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As Premier has been the leading early berry so has Big Joe 

 been the leading mid-season. Many growers give this variety 

 nothing but praise especially when a large full flavored berry that 

 ripens as the early varieties begin to fail is desired. Others have 

 told us that Joyce will surpass it on many points. 

 Those of you who have found Big Joe profitable 

 will want it again, and to those that cannot raise 

 them successfully we recommend Catskill or Joyce. 



GROWTH — Big Joe makes an abundant plant growth, 

 plants are strong and vigorous with exceptionally 

 healthy foliage. The fruit stalks are strong and up- 

 standing. 



SIZE — The berries are large to very large, of slightly 

 flat conic shape, very regular. There is a slight ten- 

 dency to run down in size toward the end of the season 

 under dry weather conditions. 



QUALITY AND FLAVOR— The quality of Big Joe is 

 very good, the flavor fine and full bodied. It has a 

 pleasant tang all its own that is really delicious. The 

 color is a medium light red clear through, that is slow 

 to turn dark after picking. 



FIRMNESS— The fruit is fairly firm, more so than 

 Premier but not as firm as Chesai)eake or Dorsett, al- 

 though it is firm enough for long distant shipment, and 

 this, coupled with its flavor and quality make it an 

 ideal home, local market or commercial variety. 



PRODUCTIVENESS— Under favorable conditions Big 

 Joe is a very heavy producer and under adverse condi- 

 tions they will make a good paying crop. The only 

 thing that will hold Big Joe down is a late frost, there- 

 fore, we recommend them for sections where late frosts 

 are not the rule. 





Fugiema 



We offered this variety for the sec- 

 ond time last year. Our supply of big joe 



plants was limited and we were unable to fill all 



orders for them. In 1933 they made a mighty good showing and we were sure they held 

 great promise as a home garden or local market berry where exceptionally large size was 

 desired. In 1934, under wet to very wet conditions they were disappointing. Last year un- 

 der normal conditions they did very well. Many growers from Pennsylvania north report 

 very favorably of them and from our observations we believe they are at their best in the 

 latitude of Pennsylvania and New York. 



Similar to Chesapeake in growth, Fugiema makes a well spaced row of large, vigorous 

 plants and under favorable conditions produce a heavy crop of exceptionally large berries. 

 Medium red in color and of fair quality and flavor. The large size of the fruit is their most 

 desirable feature. 



Our supply of plants is still very limited 

 and we suggest those who wish to test this 

 variety place their order early. 



Beauty 



CI.USTER OF 

 BEAUTY 



(Much Reduced) 



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We have been growing this va- 

 riety for several years. Beauty 

 has always made a strong vigorous growth 

 and produced a good crop of large, light red 

 berries 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 tlie 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 fruiting season, it does not break down 

 badly but it doesn't hold up like such varieties 

 as Dorsett. Chesapeake, Joyce or Premier. 



