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Splendid Results with Superfection: 



Gaston Co. N.C. Aug. 19, 1955. "I have 

 tried all the various everbearing plants 

 and have found Superfection to be the 

 most satisfactory. I have tried "Red Rich" 

 plants, both in Blowing Rock, N. C. (Moun- 

 tain area 4,000 ft. above sea level) and 

 Gastonia (800 ft. above sea level) with 

 poor results at both places, beautiful 

 plants but no berries. 1 have tried Super- 

 fection plants in both areas with splendid 

 results." R. GRADY RANKIN. 

 Wants More Superfection: 

 Davidson Co. Tenn. Apr. 4, 1955. "Just 

 wanted to let you know how pleased I 

 was with my recent order of 500 Super- 

 fection. They were the nicest plants 1 

 have ever planted. Enclosed you will find 

 order for 300 more." C. H. GREENE. 

 Tremendous Pickings of Superfection: 

 Yakima Co. Wash. Jan. 25, 1955. "My 

 chief interest is in the main crop of berries 

 but I do have some everbearers. Your 

 catalog description of Red Rich fits it to a 

 "tee." Gem, Superfection and Brilliant are 

 so similar. Another grower here has tre- 

 mendous plants and pickings of Super- 

 fection on a south slope, mulched with 

 straw and sprinkler irrigated." THOMP- 

 SON EVERGREEN NURSERY. 

 So Pleased: 



Garrett Co. Maryland. Jan. 26, 1955. "You 

 will find enclosed order for Superfection 

 everbearing strawberry plants. We were 

 so pleased with your strawberry plants in 

 1 953. They were the nicest and best plants 

 we ever got." MRS. ASA SCHROCK. 



GEM 



Equal to the best 



Each year we become more convinced that com- 

 pletely healthy stocks of Superfection, Gem and 

 Brilliant are identical. Therefore, all the things 

 which we have said about Superfection apply 

 equally to Gem. The probable reason why some 

 stocks of Gem. have shown less vigor and pro- 

 ductiveness than Superfection is that, being an 

 older variety, these stocks of Gem have picked up 

 more of the virus disease. We have been fortunate 

 in having very healthy stocks of the original Gem 

 plants and they have consistently equalled Super- 

 fection in growth and productiveness. This stock 

 has been kept separate and your Gem orders will 

 be filled from the original Gem stock. Gem berries, 

 like Superfection, are light, attractive, rather tart in 

 quality but very good with sugar added, and they 

 give you berries "until the frost in on the pum.pkin 

 and the fodder's in the shock." Price list page 32. 



Our Superfection plants must have plenty 

 of vigor to grow beds like these. 



RED RICH 



finest duality Everbearer 



Red Rich produces the largest, strongest, most 

 rugged plant of all the everbearers. The foliage is 

 most beautiful. The large, healthy, dark green 

 leaves make them fully worthy of being used for 

 decorative purposes. Red Rich makes far less 

 plants than Gem and Superfection even under 

 the best of conditions. As a spring cropper we 

 have not found Red Rich of much value. The ber- 

 ries are good, in fact supreme in quality, but the 

 plants are not highly productive and the berries, 

 while they resemble Fairfax, in general are duller, 

 rougher and not at all attractive. 



Some reports rate Red Rich as outstanding among 

 all the everbearers in all-around value. Our ex- 

 perience puts it well ahead of all others in de- 

 licious dessert quality, but we have not found it 

 to be as productive as Superfection and good 

 strains of Gem. Our stock comes direct from the 

 introducer. Price list page 32. 



red rich 



