

Vigorous. 



Productive 



Dependable 



The First Real Chal- 

 lenger to Mastodon's 

 place as the Leading 

 Everbearer, 



For the past two years these 

 two great everbearers have been 

 neck and neck. In yield, qual- 

 ity, size, firmness and value we 

 have found them just about 

 equal. The major difference in 



the value of the two will probab- ^^"^^^ berries are uniform and attractive 



ly be governed by the adaptability of Gem in various sections of the country. If Mastodon is 

 not satisfactory with you, by all means give Gem a trial. From all the reports we have. Gem 

 IS giving great satisfaction wherever any everbearer can be grown successfully. 



GROWTH — Gem makes a very vigorous growtli, 

 setting an abundance of medium size plants that 

 may need thinning when grown on rich soil. Al- 

 though we have not as yet tried them in the hill 

 system, we believe good results would be obtain- 

 ed under this method. The foliage is very healthy, 

 showing no more leaf spot than Mastodon. 



PRODUCTION— Are fully equal to Mastodon in 

 production. Last spring the crop was fully up to 

 Mastodon, fruiting in mid-season with Catskill 

 and Big Joe, the fruit was of good size, very regu- 

 lar and attractive. In late summer and fall jpro- 

 duction, Gem out-produced Mastodon in the first 

 pickings, during early October Mastodon took the 

 lead but in the late pickings during the last of 

 October and early November, Gem was again a- 

 head. Thus we believe there is little choice be- 

 tween the two from the standpoint of productive- 

 ness. 



FIRMNESS— Gem is fully as firm as Mastodon 

 and the skin is quite tough, will carry very well. 

 With us their carrying quality is superior to any 

 of the other everbearers. On the New York, Phil- 



EMPIRE ALL RED This is a new everbearing variety from Western Canada. A free 



plant maker of medium size plants, very vigorous and has so far 

 shown very little leaf spot. With us producing a fair crop of fall berries, but not as heavy 

 as Mastodon or the new Gem. Fruit was about as large and of somewhat better flavor, sim- 

 ilar to Champion or Progressive. The berries are a very bright red with prominent seed, firm 

 enough to ship well. Their oval shape and firmness make them an ideal canning berry. We 

 believe it advisable to try them this year if both size and quality are desired, but we expect 

 they will be most successful in the Northwestern States. 



CHAMPION "^^^ everbearer with a real wild strawberry flavor. The fruit is small but is 

 very .sweet and full flavored, a dark glossy red, attractive in spite of its small 

 size. For the home garden, where size is not important Champion is ideal. A good producer 

 a^U during the summer and fall. The spring crop is poor. If you prefer quality to large size 

 Champion will meet your requirements. 



PROGRESSIVE. Same as Champion. 



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adelphia and Baltimore markets we have had Gem 

 sell consistently with and occasionally ahead of 

 Mastodon. 



SIZE — Gem berries all run quite large in size, 

 are almost round and very uniform as you will 

 note in the picture above. They do not have as 

 many berries on each fruiting stem as does Mas- 

 todon but size up all the berries well and you 

 hardly ever find a very small or cull berry. 



COT.,OR — The appearance of the berries is very 

 pleasing, are a bright red, much lighter than Mas- 

 todon and carry a very high gloss, which, coupled 

 with their light green cap and uniformly large size 

 will quickly break down any sales resistance in a 

 prospective buyer. 



QUALITY AND FI^AVOR— As Gem is a very 

 heavy pollen producer the fruit is all exceptionally 

 well developed. The flesh of a firm, even texture 

 Avith no hard or tough core. In our opinion the 

 flavor is superior to Mastodon and somewhat sim- 

 ilar to that of the old Progressive, of which Gem is 

 said to be a sport. 



