plants 



plants $16.50. 



TEMPLE 



Second only io Premier 

 Throughout the Northeast 



Rayiier Brothers was one of the first nurseries iu 

 the United States to introduce TEMPLE. In a rehi- 

 tively short time it has become a sales leader and 

 some growers from Virginia to Maine are calling it 

 the l»est all around strawberry. 



TEMPLE productiveness ranks well up with 

 I'remier and it rates better than Premier in flavor and 

 firmness. The vigor of TEMPLE has to be seen to 

 be fully appreciated. 



TEMPLE was originally introduced as a variety 

 resistant to root diseases, but the vigor that made 

 this resistance possible has also made TEMPLE a 

 winner under most unusual growing conditions. 



TEMPLE has what you want in a strawberry ; 

 it has a glossy, healthy red beauty, it sizes up well 

 and the fruit is firm and of excellent flavor, it is a 

 good producer over a long fruiting season Satisfac- 

 tory for freezing. Enthusiastic reports from growers 

 throughout the northeast show TEMPLE is well 

 adapted in Premier. Catskill growing areas. Does well 

 in moist, poorly drained soil and is also successful in 

 higher upland soils. Excellent frost resistance. 

 Complete Price List on Page 19. 



Niw!! POCAHONTAS 



VIRUS FREE 



PRODUCES BIG, MORE PROFITABLE CROPS 



Introduced in 1954 by U. S. D. A. 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, and Ya. 

 Truck Experiment Station. Pocahon- 

 tas was tested as US-3745 cross of 

 Tennessee Shipper and Midland, raised 

 in Beltsville. Md.. in 1047 selected dur- 

 ing the fruiting season of 1948. 



Pocahontas ripens about a week lat- 

 er than Blakemore. berries average 

 large in size and maintain their size 

 well throughout the picking season. 

 Color of the berries is a strong vivid 

 red. a little deeper red than Blake- 

 more, are glossy have a tough skin, as 

 firm as Blakemore. with slightlv sunk- 



en seeds, 

 tart flavor. 

 Makes a 

 productive, 

 growing a 



Uniform in shape. Good 



vigorous plant growth, very 

 you will have no trouble 

 good fruiting l)ed. Poca- 

 hontas produces a much larger crop 

 than Blakemore at tests made at U. S. 

 D. A., Beltsville. Md. station. Has 

 proven satisfactory from New Jersey 

 to North Carolina and west to Arkan- 

 sas. Ideal for freezing or canning. 



This new variety has looked good to 

 us for some time, and we heartily recommend it. Plant some this year and be the first in your 

 community to have this new productive, profitable berry. 



PRICES: 100 plants $3.60; 1000 plants $18.00. Complete price list on page 19. 

 8 PLANTING SUCCESS BEGINS WITH AN ORDER FROM RAYNER BROTHERS 



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