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Heavy Producer — Under normal 



BIG JOE 



OLD FAVORITE MID-SEASON 

 FROM MARYLAND NORTHWARD 



Until the introduction of Catskill, BIG JOE 

 was the best and most profitable midseason 

 variety. It is still a favorite with many growers 

 as it comes on just as the early sorts have 

 finished fruiting and ripens the major portion 

 of the crop in first three pickings. BIG JOE 

 usually arrives at market when large, attract- 

 ive berries are at a premium. If you want 

 BIG JOE at its best, order from RAYNER'S. 



Abundant Growth — Strong, vigorous plants with 

 unusually hoalth.v foliage in abundance. Fruit stalks 

 strong and upstanding. 



Large, Light Red Berries — Fine, full-bodied, tangy 

 flavored berries run large to very large and with 

 sufficient moisture berries size up well to last of crop. 



Good Shipper — Berries hold up Avell and are firm 

 enough for long distance shipping, 

 conditions, production is very heavy. 



Favorite Southern Varieties 



FAIRMORE 



A cross of Blakemore and Fairfax with 

 many of parents' finer points, FAIRMORE is 

 widely grown in North Carolina, all Eastern 

 and Southeastern States and as far north as 

 Pennsylvania. Good commercial and home 

 garden variety with high production of firm, 

 fine quality berries. Medium early with quite 

 a long fruiting season, FAIRMORE is an ex- 

 cellent long distance shipper. 



KLONDYKE 



NEW IMPROVED 



A fine early commercial berry for the South 

 and South Central States, KLONDYKE is 

 very popular and widely grown. Vigorous 

 growth of clean foliage with medium large, 

 smooth and uniform bright red berries that 

 are firm, excellent shippers. 



MISSIONARY 



An old dependable shipping variety, largely 

 grown in Florida and other southern states. 

 Does well in all types of soil, especially well 

 in lighter types. Very popular with the juice 

 men, fruit is medium size, rather tart, dark 

 red and very attractive. A heavy producer 

 and sizes up entire crop well. 



KLONMORE 



RECENT DEVELOPMENT 



Recently developed cross of Klondyke and 

 Blakemore is adapted to the same general 

 area as its parents and has many of the more 

 desirable characteristics of both. Very vigor- 

 ous grower, productive of blunt cone shaped 

 berries, light red color, firm and excellent 

 shipper. Trial plantings have been very suc- 

 cessful. 



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Knox County, Tenn., March 29, 1946 

 I bought some plants 2 years ago and they were very good. Fine crop last year. 



W. H. Bradley 



Brooke County, W. Va., April 17, 1946 

 I received my strawberry plants in good shape. They are the nicest plants I have 

 got from any one yet. Yours truly, H. L. Wilson 



Northampton County, Va., Jan. 22, 1946 

 Please mail me a catalogue of your strawberry plants. I bought some from you in 

 1944 and picked them last year and they were about as good and a little better than 

 any I saw. Yours very truly, L. E. Willis 



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