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Rayner Brothers, Salisbury, Maryland 



A MID-SUMMER TREAT 



Everbearing Strawberries 



There should always be some of these varieties planted in the home garden, for 

 they will start fruiting 90 days after the plants are set and produce all through the 

 summer and fall till there is a heavy frost. Any family that enjoys delicious straw- 

 berries (and we believe everyone does) should not be without at least one of the ever- 

 bearing varieties. Just to think, you can have delicious strawberry shortcake and all 

 the other strawberry desserts all through the summer and fall, with very little expense, 

 for if given the proper care each plant will often produce a quart or more of delicious 

 berries during their long fruiting season. Many of our customers have told us they 

 have had plenty for their own use and then sold enough to pay their expenses with a 

 neat profit besides from just a small patch in their garden. 



Since Mastodon has been introduced there are large profits for the grower who 

 plants a large acreage. Picking begins 90 days after the plants are set and you will 

 have a nice income all through the summer and fall for there is a great demand and 

 highest prices are paid for these berries. Be sure to include some in your order, for 

 if you plant a few rows in with your standard varieties they may pay, or more than 

 pay the expenses on your whole patch. In this way you can have a larger acreage 

 with a smaller outlay of cash. 



The essentials in successfully producing the Everbearers are the same as for 

 growing standard varieties; good fertile soil that will retain moisture should be used 

 and be sure to get strong, healthy, true-to-name plants; keep the blossoms off till the 

 middle of June and the plant will make a vigorous growth and a fair bed and you will 

 have plenty of berries on through the summer and fall. One of the most important 

 points is to be sure and plant early. 



Extra Plants Greatly Appreciated 



Forest, Va., April 7, 1932. 

 Gentlemen : 



My plants arrived the 2nd and I plant- 

 ed them on the 4th. I am well pleased 

 with them all. Wish to thank you for the 

 extra Big Joe. They are greatly appre- 

 ciated. Again thanking you, I am, 



Yours very truly, J. J. Siebert. 



Thanks For Extra Plants 



Kirkwood, N. Y., May 20, 1932. 

 Gentlemen: 



Am writing to say I received the 

 strawberry plants. They were O. K. and 

 am very pleased with them. Thanks for 

 the extra plants. Yours truly, 



J. G. Peaslee, 



