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KINGLY TRAITS: 



The Suiest Cropper of any variety we know excepting Premier only. 



Tremendous Bearer. No variety produces more quarts than Catskill, very 

 few equal it. 



A Vigorous Grower when selected stocks are used. In a 30 acre field of 

 ours this year of 14 leadiri^ varieties Catskill throughout the season was the most 

 vigorous grower and now has the best plant beds of any variety in the field. 



Largest Berries. Catskill produces more quarts of large berries than any 

 variety we know. Midland, just as large but not so many; Premier just as many but 

 not so large. 



Firm Berries. Firmer than Premier, not as firm as Blakemore. With rainy 

 weather at picking time Catskill holds up better than other varieties which are 

 actually firmer. 



Excellent Freezing Berry — Easy to cap. 



Vitamin C Content, Catskill berries among the very highest. 



High Quality Berry. Catskill parentage, Marshall x Premier. Marshall, the 

 high quality freezing berry of the northwest, gives Catskill much of its delicious 

 flavor. 



Attractive Appearance. Although many of the largest berries are ridged 

 the bright color of Catskill which holds well makes them very attractive in the 

 package. Catskill sells well. 



CATSKILL COMEBACK 



In its territory, which includes all the northern states and as far south as 

 Virginia and Kentucky, Catskill has long been the most widely planted midseason 

 berry, exceeded only in total acreage by Premier which is early. For the past few 

 years a virus disease which experts tell us is present in all areas and in nearly all 

 varieties has affected Catskill's growth and yield quite severely. By careful selection 

 from many strains of Catskill we have one strain which shows unusual vigor. 

 Although it may not be entirely free from the virus it retains sufficient of the 

 original vigor and productiveness of Catskill to leave it without question the king 

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A small planting of indexed virus free plants at the U. S. D. A. Station at 

 Beltsville, Md. was outstanding, probably the best variety of all the new and 

 standard kinds in the test from the standpoint of size, yield and quality. It was so 

 good that Dr. Don Scott of the U. S. D. A., who had immediate charge of the plots, 

 remarked "We had forgotten how good Catskill can be. It was outstanding this 

 year." 



We are confident that within another year we will have conipletely 

 virus free stocks of Catskill. We are equally confident that the stock we are 

 now offering is the best Catskill stock available anywhere until cornpletely 

 virus free stock can be had. You will make no mistake in using ALLEN S 

 Catskill as one of your main varieties if you are in the Catskill territory. 

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