Introduced in 19 3 4, 

 Gem is now accepted 

 as one of the most valu- 

 able of the everbearers. 



With many growers it has giv- 

 en greater satisfaction and re- 

 turned larger profits than Mas- 

 todon. We have fruited Gem for 

 3 years, and have many reports 

 on them over the country gen- 

 erally, which all seems to indi- 

 cate that Gem is fully equal to 

 Mastodon in every respect. Gem 

 has shown to be well adapted to 

 all sections of the country, wher- 

 ever Everbearers can be grown 

 successfully. The fruit is excep- 

 tionally smooth, and of light col- 

 li or, which they retain even when 

 v very overripe. This is, of course, 

 t to their advantage when grown 

 I commercially. We recommend 

 ' Gem as one of the best Everbear- 

 ers for either commercial or home 

 garden planting. 





•M 



A BRIGHT BED BERRY 

 VERY SMOOTH AND UNIFORM 



GROWTH — Gem makes a very vigorous growth, 

 setting an abundance of medium size plants tliat 

 may need thinning when grown on rich soil. Al- 

 though we have not as yet tried them in the hill 

 system, we believe good results would be obtain- 

 ed under this method. The foliage is very healthy, 

 showing no more leaf spot than Mastodon. 



PRODUCTION— Are fully equal to Mastodon in 

 production. Last spring the crop was fully up to 

 Mastodon, fruiting in mid-season with Catskill 

 and Big Joe, the fruit was of good size, very regu- 

 lar and attractive. In late summer and fall pro- 

 duction, Gem out-produced Mastodon in the first 

 pickings, during early October Mastodon took the 

 lead but in the late pickings during the last of 

 October and early November, Gem was again a- 

 head. Thus we believe there is little choice be- 

 tween the two from the standpoint of productive- 

 ness. 



FIRMNESS— Gem is fully as firm as Mastodon 

 and the skin is quite tough, will carry very well. 

 With us their carrying quality is superior to any 

 of the other everbearers. On the New York, Phil- 



adelphia and Baltimore markets we have had Gem 

 sell consistently with and occasionally ahead of 

 Mastodon. 



SIZE — Gem berries all run quite large in size, 

 are almost round and very uniform as you will 

 note in the picture above. They do not have as 

 many berries on each fruiting stem as does Mas- 

 todon but size up all the berries well and you 

 hardly ever find a very small or cull berry. 



COLOR — The appearance of the berries is very 

 pleasing, are a bright red, much lighter than Mas- 

 todon and carry a very high gloss, which, coupled 

 Avith their light green cap and uniformly large size 

 Avill quickly break down any sales resistance in a 

 prospective buyer. 



QUALITY AND FLAVOR- As Gem is a very 

 heavy pollen producer the fruit is all exceptionally 

 well developed. The flesh of a firm, even texture 

 with no hard or tough core. In our opinion tlie 

 flavor is superior to Mastodon and somewhat sim- 

 ilar to that of the old Progressive, of Avhich Gem 

 is said to be a sport. 



LUCKY STRIKE! ^^ gootl everbearer for home garden or local market, has a somewhat bet- 

 ter flavor than Mastodon but the fruit is not as large or as firm but is 

 much larger than Champion. Makes plants very freely and is a vigorous grower, a persistent 

 yielder all through the summer and fall. The spring crop is not as heavy as Mastodon. Some 

 growers prefer it to Mastodon because of its better flavor and to Champion because of its larg- 

 er size. 



CHAMPION "^^^^ everbearer with a real wild strawberry flavor. The fruit is small but is 

 very sweet and full flavored, a dark glossy red. attractive in spite of its small 

 size. For the home garden, where size is not important Champion is ideal. A good producer 

 all during the summer and fall. The spring crop is poor. If you prefer (piality to large size 

 Champion will meet your requirements. 



PROGRESSIVE. Same as Champion. 



Set RAYNER'S Everbearers For Best Results. 



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