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^ REDSTART 



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Redstar — a really great strawberry 



PLANT GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVENESS 



Redstar makes a very robust plant growth — plenty of large, strong, deeply rooted 

 plants with foliage so healthy and green it might well be on a beautiful ornamental plant. 



Those big plants really turn out big crops. They are most productive for a very late 

 variety. A sure cropper because they bloom so late, after frost danger is usually over. 



BERRIES 



Large average size, with the largest ones broad and slightly ridged (see pictures below 

 and on front cover). The only weakness Redstar has showed so far is a tendency to fascia- 

 tion under some conditions. 



Fine quality — some say next to Fairfax. 



Firm enough for distant shipment. 



Very attractive with a bright red color which does not turn dark, a tough glossy skin 

 with slightly raised yellow seeds, a light green cap. Pretty as a picture, Redstar Berries 

 entice the eye. They sell well. 



THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT REDSTAR IS LATENESS OF RIPENING 



Many days after all other good varieties are through, Redstar will still be turning out 

 berries in abundance! 



If pickers are scarce you can nearly double your production of fancy berries by stretch- 

 ing out the season with Redstar! 



Prices in normal times will be much better because of avoiding local competition with all 

 other varieties! 



Grow Redstar in all the Northern States as far south as Virginia and West to Missouri. 



Grow Redstar on rich moist land and reap a rich reward. We have the plants to start 

 you right. Price list, page 31. 



Late Berries for High Prices 



1 . Plant Redstar latest good berry. 



2. Elevations each 100 feet higher altitude means 

 1 day later ripening. 



3. Heavy clay soil 4 days later than sandy soil. 



4. North slope berries ripened 10 days later than 

 south slope. 



5. Mulching can delay ripening 10 to 14 days. 



Redstar — 

 delicious berries 

 after others have gone 



