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TEMPLE 



.' Temple berries are large, very at- 

 tractive and of excellent quality. 

 They tend to get dark on holding but 

 usually bring top prices on the 

 market. Temple is not liked as a 

 freezing berry but commercially has 

 within a few years earned a place as 

 the leading commercial berry on the 

 Eastern Shore of Maryland and Dela- 

 ware. Temple is a good grower and 

 the berries have good size, gopd 

 looks, good quality and good sales 

 appeal. Price list page 31. 



Hancock Co., Maine, Dec. 9, 1951- 

 "Did nicely this year with Temple p^r- 

 chased from you." James H. Robbim 



MorrU Co., New Jersey, Feb. 21, 

 1952. * "Reordering Temple. Wondeylul 

 looking patch from the ones I got last year." 

 Francis Wm. Haggniann 



Medina Co., Ohio, October 22, 1951. 

 "Picked over 340 qts. from 400 of your 

 Temple set last spring. They were the largpst 

 and firmest berries we ever had." 



Herbert W. Stone 



SPARKLE 



Sparkle berries are medium to 

 large in size, over-thick plant beds or 

 very dry weather cause them to run 

 rather small. Sparkle is excellent for 

 freezing on account of its high quality 

 and cherry red cojor clear through. 

 Sparkle is losing favor as a freezer in 

 some sections probably due to the 

 fact that the caps are difficult to re- 

 move without cutting deeply into the 

 berry. Also it must be admitted 

 Sparkle does not have as much vigor 

 as when first introduced. Probably 

 the ^yirus has weakened original 

 sta<9lcs. Completely virus free stocks 

 {will most likely be available in 1954. 

 In many northern sections the strong 

 growth and tremendous productive- 

 ness of Sparkle have boosted it to a 

 high place as a commercial berry. 

 Price list 

 page 31. 



FAIRLAND 



Big 



Fairland berries are lighter in 

 color than either Sparkle or Temple. 

 They are very attractive when grown 

 under good conditions but are much 

 too soft as far south as Maryland. 

 West Virginia, Ohio and other 

 northern states officially recommend 

 Fairland as a promising commercial 

 berry. Like Premier, Fairland is bet- 

 ter when grown in the north. Berries 

 are fair to good in quality and are 

 very attractive in the package due to 

 the bright color. Northern growers, 

 especially those who have trouble 

 with red stele, will find Fairland well 

 worth trying. Price list page 31. 



JOE 



One o£ the oldest varieties we have and still one of the best. The 

 virus disease which seerns to be weakening many of our better 

 varieties has apparently not affected Big Joe at all. It is still easy to 

 get a vigorous, strong, robust fruiting row of Big Joe plants. The 

 plants are moderately productive of berries that average quite large 

 in size. Berries are bright red with an attractive green cap which 

 makes them very showy. Berries are fairly firm, as good shippers as 

 Catskill, betteir than Prernier, 



Big Joe is not as harc^y as Premier and Catskill. Frosty sites 

 should be avoided, especially if planted in northern states. Locally 

 Big Joe is badly mixed with Lupton in growers fields, Big Joe often 

 being called Improved Li^pton. Lupton has 

 been sold as Townking. Since Lupton and 

 Big Joe stocks have become badly mixed we 

 find that Big Joe is now also being sold as 

 Townking. Under either name it is a very fine 

 old strawberry. Big Joe berries are far better 

 in quality than Lupton and deserve to be kept 

 straight. We have them straight and the plants 

 are beautiful again this year. Price list page 

 31. 



REDCROP 



A new variety, released by the New Jersey Station in 

 1950. Plant growth quite vigorous, making new runner 

 plants freely. Plantg here were moderately productive, 

 although in New Jersay yields of from eight to ten thou- 

 sand quarts per acre have been reported. Berries 

 medium in size, rather dark; quality good, but not high, 

 about like Premier, We fruited pedcrop in 1952. We 

 were impressed with its size and productiveness but it 

 was not firm enough to be at its best. In New Jersey and 

 other states equally far north we believe Redcrop well 

 worth trying. Price list page 31. 



