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TEMPLE 



Temple was the first of the good red stele re- 

 sistant varieties. It was a life-saver to berry 

 growers in sections where the soil had become 

 infested with red stele. Temple itself is not en- 

 tirely immune to all strains of red stele but has sufficient resis- 

 tance so that profitable crops of berries can be grown by many 

 growers who had been completely knocked out by this disease. 

 In addition to resistance to red stele Temple is a very fine 

 variety because of the vigor and productiveness of the plants 

 together with firmness, beauty, size and quality of the berries. 

 Temple is not rated a good freezing berry but as a home garden 

 or fresh market shipping berry it has been so good that it has become the. leading 

 berry in southern Delaware and the lower lying soils of eastern Maryland. Temple is 

 primarily a berry for the lower middle states where it is very productive and profitable. 

 Frequently, but not always, Temple fails to retain its productiveness when grown in 

 the north. Where it is well adapted Temple ranks high among the midseason berries 

 in addition to its value as a red stele resistant kind. Price list page 32. 



FAIRLAND Falrland is the third of 

 the three fine midseason berries notable 

 for their resistance to red stele. Fairland 

 is slightly earlier than Temple and sev- 

 eral days ahead of Sparkle in ripening sea- 

 son. Whereas both Sparkle and Temple 

 are rather dark Fairland is light in color. 

 As a shipping berry Fairland is as good 

 as Sparkle but not as good as Temple. 

 It is a heavy producer of berries that are 

 large, fairly good in quality and beauti- 

 ful in appearance. Their light color makes 

 them appealing to the eye of the buyer. 

 Fairland is not at its best as far south as 

 Maryland. It has given fine results in 

 Ohio, West Virginia, Massachusetts, New 

 York and other northern states. As with 

 Robinson, Fairland where it is well a- 

 dapted will be a profitable berry, chiefly 

 because of productiveness, large size and 

 light attractive color. Price list page 32. 



ERIE Another h eavy ylelder from New 

 York State. 



Erie, Empire and Catskill in our opinion 

 make up the three best varieties ever 

 introduced by the New York State Ex- 

 periment Station. Erie's parentage is 

 Sparkle x Premier, certainly an excellent 

 start for any new kind. Erie makes strong, 

 vigorous plants and plenty of them for 

 a heavy fruiting row. Berries are large, 

 maintaining their size well throughout the 

 season. Fruit color is medium red, bright 

 and attractive, with a skin somewhat 

 tougher than Premier. In quality Erie 

 about equals Premier, but ripens about 

 eight days later, about with Sparkle. Erie 

 ranks next to the best in every way. For 

 some growers under some conditions it 

 may well prove to be the best and m.ost 

 profitable of all. Growers in northern 

 areas should try Erie. Price list page 32. 



AriASSE ■ Massey is one of the prettiest, firmest, largest and best quality berries 

 we have ever seen. Massey is at its best in the coastal plain section of North Carolina 

 where it is usually very productive. As far north as Maryland Massey is still a very 

 fine berry but does not generally retain the heavy productiveness that it has in North 

 Carolina. When first introduced it was good enough there to greatly exceed Blakemore 

 in total acreage planted. Now Massey is being largely replaced by Albritton, although 

 some growers use both varieties. Our Massey plants are grown from virus free stocks 

 which return all the original vigor and vitality of the first Massey stock. Well worth 

 trying. Price list page 32. 



