GROWERS PROCLAIM IT BEST 
E VARIETY INTRODUCED IN 
TWENTY YEARS 
E IRM BEAUTY TEMPLE has become a sales leader in less time than any 
\ es ane Unsets pre variety we ever introduced. After observing its unusual 
varieties as it looks vigor and growth we offered TEMPLE in trial lots of 100 
ale Is as good a8 Wiants in 1945 and many growers planted on our recom- 
earn: RARE MLEINCISH ICH since thett time demand has continued to in- 
Brecon it Noh Clccsei2 record proportions and in 1949 Temple sky-rocketed 
Carolina to Maine re- into the top sales column, a close second to Premier. 
ve iresccUenbmproduet- TEMPLE was originally introduced as a variety entirely 
EXCELLENT FLAVOR resistant to root diseases, but the vigor that made this re- 
© The best fiavor quai: Sistance possible has also made TEMPLE a winner under 
ities of its fiavor-fam- most unusual growing conditions. 
ous parents, Aberdeen : ; 
and Pate oi TEMPLE has what you want in a strawberry—it has a 
LONG FRUITING glossy, healthy red beauty—it sizes up well and the fruit is 
| @ As many as 12 piek- {itm and of excellent flavor—it is a good producer over a 
ings over a period of 25 long fruiting season. Satisfactory for freezing. Enthusias- 
days. 
tic reports from growers throughout the northeast show TEM- 
q PLE is well adapted in Premier, Catskill growing areas. 
Temple Prices 
Be ; 00 | Wide Soil Range—Does well in moist, poorly drained soil and is 
aoe : ; also successful in higher, upland soils. Excellent frost resistance. 
O00 ANE 2 Space Wide In Row—Free bedding habit of TEMPLE suggests 
400 ; spacing wide in row, a minimum of 18 inches and up to 30 inches. 
500 A : > : p 
"50 ct Planting too close may cause such dense beds that berry size, yield 
1900 Se and quality may be affected. 
Complcen eres (Rist Use Fertilizer Sparingly—The best practice is an early fall ferti- 
and Ordering Informa- | leanne ‘th littl ac ailim ices 5 h H aes = 
a . : saree a 
tion om Paces Al & 48. izing with little or no fertilizing in the spring. eavy spring 
applications may cause too dense foliage growth. 
1250 QUARTS FROM 550 TEMPLE PLANTS SET 
Havre de Grace, Md., June 21, 1949 
“Better Berries’? was received here with delight for it answered 4 or 5 questions that were bothering 
us. Got 1250 quarts from 550 Temple strawberry plants set out last June. Very gh grade fruit, too. 
- EL, Dullis 
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