STRAWBERRY PLAiNTS OF QUALITY 





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PREMIER 



Still The Most Popular Variety 



PRF^lX^f F^R The berry that has paid off more mortgages than any other variety; 

 is just as good today as it ever was and the great demand for it 

 last year proves that it is still holding its own. Premier has been, and with the excep- 

 tion of Dorsett and Fairfax, is still the greatest money-making early variety grown ; and 

 attained this great leadership quicker than any other variety ever introduced. For home 

 gardens, local markets or for shipping moderate distances it has outclassed them all. 



Premier will grow and thrive most everywhere, except in the far south, and will 

 make good fruiting beds on most all kinds of soil. Plants are vigorous growers, keeping 

 their healthy green foliage clear thru the fruiting season and is one reason they can ma- 

 ture such an enormous crop of fruit, for taken year after year, under all conditions, no 

 other variety will produce such a big crop of large, bright red berries that most always 

 bring good prices because of their large size, their bright red color which extends clear 

 thru to the center, and their handsome appearance ; their bright green cap, which stays 

 green to the end of the season, even in dry weather adds just the right touch of beauty 

 to the fruit and makes for higher selling prices. Ripens early and produces thru a long 

 season but the berries usually run down quicker than Dorsett or Fairfax especially in 

 dry seasons due to the fact that Premier sets such a large crop of fruit. The berries 

 while not as large as Fairfax or Dorsett, can be hauled considerable distances and arrive 

 in market in good condition. It is almost frost-proof, never having failed to make a crop 

 in this section since it was introduced and is another reason why Premier will keep you 

 on the profit side of the ledger, there being no crop failure and no off years. This is one 

 point where I'remier seems to excel Dorsett and Fairfax and in locations where there are 

 usually hard frosts late in the season Premier is. I believe, the best variety to plant and 

 is good insurance of a full crop of fruit tlie next season, 



]3ELLI^A.R ^"^s originated by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and like 

 Blakemore was developed from a cross of Premier and Missionary. 

 Bellmar as compared with Premier is a more vigorous grower and produces more runners 

 making a good fruiting bed on poor soil and on good ground will probably need thinning. 

 The berries resemble Premier and on good ground are as large, firmer and of better 

 quality. Season a little earlier than Premier and produces thru a long season. Foliage 

 healthy except in a very dry season wlien it is apt to be affected by leaf spot. The fruit, 

 if kept well picked up, is of a bright red color but soon turns dark and then very dark 

 red, but still remain firm and will arrive in market in good condition being almost as 

 good a shipper as Blakemore. Bellmar will do well in places where there is plenty of 

 moisture, and were it not for Dorsett and Fairfax might become popular, but would re- 

 commend planting these varieties instead as I firmly l)elieve you will find them the most 

 profitable. 



