SUPERFECTION 



After several years trial we regard Superlection as the best of all the ever- 

 bearing strawberries because it is easiest to grow, most productive, most attractive 

 in appearance, and surpassed in quality only by Red Rich. 



ror years we have been very lukewarm in our feelings about everbearers because we 

 have felt that the results did not justify the effort except for those who are willing to take 

 most of their reward in the novelty and Satisfaction of having some berries out of season. 

 With the development of what some call the Ohio sawdust mulch plan, everbearing straw- 

 berries are really worthwhile whether for a home garden or as a money crop in many 

 sections. With this system, Superfection, as well as some of the others, will produce enough 

 berries to make worthwhile yields. Read what Mr. A. C. LeDuc of McLean County, Illinois, 

 says about everbearers: "I am sold on Superfection and Brilliant which I thiiik are the 

 same. Last spring I set out quite a patch of Superfection in the hill system but as there was 

 no sawdust to be had here I used oat hulls and straw for mulch. That patch of Superfection 

 beat anything I have ever seen. I counted 30 berries on one average plant — three big fruit 

 stems to the plant. When the berries were ripe and gone other just as big stems were there 

 to take their place and so on till snow covered them up. I can't imagine how any variety 

 can do better". 



If we were limited to just one everbearing variety in the home garden or commercial 

 planting, Superfection would be our choice. Price list page 31. 



MASTODON 



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For the regular spring crop Mastodon 



is a good midseason berry, similar to Big 



Joe in both plant growth and fruit. It can 



be grown with some success in red stele 



soils, having more resistance to that disease 



than any of the other everbearers. Lack of 



consistent productiveness in late summer 



and fall has been and still is the weakness 



of all the everbearers. We believe one of 



the reasons why Mastodon has continued so long as one of the most 



popular and widely planted varieties is because a good crop of berries 



in the spring is sure even though the summer and fall crop prove 



disappointing. 



Mastodon makes a strong vigorous growth with larger plants 



generally than any of the everbearers except the new Red Rich. It is 



very rugged and can take lots of punishment and still survive, but any 



plants should be given extra good care if a good crop of berries is 



expected just a few weeks after the plants are set. In favorable seasons 



Mastodon is quite productive for the fall crop. The berries are fairly 



good in quality, rather attractive in appearance and firm enough to be 



shipped moderate distances. Mastodon is not as attractive as Gem, about 



equal in quality and not usually as productive in late summer and fall. 



They have a tendency to ripen unevenly with the underside green after 



the top has become fully red. Mastodon is not adapted as far south as Gem and Superfection 



but for years was the most popular and widely planted everbearer over the middle and 



northern states. Price list page 31. 



