Has Held The Spotlight of Popu- 

 larity For More Than A Decade 



The variety that set a new standard for everbearers and took them from the novelty class 

 to a real commercial type. Furthermore, Mastodon with its heavy spring crop, took much of 

 the risk out of growing everbearers. For lirmness, productiveness, size of fruit, vigor and 

 adaptability it is a proven leader. Some varieties may equal it in some ways but for all a- 

 round commercial value there are few that compare with it. Since its introduction many grow- 

 ers place Mastodon as one of their most important varieties, as by planting a portion of their 

 berry field to Mastodon, they have a cash crop coming in during the summer and fall that 

 with favorable weather and marketing conditions will offset the expense of the entire project. 

 Below are given Mastodon's outstanding qualities that make it the supreme everbearer. 



GROWTH — Is very strong and vigorous, a clear 

 dark green, very resistant to leaf spot. Good fol- 

 iage, while very important in a standard variety, 

 is doubly important in an everbearer. First in 

 sliading the fruit from tlie hot suns during the 

 summer and fall, then in developing and protect- 

 ing a heavy spring crop. Mastodon has a full mea- 

 sure of all the inborn qualities necessary for heavy 

 production. 



spring crop is excellent, better than many of the 

 standard varieties. 



SIZE — For the summer and fall crop the berries 

 are medium to medium large, often running to 

 large under favorable conditions. The spring crop 

 is large to very large, the berries averaging about 

 the same as Big .Joe in size, ripening in mid-sea- 

 son. 



QUALITY AND FLAVOR— During .July and early 

 August, under high temperatures, the quality and 

 flavor is often rather poor, but as it becomes cooler 

 both improve very qiiiclily. From the middle of 

 August until hard freezing weather in the fall, the 

 quality is very good and the flavor good. The 



FIRMNESS — The berries are firm enough to 

 withstand shipment to moderate distances. We 

 do not recommend shipment of over 100 miles for 

 the summer and fall fruit. Tlie spring crop will 

 compare favorably with Big Joe. We really be- 

 lieve it best for a grower to retail the summer and 

 fall berries, the demand is always good, the ber- 

 ries come on steadily over a fong period, thus 

 there is no rush as with the spring berries and 

 besides getting the maximum profit from the crop, 

 he is building up a trade that will be of great 

 value to him in marketing his spring berries. 



PRODUCTIVENESS— Mastodon will rank very 

 productive during the summer and fall, and in 

 spring production is even more outstanding, equal- 

 ing many of the standard mid-season varieties. 

 If Mastodon were not an everbearer. it would be 

 very valuable just for the spring crop, and this, 

 coupled with its everbearing ability, makes it a 

 really valuable variety. 



LUCKY STRIKE ^^ good everbearer for home garden or local- market, has a somewhat bet- 

 ter flavor than Mastodon but the fruit is not as large nor as firm but is 

 much larger than Champion. Makes plants very freely and is a vigorous grower, a persistent 

 yielder all through the summer and fall. The spring crop is not as heavy as Mastodon. Some 

 growers prefer it to Mastodon because of its better flavor and to Champion because of its 

 larger size. 



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