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SPARKLE 



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 yield 



Sparkle remains among our best sellers and is probably the most popular late 

 variety in the northern states. Sparkle plants are exceptionally vigorous in growth 

 and under ideal growing conditions plant thinning may be necessary to help the 

 average fruit size. In productiveness Sparkle ranks with the leaders such as Catskill, 

 Midland and Pocahontas. 



Sparkle plants are resistant to the most common strain of red stele, providing 

 the grower an element of safety where this may be a problem. As an item of crop 

 insurance, Sparkle plants bloom very heavily and quite late so that the crop is 

 rarely affected by frost. When fruiting time comes around the plants are loaded 

 with berries. 



SPARKLING SPARKLE BERRIES 



Rich crimson red. They are very beautiful and darken somewhat on holding. The name "Sparkle" 



was taken from the fact that the berries actually do sparkle on the vine. 



Superb in quality. They are far better than Earlidawn, Robinson, Pocahontas, Surecrop and 



others with which it competes. 



Top-notch for freezing. The fine quality helps, but the rich crimson red color extending clear 



through the berry is what makes Sparkle top-notch for freezing. Where capping machines are 



used in processing Sparkle is handicapped somewhat because the smaller berries are rather 



hard to cap. 



Medium to large in size. Under growing conditions where the plants have not been grown in 

 beds too thick and where moisture is ample Sparkle berries will average medium to large in size. 

 However, with thick beds and insufficient moisture the plants cannot size fully the heavy loads of 

 berries which are produced. 



Fresh market favorites. Where well grown and picked closely they go into a market with a 

 shine and finish which makes them very attractive, resulting in top prices. 



SPARKLE BOOSTERS 



LaSalle Co., 111. Feb. 21, 1963. 'Tour plants have proved to be far superior in quality to any I 

 have tried. Sparkle is a premium berry in every respect." Leslie E. Miller. 



Jefferson Co., New York. May 28, 1963. "In the spring of 1961 I ordered from your Company 500 

 Sparkle plants, of which 150 were for my brother. I set out my 350 plants and in the spring of 1962 

 we had 506 quarts of berries which we thought was a very good yield. We have used your 

 plants for about 8 years and had very good luck growing Catskill, Sparkle and Pocahontas in our 

 sandy-loam soil. We are more than satisfied with the plants from Allen's and will continue to 

 have your Company serve us." Henry J. Appert. 



Our Sparkle plants are very beautiful and in fairly adequate supply. Price list page 32. 



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