VERMILION 



A new variety recently introduced by the 

 University of Illinois where as a seedling it 

 did well in commercial trials in Edgar 

 County of that state. In addition to being a 

 good commercial sort Vermilion showed a 

 high degree of resistance to red stele. Fol- 

 lowing are the notes taken in examination 

 of our own small fruiting plot: Vermilion — 

 Plant growth healthy, moderate vigor. Very 

 productive — berries about medium size 

 with very few extra large ones even where 

 plants are quite thin. Berries mostly irregu- 

 lar in shape, ripen close to the ground with 

 some tendency to green sides. Quality good 

 with well developed berries. About as firm 

 as Premier, color same as Temple getting 

 fairly dark full ripe. Midseason to late. 



Offered for trial in s^^all quantities. Price 

 list page 31. 



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ARMORE 



A cross of Aroma and Blakemore. Early trials show 

 Armore very promising in the Ozark region and other 

 areas where Aroma was formerly the leading berry. 

 We have a good stock of very nice plants of Armore 

 but we have not seen it in fruit here. We give you 

 our notes on Armore taken at Beltsville, Md. in 1952, 

 at the height of the season, June 12th: Armore — late, 

 vigorous, very productive — more than Aroma — 

 about as productive *^s Blakemore at its best. Not 

 many jumbos but large average size, larger than 

 Blakemore, fully as large as Aroma and so many 

 more. Long stems, more like Tennessee Beauty than 

 Premier. Fairly light color, even very ripe berries do 

 not get very dark, definitely brighter than similar 

 Tennessee Beauty. Shape, somewhat like Aroma but 

 not as pointed and longer. Ripens evenly. Not as 

 much neck as Blakemore or Tennessee Beauty but 

 easy to cap without digging into the flesh. Quality 

 good — much better than Blakemore and some better 

 than Aroma. Attractive medium size cap tending to 

 dry up on full ripe berries. Quite firm for shipping. 

 Should be good processor. Price list page 31. 



FAIRPEAKE 



Fairpeake late and Fairfax early are the quality twins. No other strawberries 

 are so delicious to eat. For home garden and local market the quality of Fairpeake 

 will make it a winner and in many sections Fairpeake is very well received 

 commercially. 



„ . , , ^ FAIRPEAKE berries— only FAIRFAX are as good 



Fairpeake makes a strong, 

 vigorous plant with runner pro- 

 duction rather shy, especially 

 under unfavorable conditions. 

 Plants are fairly productive 

 and carry many of the good 

 points of their famous parents, 

 Fairfax and Chesapeake. The 

 beauty (see picture) and high 

 quality of the berries usually 

 enable the grower to get better 

 prices for Fairpeake than for 

 ordinary kinds. Like Redstar, 

 Fairpeake blooms so late that it 

 usually escapes late frosts. It is 

 grown successfully in most of 

 the Premier territory. 



Clinton Co., Ohio, 



March 4, 1952. "Every- 

 one here thought Fair- 

 peake the best berries 

 they ever ate." 



Mrs. George 

 Arbogast 



Ripening season late. 

 Price list page 31. 



