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MASTODON 



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World's Ideal Everbearer 



Of all the everbearers Mastodon is the most outstanding and 

 profitable sort. Each year more market gardeners and commercial 

 growers are planting Mastodon . The advantage of having large 

 delicious strawberries fresh from the vines during summer and fall 

 has proven profitable to all who grow them, often when just a few 

 plants have been planted in a 

 garden a nice profit has been 

 realized. 



GROWTH — Is very strong and 

 vigorous, a clear dark green, 

 very resistant to leaf spot. Good 

 foliage, while very important in 

 a standard variety, is doubly 

 important in an everbearer. 

 Mastodon has a full measure of 

 all the inborn qualities necessary 

 for heavy production. 



SIZE — For the summer and fall 

 crop the berries are medium to 

 medium large, often running to 

 large under favorable conditions. 

 The spring crop is large to very 

 large, the berries averaging a- 

 bout the same as Big Joe in 

 size, ripening in mid-season. 



QUALITY AND FLAVOR— 



During July and early August 

 the quality and flavor is often 

 rather poor, but as it becomes 

 cooler both improve very quick- 

 ly. From the middle of August 

 until hard freezing weather in 

 the fall, the quality is very good 

 and the flavor good. The spring 

 crop is excellent, better than 

 many of the standard varieties. 



FIRMNESS — The berries are 

 lirm enough to withstand ship- 

 ment for moderate distances. 

 The spring crop will compare 

 favorably with Premier in firm- 

 ness. To obtain the best prices for Everbearers, it is wise that a grower retail his crop, as the fruit 

 ripens steadily over a long period, and in this manner, the maximum profit from the crop will be re- 

 ceived. 



PRODUCTIVENESS — Mastodon will rank very productive during the summer and fall, and in spring 

 production is even more outstanding, equalling many of the standard mid-season varieties. If Mastodon 

 were not an everbearer, it would be very valuable just for the spring crop, and this, coupled with its ev- 

 erbearing ability, makes it a really valuable variety. 



MASTODON CLUSTER 



GEM 



Although Gem has often been better with us than Mastodon it does not seem 

 to be as widely adapted to soil and climatic conditions as Mastodon. In sev- 

 eral strawberry districts we have reports of success superior to Mastodon 

 but generally Mastodon still leads. 



Where Gem is successful, it is a mighty fine variety, making plants quite freely and is very 

 productive of medium large, almost round, berries, which are very uniform, bright and at- 

 tractive. The berries are more uniform and more firm than Mastodon and ship very well. 

 Gem has all the desirable characteristics for the home garden or local market, and this, plus 

 its exceptional firmness and ability to hold its light color even when overipe, will please the 

 most critical commercial grower, even though his market is at considerable distance. If you 

 can grow Gem successfully, we know you will want it again ; if not, try it first before plant- 

 ing heavily. 



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