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A variety which we introcliiced in 1931. Since that time they have been quite widely planted 

 throughont Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, and West Virginia, with some going into Ohio 

 and Illinois. Many of these growers have found Joyce to be the ideal midseason variety for 

 their locality and market and have been ordering plants regularly each year. We have received 

 many letters in the past six years of the satisfaction Joyce has given, of their long fruiting 

 season, their ability to produce good croi)s under adverse conditions and of the continued de- 

 mand for this large, light red berry by customers who had once purchased them, 



ADAPTABIIilTY — From the reports we have Joyce is best adapted to the North Atlantic and Mid- 

 western States. Doing best in springy soils as their ability of producing a good crop of marketable 

 fruit under very wet conditions is surprising. They will do well on high soils and we have seen some 

 mighty fine fields of Joyce on the uplands of Pennsylvania. 



GROWTH — Joyce makes a clean, vigorous growth, Is very resistant to leaf spot or other foliage 

 troubles. Setting plenty of plants for a good fruiting bed on almost any soil. The plants are usually 

 well spaced and thinning is seldom necessary except on rich soil. The fruit stems are usually strong 

 and upstanding and the fruit borne well off the ground. 



SIZE — Fruit is large, usually round conic, fairly 

 regular, a few of the early berries being double 

 or coxcomb. Holding up in size well to the end 



of the season. In wet weather will develop a full ^ ^ , 



crop of marketable fruit. 



QUALITY AXD TI^AVOR— The quality is fine 

 and the flavor has made Jojce a favorite for the 

 home garden and local market where good qual- 

 ity and flavor mean repeat orders. 



FIRMNESS — Joyce would rank about equal with 

 Premier under normal conditions and somewhat 

 more firm under excessive moisture. Not as firm 

 as Chesapeake or Fairfax and should be handled 

 quickly for very best success. 



PRODUCTIVENESS— Ranks well in product- 

 ion. The first pickings are lighter than Big Joe 

 but usually by the time Big Joe is through they 

 are in their prime, which with their ability to 

 size up the entire crop has always given them a 

 good lead with almost all growers who have 

 compared the two. Fairly frost resistant, have 

 never missed a crop in the last 8 years. 



COLiOR — The fruit is a very light red when - -**«^^ c ^-^ ''~ ^i-^^mm^-*-' 



first ri£e and holds this light color for several • ^ ' " ^''" 



days, never turning dark even when very over- 

 ripe. Many growers place their light color as JOYCE 

 Joyce's most outstanding superiority. 



BEAUTY ^^^ ^^^'^ ^^^*-^^^ growing this va- 

 riety for several years. Beauty 

 lia'S always made a strong vigorous growth 

 and produced a good crop of large, light red 

 l)erries of very good flavor and quality. The 

 berries are very attractive and firm enough 

 for distant shipment, this combined with 

 their high quality and flavor make Beauty a 

 very good all around mid-season variety. 



They seem, more frost resistant than Big 

 Joe. we have never had any frost injury since 

 we have been growing them. 



The fruit stalks are strong and upstanding, 

 holding the fruit well off the ground, the foliage 

 too. is very strong and rank and keeps the ber- 

 ries well shaded during the picking season. "We 

 have only found one weakness in Beauty, the 

 foliage has a tendency to break down during a 

 very wet fruitin.ir season, it does not break down 

 badly but it doesn't hold up like such varieties 

 as Dorsett. Chesapeake. Joyce or Premier. 



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CLUSTER OF 

 BEAUTY 



(Much Reduced) 



RECEIVED IN FINE CONDITION 



Strawberry plants received today in very fine condition and am verv well pleased with them.— Mr. 

 Amos M. Eisenberger, Ijancaster Co., Penna. 



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