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D Q B I M SO N ^kis new midseason-to-late variety has had a tremendous build-up by most of the Michigan 
IXVVIIUVII plant growers< We fruited it in spring of 1945 but the heavy late frosts which hit so 
many varieties/ killed many of the Robinson blossoms so that it did not have a fair trial. In plant growth it 
is very tine, making plenty of plants and very healthy ones — as free from foliage troubles as Premier. The berries 
are medium to large in size — a bright shiny red and very well shaped (see picture). Quality and firmness of 
the berries good. Robinson like Premier, Pathfinder, Sparkle, Aberdeen and others, is probably much better in 
Northern States. Here's what the Michigan grower from whom we got our plants says of Robinson: 
"The best medium to late — 10 days to two weeks later than Premier. Robinson is the largest berry we have 
ever seen — 30 berries will till a quart. Color is cardinal red; berries have a firm tough skin and are honey 
sweet in flavor. Excellent plant maker." 
Robinson is one of those highly-recommended new varieties which every commercial grower should try. 
Price list, page 31. 
Cr A DICT BEAUTY " 0nce in a Lifetime. Only in every 20 to 30 years do we get a strawberry 
mi-j^w of the qujjity o{ s car i et Beauty. Its great size, exceptional flavor and its 
great growing ability makes Scarlet Beauty the outstanding strawberry of America today. Without any doubt 
Scarlet Beauty is the finest strawberry that has ever been introduced to the public. It is the biggest strawberry 
grown today. On local markets it will bring 5c to 10c per quart more than Premier because of its bright, light 
red color. This wonderful berry ripens about 5 to 7 days later than Premier here (in Michigan)." 
All the above is quoted from the catalog of the introducer from whom our planting stock was obtained. 
We have not fruited Scarlet Beauty here but we can agree that for vigor of plant growth and health of foliage 
it is very fine. 
Scarlet Beauty and Robinson are identi- 
cal varieties, according to some reports. We are 
not absolutely sure about this as we have not seen 
the fruit of Scarlet Beauty. However, our best experts 
can find no difference in the plant growth; the color, 
type and general appearance of the plants in the 
beds are amazingly alike. Rarely does a grower go 
as completely "all out" for a variety as has been 
done for Scarlet Beauty. Both Robinson and Scarlet 
Beauty, whether the same or different, must be excel- 
lent varieties to justify the claims made for them by 
responsible growers. Price list, page 31. 
Robinson — Buyers scramble for them" 
TEMPLE More than any variet Y we ^ ave ever known < Temple is made to order. When a good 
I tivir ll many of the low ground strawberry soils of Eastern Maryland and other states became 
infested with red stele, it became necessary to develop a good red stele resistant variety to replace the 
susceptible varieties then being grown. To meet this need, Drs. C. E. Temple and W. F. Jeffers of the 
Maryland Station, co-operating with Dr. George M. Darrow of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, have 
bred and tested several hundred seedlings of which Temple is the first named selection. For much of 
this breeding work Aberdeen, the most resistant variety known, was crossed with Fairfax. Temple, as 
would be expected, has many of the good qualities of both parents. Note the following: 
High red-stele resistance from Aberdeen. 
Great vigor of plant growth from both kinds, exceeding either, as hybrids often do. 
Good size from both. Fine quality from Fairfax. 
Excellent color— lighter than Fairfax, darker than Aberdeen. 
Firmness satisfactory — much firmer than Aberdeen — softer than Fairfax. 
Better varieties may come from this breeding work. Until they do Temple is a real blessing to those 
whose soils have red stele and a dandy variety worthy of trial for all berry growers; Price list, page 31. 
