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A Field of Rayner's Genuine Mastodon. 



MASTODON--The World's Best Everbearer 



We hope you will plant some of our heavy yielding strain of guaran- 

 teedtrue to name Mastodon. We grew the largest crop of berries from 

 this strain of Mastodon we have ever had the pleasure to pick and the de- 

 mand was so great v/e were unable to supply our trade with these large 

 improved berries. 



Mastodon is a strong, vigorous grower, producing big, juicy sparkling red berries 

 of the most delicious flavor, with a bright green cap and are firm enough to carry 

 hundreds of miles in perfect condition and command top prices in any market. Masto- 

 don begins fruiting 90 days after the plants are set and keep right on till hard freezing 

 weather in the fall, fruit again with the standard varieties the next spring and after a 

 layoff of 2 or 3 weeks start fruiting again and with careful attention will produce for 

 another season or possibly longer. We have selected our plants for the past six years 

 and now we feel we have the best Mastodon plants that can be found. We sold hund- 

 reds of thousands of these plants last year and have a fine supply for the coming season. 



Mastodon Is A Real Everbearer 



Dear Sirs: Newburg, N. Y., April 5, 1931. 



You might be somewhat interested in our last year's experience. We ordered 

 5,000 Mastodon from you in April, which arrived in due time in the very finest con- 

 dition of any plants I have ever had shipped to me in all my 19 years experience with 

 strawberries. All my neighbors told me I had made a mistake in buying Mastodon 

 as they were no good. The weather was most unfavorable nearly all summer, a terri- 

 ble drought and one very bad hail storm when hail fell that was literally as big as hen 

 eggs. We were also bothered to get enough help to keep the plants properly weeded. 



But in spite of all these handicaps we did harvest a bumper crop of splendid 

 berries. We even picked with gloves on as it was very cold before they froze up for 

 good; the last picking was November 10th and there had been several freezes before 

 that, but Mastodon stands the cold the best of any berries I ever raised. 



And, best of all, the very people who said Mastodon was no good bought them 

 eagerly and said they were the finest berries they had ever eaten. 



Very respectfully, L. Scribner, 



