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Gem Stands at the top 
Gem is the best of all the Everbearing varieties 
under our conditions. It will produce more good 
berries throughout the season than any of the others. 
Gem does not make a large plant like Mastodon 
and Green Mountain, but if given a good start by 
early planting and having soil in good condition, 
Gem makes a very rank, vigorous growth. Under 
good conditions it often makes so many plants that 
some thinning is necessary. 
Gem is definitely the best of the Everbearers for 
commercial purposes when grown in the South, and 
from reports we have ranks with the best in the 
northern states. The berries are large in size, light 
in color, and are firm enough to stand shipment to 
distant markets. This light, attractive color holds 
even after the berries begin to get soft. Although 
somewhat tart in quality, the smoothness of the 
berries, together with the light color and attractive- 
ness, makes Gem one of the best sellers of all the 
Everbearers. Under conditions where Everbearers 
will grow growers will make no mistake in planting 
Gem either for the home garden or as a money crop. 
We stated above how good Gem was here in 
Maryland. Here is a report from Mr. B. F. Perkins 
of Cumberland Co., Maine. "I have had three 
years' experience with the Gem. It is in my opinion 
far ahead of Mastodon. I had a single plant of this 
variety in a check plot that had over 100 ripe, green 
and undeveloped berries, besides the blossoms. The 
second year crop was little short of phenomenal." 
Mr. C. E. Gibbons, a farmer who lives near 
Salisbury, told us he had made more money from 
% of an acre of Gem berries in the summer and fall 
of 1937 than from all the rest of his farm. 
You will like Gem and we have some nice plants. 
Price list, page 35. 
Enough to Use and Some 
to Sell 
Lyman Co., S. Dak. March 5th, 
1937. Enclosed find order for 
more berry plants. Your plants 
are very sturdy and during the 
worst drought in the history of 
Lyman County I had enough ber- 
ries fresh for table use and canned 
enough for our winter supply, be- 
sides selling about $10 worth from 
the 200 Mastodon plants I set out 
in the spring of 1935. — Mrs. Fred 
W. Burke. 
Mercer Co., N. J. Aug. 18, 1937. 
Here is a snap which was taken 
Aug. 5th of my beds of berries 
which were set from your plants 
April 22nd. There were 150 plants 
in all, every plant lived and the 
Mastodon are now a mass of 
berries and bloom. The berries are 
a beautiful flavor and very large 
and it looks as though I would get 
a lot more than 75 quarts from the 
75 plants of Mastodon. — Mr. Geo. 
B. Spencer. 
Gem Berries like this often 
bring 25c per pint on whole- 
sale markets 
The highest profits we have heard of from Ever- 
bearers were made with Wayzata. Under irrigation 
and very intensive culture, a grower in Minnesota 
reports $2,000 per acre from this variety a few 
years ago. Wayzata is probably the best in quality 
of all the Everbearers and in the Northwest where 
it has its greatest popularity, Wayzata is claimed 
to be the best quality of all berries. This variety 
makes large, strong plants but very few new ones. 
Often a plant will make a very large crown consist- 
ing of several plants which must be separated into 
divisions to get any increase at all. From the fruit 
growers standpoint, this habit makes it especially 
adapted to growing in hills. Wayzata berries are a 
deep red in color, quite firm and attractive enough 
to bring top prices. We recommend Wayzata for 
home gardens and commercial plantings in a small 
way. 
We have a small stock of very fine plants. Price 
list, page 35. 
Champion (Progressive) 
This was the first good Everbearer. It is still the 
sweetest of all. The plants are very productive 
although the berries are rather small. Champion is 
not as strong a grower as the Mastodon or Green 
Mountain, but has done well in most states and is 
one of the best in the South. The spring crop of 
Champion is not very good, Mastodon being much 
better in this respect. Sweetness and productive- 
ness are the strong points of this variety. Price 
list, page 35. 
