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ROBINSON 



(Kardinal King) 



Veiy large average size and bright attractive color have zoomed 

 Robinson into a prominent place among commercial strawberry growers 

 in the northern states. While good reports have come from New England 

 and New York the most enthusiasm for Robinson has come from West 

 Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and neighboring states, Mr. A. 

 C. LeDuc, a prominent and respected berry grower of McLean County, 

 Illinois, writes that if he had to confine himself to one variety it would be 

 Robinson. "While they are not perfect," he says, "with me they have more 

 good points than any variety I have ever had in my fifty years of strawberry 

 growing." 



Robinson makes plants very freely, as many as Blakemorek but the plants 

 are usually quite small unless they are kept well spaced in the row. Growers 

 are likely to be disappointed with Robinson plants at first because they are 

 so small but they are little giants for growth and always make plenty of 

 plants for a good fruiting row, often too many, and the berries really are 

 large. 



Robinson plants are moderately productive, midseason to late in ripeU' 

 ing. The larger berries are usually somewhat ridged (see picture) but they 

 have a light attractive color which make them sell well when picked very 

 closely and marketed promptly. Robinson berries are not very firm and 

 should not be grown commercially as far south as Maryland, although some 

 growers in Maryland grew Robinson profitably for two or three successive 

 years with dry fruiting seasons. 1952 with lots of rain during picking time 

 proved their undoing. The Robinson berries, big, plentiful and pretty, were 

 a mess of mush before they could be marketed. 



There is a wide difference of opinion on Robinson quality, reports vary- 

 ing all the way from very poor to excellent. In the region where it is adapted 

 Robinson will be a money maker if enough help is available to keep them 

 picked closely and marketed promptly. Price list page 31. 



lohnson Co./ Indiana, Jan. 18, 1952. ''My main crop berry is 

 Robinson which I think is the largest and sweetest berry I have, although it 

 doesn't stand up after being picked." Charles Shannon. 



Kane Co., Ills., Oct. 23, 

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1951. "Robinson berry does extra good 

 Elmer Sadler. 



MASSEY 



When well grown Maasey is one of the prettiest, firmest, largest and best quality berries we have 

 ever seen. The particular regional adaptation of Massey seems to be the coastal plains of North 

 Carolina where it is usually very productive and in that area has exceeded Blakemore in total 

 acreage. Where well grown Massey almost always brings top market prices. For the last year or two 

 yields of Massey have not been as heavy as formerly. Probably the virus disease has weakened the 

 growth and yield somewhat and in 1952 the dry weather was another factor in keeping total yields 

 down. Our Massey plants this year are very fine and have made an excellent growth. It is quite 

 certain that by another year stocks of completely virus free Massey will be available. A new variety, 

 Albritton, seems to be closing in on Massey in the area around Wallace, N. C, chiefly because it is 

 a stronger grower and much more productive. Price list of Massey plants, page 31. 



LUPTON 



An old favorite shipping berry grown mostly in Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Eastern 

 Pennsylvania and Long Island. Moderately strong grower, quite productive. Berries large, bright 

 color; very attractive, very firm. Good shipper. Quality very poor, not good enough for gardens, but 

 a moneymaker for many groV/ers who ship their berries. 



If you really want Lupton be careful of your source of plants. For years more than half of the 

 fields of "Lupton" on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware have either been Big Joe or 

 Lupton mixed with Big Joe. We have only a small stock of Lupton plants, but they are really Lupton. 

 Price list page 31. 



