WORLD'S FINEST STRAWBERRY SELECTIONS 



MID SEASON VARIETIES 



ATLAS 



EMPIRE 



NEW NORTH CAROLINA 

 INTRODUCTION 



Plants: Grow tall. Vigorous. Dark 

 green foliage. Make many flow- 

 ers on long erect stalks. Mod- 

 erate on runner production. 

 Good resistance to leaf spot 

 and scorch. Heavy yields. Prom- 

 ising from Maryland south. 



Berries: Large. Short conic wedge. 

 Glossy. Bright orange red. Seeds 

 slightly sunken. Extra firm. 



Something Special: Grows well on 

 heavy soils. Excellent for ship- 

 ping. 



CATSKILL 



The Leader 



Plants: Widely adapted. Very pro- 

 ductive. Make runners freely. 

 Vigorous grower. Hardy. Re- 

 sistant to Verticillium wilt. 



Berries: Very large. Long conic. Not 

 too firm. Bright crimson skin, 

 light red flesh. Mildly sub-acid. 



Something Special: Good for des- 

 serts. Excellent for freezing. 

 Loaded with Vitamin C. See 

 color page 14. 



Fine Crops 



Plants: Very productive. Vigorous. 

 Grow best northeastern states. 

 Susceptible to leaf spot. 



Berries: Large, attractive. High fla- 

 vored. Pretty green caps. 



Something Special: Very good for 

 desserts. Easy to market locally. 

 See color page 22. 



GUARDIAN 



Grow These and Guard Against Disease 



Plants: Great resistance to red stele 

 root rot, verticillium wilt, leaf 

 scorch, mildew. Medium size 

 plants produce runners moder- 

 ately. Good producer in matted 

 rows. At Baltimore, Maryland, 

 in 1970, production of berries 

 was 15,682 pounds per acre. 



Berries: Large. Firm. Glossy. Light 

 red skin and flesh. Fine for 

 shipping. Not too good for 

 freezing. 



Something Special: Grow Guardian 

 for fine appearance and flavor, 

 to market later than Surecrop. 

 See color page 28. 



tVe set 500 Guardian strawberry plants on June 20, 1970. We produced an excellent crop of 

 berries in the spring of 1971. The Guardian berry is extra large and firm and is not hollow. 

 We weighed some at a local grocery which weighed 2 ounces each. We are setting more this 

 June and we will be ordering more plants for early spring setting in 1972, because every- 

 body who^saw those berries wanted some of them. . . . Robert Tooley Tompkinsville, Kentucky 



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