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CATSKILL 
Catskill, like Premier, is at its best in the northern states, as far west as the 
Mississippi Valley and in higher elevations as far south as North Carolina and Ten- 
nessee. In the southern part of this territory, say as far north as the Ohio Valley, 
Catskill is strongly challenged as a midseason to late berry by Tennessee Beauty. 
Catskill, like Premier, is one of the hardiest varieties known. For big crops of 
big berries, early and late, year after year, you can't beat Premier and Catskill. 
For several years Catskill has not had all its original vigor. Plant pathologists say 
that it is due to a virus disease that attacks all strawberries to some extent but is more 
serious on Catskill than on some of the other kinds. Several years ago we started 
getting Catskill stock from several different sources to find one that was either free 
from virus or resistant to virus. From the many strains tested we have found one that 
has most of the original vigor of Catskill even though it may not be entirely free from 
virus. 
The growth is very vigorous with this Catskill stock, equalling Premier, Fairfax, 
Dorsett, as it used to do. 
In some areas of the north Sparkle, Temple and Robinson are supplementing or 
replacing Catskill as a very productive midseason berry. All of them are fine but if 
you have grown Catskill successfully and want them like they used to be, we urge 
you to try our selected Catskill plants. 
Why did Catskill become so popular so quickly 
with so many growers? 
1. The plants are one of the. most productive of all kinds, equalling or s\ir- 
passing Premier. 
2. Catskill's record of frost resistance and hardiness is surpassed only by 
Premier. 
3. More big berries than any variety we know, as well as greater total pro- 
duction. 
4. Berries firmer than Premier, as firm as Dorsett, can be shipped successfully 
moderate distances. 
5. Quality excellent, better than Premier, not as good as Fairfax. 
6. Very attractive in appeeurance, light color darkening very little on holding. 
7. Good freezing berry, easy to pick and cap. 
Starts ripening in midseason, continuing as long as many late kinds, 
^rice List for ALLEN'S SELECTED CATSKILL plants on page 31. 
