ROBINSON 
Robinson produces bigger berries from small plants than any variety we have ever seen. In fact, the average 
size is one of the largest of any variety. Robinson is identical with Scarlet Beauty and if it is any different from 
Kardinal King in either foliage or fruit we have not been able to detect it. Robinson is distinctly a berry for the 
northern states, its territory reaching down south of the Ohio River Valley and southern Pennsylvania. 
Mr. W. S. Jacob of Brooke County, W. Va., wrote us on March 16, 1951, "I have had the Robinson 
£or almost ten years. They hold their size right up to the last picking, the second berries come almost 
round, big, red, shiny, sweet as honey, better than Fairfax for this climate. However, it will not do 
any good in wet heavy ground, otherwise it will grow in an oak pile. I have tried most all the different 
strains and find it tops here. For this climate it is the best berry to sell in local market I ever saw. 
Got 60c a quart for every box I picked last year and could not supply the demand." 
With us here in eastern Maryland it is a free 
grower, one of the most prolific plant makers 
of all. Plants are moderately productive with 
large berries, light attractive color and mostly 
somewhat ridged (see picture). Eating quality 
here is rather poor and the berries are quite 
soft. In one section of Wicomico County 
Robinson grown as Kardinal King has been 
profitable for two or three years, but due to a 
wet season and shortage of pickers it was a 
complete flop financially in 1951. Excellent 
reports on Robinson come from Minnesota, 
Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, 
as well as Pennsylvania, New York and some 
of the New England States; also from Oregon 
and Idaho, west of the Rockies. 
In plant growth Robinson resembles Pre- 
mier, having completely healthy foliage and 
making runners much more freely than Pre- 
mier, in fact about as freely as Blakemore. 
With such a strong grower you need have no 
fears about getting a good fruiting bed. 
Ripening season: Robinson could be rated 
either midseason or late. It is actually about 
half-way between the two. Our plants of 
Robinson are superb and will make you 
money. Price List page 31. 
Robinson — Makes Small Plants but a 
Giant for Growth, Production and Profit! 
L UPTON favorite shipping berry 
grown mostly in Maryland, Dela- 
ware, 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 growers 
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. 
MASSEY 
A high quality late shipping berry 
for the south, grown mostly in North 
Carolina up to this time. Brings highest market 
prices. In North Carolina Massey is very produc- 
tive, becoming less productive as far north as Mary- 
land. The high quality of Massey justifies a place in 
any home garden, particularly in the south. Accord- 
ing to reports Massey has become so popular as a 
commercial berry that in some sections in North 
Carolina the acreage equals or exceeds Blakemore. 
We may be bucking the trend but we firmly believe 
that Tennessee Beauty as a late shipping berry 
would be more profitable than Massey with higher 
yields and an equally good selling price. 
Ripening season of Massey, medium to late. We 
have an excellent stock of well rooted plants. Price 
List page 31. 
