SPARKLE 



''Plastered with Loads of beautiful ^ luscious berries.'^ 



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"The virus free Sparkle plants we purchased from you in the spring of 1954 resulted 

 in an outstanding success from the standpoint of vigorous plant growth and large yield 

 of good size berries of wonderful flavor and appearance. Our customers really 'went' 

 for them in a big way. Your virus free Sparkle made very wide rows of big strong, 

 healthy plants with very large leaves and standing up almost knee high. They were 

 certainly power-packed with vigor and vitality. Never before had we seen strawberry- 

 plants so plastered with loads of beautiful, luscious berries." 



The above was quoted from the letter of Clifford I. Woodruff of Licking County, 

 Ohio. It is typical of the record which virus free Sparkle plants are making for growers 

 all through the middle and northern states. 



Taking advantage of the outstanding performance of virus free Sparkle, some grower 

 has re-named it Paymaster. Paymaster and Sparkle are one and the same variety, 

 identical in every way. A grower in Illinois says of his "Paymaster" Sparkle, "They 

 are the largest yielders of super-fine quality berries I ever saw." 



Red stele resistant. Sparkle is resistant to some types of the red stele disease. It is 

 fortunate that growers with red stele in their soils have such a fine variey with which 

 they can continue growing strawberries. Fairland, Vermilion and Temple are also red 

 stele resistant. These, including Sparkle, are all midseason to late varieties. Stele- 

 master, the most resistant of all varieties so far, is a medium-early kind, which is 

 favorable because it enables those with red stele in their soils to stretch out their sea- 

 son with top-notch varieties. 



Sparkle was developed and introduced at the New lersey Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. It is adapted primarily for the northern states. The virus free Sparkle plants 

 have given some very nice crops as far south as Maryland,' but generally they should 

 be grown only in states farther north. 



Sparkle makes plenty of plants and as indicated above is very productive, ranking 

 with Premier and Catskill. The berries are crimson red in color, which extends clear 

 through the berry. They are well liked for processing, except for the fact that they are 

 rather hard to cap and are not too satisfactory where capping machines are used. The 

 berries are high in quality and very attractive with a bright shiny skin. The berries 

 really sparkle when picking time comes around. The first berries are medium to large 

 in size, running down somewhat as the last of the tremendous crop begins to mature. 

 We have some beautiful beds of virus free Sparkle plants ready to go to work for you. 

 Price list page 32. 



Wonderful rows of Sparkle plants. Even the leaves sparkle like the dew. 



