TEMPLE • SPARKLE • FAIRLAND 
n New Jersey and Pennsylvan 
eports indicate heavy yields 
These varieties will really grow. One of the many things they have in common is their robust plant growth and free production 
All of them are very resistant to red-stele root rot. They have a common parent, Aberdeen, which has this red-stele resistance in a very hi 
but is not as good in other respects as Temple, Sparkle and Fairland. For those sections that are bothered with red-stele one or mo: 
three varieties could well beihe nucleus around which a profitable strawberry industry could be continued or revived. 
Pvtductive*t&U: Temple, Sparkle and Fairland rank with the best like Premier, Catskill and Midland. It would be difficult to rate them 
in productiveness. Temple has made outstanding yields in Maryland, New Jersey, New England and some of the mid-western states. 
Sparkle in New York and New England has been a very heavy producer with extra good yields also 
Fairland in two four-year tests in Massachusetts out yielded both Premier and Catskill, recent 
Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. All three varieties are very heavy producers. 
Riae*U*lf SeaUm: All three ripen midseason to late. Temple ripens first, a few days ahead of Fairland, which in turn is just 
few days ahead of Sparkle. All three bear over a long ripening season. Sparkle especially has a very long, late ripening period. 
AdofUation: Results to date indicate that these varieties will be at their best in about the following areas: Fairland, all of 
the northern states as far west as the Mississippi Valley anft as far south as central Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana ; Sparkle, 
all of New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. In the same latitude Sparkle is good farther west but appar- 
ently not as universally good as in the east. Temple, mijre widely adapted than either Sparkle or Fairland ; well adapted 
in all the northern states as far south as Virginia andJKentucky and as far west as the Mississippi Valley. 
Being very heavy producers all of these varieties need springy, moist soil to size and mature the tremendous 
crops of fruit, but even on lighter soils there is hardly ever any difficulty in getting a satisfactory fruiting row. 
SPARKLE: with Temple— A 
Fine Team To Ride Rough 
Shod Over Red-Stele. 
TEMPLE ber 
appearance 
(see picture) becoming dark on 
holding. Temple berries are firmer 
than either Sparkle or Fairland. 
As a shipping berry in eastern 
Maryland, Temple has become the 
idely grown of all varieties 
even on soil not infected with red 
stele. Temple berries are very good 
in quality, better than Premier and 
Catskill, not as good as Fairfax and 
Fairpeake. While Temple has not 
been well received in limited 
trials as a freezing berry it has 
become very popular 
quickly as a garden 
and shipping berry in 
this section. Price list, 
page 31. 
rage large SPARKLE berries are only 
medium in size even where it is 
best adapted. When grown as far 
south as Maryland, Sparkle berries 
are rather soft. However, in New 
York State they are firm enough 
for nearby markets and are rated 
very high as a freezing berry. 
Sparkle berries are round, deep 
red in color, clear through the well 
berry, with a shiny sparkling skin 
which make3 them very attractive. 
We believe no one berry will 
ever replace Premier, but if further 
trials establish the hardiness of 
Sparkle, this variety will be grown 
instead of Premier in many 
areas where it is best adapted. 
Every northern berry grower 
should try Sparkle. Price list, 
^ page 31. 
FAIRLAND berries have a 
beautiful bright color, almost as 
light as Blakemore and darken 
very little on holding. They are 
very attractive in the package and 
are firm enough for shipping mod- 
erate distances. In one section of 
Michigan where a considerable 
acreage was marketed, they were 
iceived by buyers. Fairland 
i average larger in size than 
Sparkle a;id Blakemore, probably 
almost as large as Temple on the 
average. Fairland is another berry 
that alert growers should not fail 
to try. Bear in mind that in two 
years out of four in the Massa- 
chusetts tests cited above, Fairland 
produced over 10,000 quarts per 
with an average of over 
7,500 quarts per acre for the four 
list, page 31. 
TENNESSEE 
Tennessee Beauty is one of the most valuable new late varieties introduced 
in years. It is a cross of Missionary x Premier, the same parentage as Blake- 
more. Introduced by the Tennessee Station in 1942. Tennessee Beauty has 
very healthy foliage and is almost as vigorous as Blakemore. The plants are 
very productive ; in fact in five year tests conducted in Kentucky ~ 
Beauty gave a greater average yield than either Blakemore or 
Shipper and two and one-half times the average yield of Aroma. Berries 
light in color, darkening very little on holding; they have a 
beautiful green cap, prettier than either Blakemore or Ten 
Shipper; berries are very firm and very attractive in the package. 
In the 1950 fruiting season we considered it either the best or next 
to the best variety we fruited out of about fifteen varieties. 
ripen about with Catskill and extend through a long 
s have proved that it is a far 
growers ever go 
ripening period. Dozens of experie 
better berry than Aroma; very, very 
back to Aroma once they have tried Tennessee Beauty We 
BEAUTY 
mend Tennessee Beauty very highly to replace Aroma, to use as a late 
berry to replace Catskill in many places where Catskill might not be at its 
best. It is suggested for trial and planting throughout the middle section 
of the country, as far south as Tennessee and North Carolina, extending 
the high altitudes of Alabama and South Carolina and as far north 
. southern New Jersey, southern Ohio and similar latitudes. 
Tennessee Beauty is a patented variety that we can sell you with the 
understanding that you can propogate all you want for yourself 
but not for sale of plants to others. Price list, page 31. 
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