more widely grown. 

 If you have red stele in your soil and still 

 want to grow big crops of fancy berries it 

 will pay you to remember Stelemaster and 

 Surecrop — both triple threats to red stele and 

 high scorers for your profit account. Price list 

 page 32. 



