ROBINSON 
Robinson was introduced in Michigan several years ago and has been making 
lots of friends among those who are interested in quantity production of attractive 
berries. These three Robinson Reports indicate why. 
ROBINSON — 
Valuable New 
Variety for 
Northern 
Growers. 
Attractive, 
Productive, 
and Large* 
19 
Kane Co., Illinois, July 12, 1950. 
just can't get enough of them " 
"The Robinson do wonderful here and our customers 
Mrs. Guy Hall 
Clark Co., Ohio, Dec. 2, 1949. "The Robinson berry plants I ordered from you in the 
spring of 1949 did remarkably well in growth and production. We set 150 plants, two rows of 
75 plants each, on a soil of a sandy clay silt type which produced 250 quarts of berries. The 
marketing was carried on in the patch as the berries were picked. The berries were large, 
attractive and of good quality." Robert E. Srouf 
Delaware Co., Penna., Feb. 14, 1950. "Might I put in a special word for the Robinson, 
whose only fault, seems to me, is making too many plants, even in as dry a season as last year." 
B. Wilbur McCommons 
As Mr. McCommons says, Robinson always makes plenty of plants for a 
good fruiting row which often must be thinned somewhat for best results. 
The plants resemble Premier and like Premier are practically free from all 
kinds of foliage disease. The plants are very productive and the berries 
nearly always average large in size. A too thick row seems to cut down on 
yield of berries more than on the size. The larger berries are all somewhat 
ridged with the later ones smooth. The berries are light in color and darken 
very little^on holding. They make a very attractive market package and are 
quite pretty even after the berries begin to get too ripe. 
Robinson has had an excellent market acceptance and we recommend it 
for planting or trial in all the northern part of the country, as far south as the 
Ohio Valley and northern Maryland and Virginia. Reports of high yields 
have come from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, West Virginia 
and Ohio, as well as Michigan and Wisconsin. Limited tests indicate that 
Robinson is not a good berry to plant as far south as southern Maryland. It is 
not of high quality and is too soft to use as a shipping berry. Like Premier, we 
believe it will be better both in quality and firmness when grown farther north. 
We have the best stock of Robinson that we have ever had. We know these 
plants will please you. Price list, page 31. 
MASSEY 
Our Massey plants are very strong and vigorous with plenty 
of runners, so that we have an excellent stock. Massey growers 
would want some of these plants if they could look at these beds. 
Massey is fairly productive here in Maryland; the berries are 
beautiful, large size, almost perfectly round with a beautiful 
green cap; very high quality. We believe Massey is the best 
quality shipping berry the South has 
ever had. Ripening season is late so 
that it complements the South' s early 
shipping berries like Blakemore, 
Klondyke, Missionary and Ten- 
nessee Shipper. In North Caro- 
lina where it originated, 
Massey has had its greatest 
success. Season after sea- 
son it has been the high- 
est selling berry in the 
commercial areas of 
eastern North Caro- 
lina. It has been 
widely estab- 
lished so that 
now more than 
one-half the 
total acreage in 
that area is Mas- 
sey. Massey has 
great beauty, 
and that other 
ling so rare in 
a southern 
berry HIGH 
QUALITY. 
Price list, page 
31. 
KARDINAL KING 
This variety is very similar 
to Robinson. Frankly, we are 
not sure yet whether it is the same or slightly different. We have 
some Kardinal King plants, grown from original Kardinal King 
stock; same general description of plants and berries as for 
Robinson. We know Scarlet Beauty and Robinson are the same, 
and we'll have the final answer for you about Kardinal King and 
Robinson next year. It is a good berry. Plant some. Price list, 
page 3 1. 
Ill DTQW ^ n favorite shipping berry grown mostly 
*w'r I V#l^ i n Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Eastern 
Pennsylvania and Long Island. Moderately strong grower, quite 
productive. Berries large, bright color, very attractive, very 
firm. Good shipper. Quality very poor, not good enough for 
gardens, but a moneymaker for many growers who ship their 
berries. 
If you really want Lupton be careful of your source of plants. 
For years more than half of the fields of "Lupton" on the 
Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware have either been Big 
Joe or Lupton mixed with Big Joe. We have only a small stock 
of Lupton plants, but they are really Lupton. Price list, page 3 1. 
GREAT BAY 
m MASSEY— 
Finest Quality 
Southern Ship- 
ping Berry. 
A new variety developed by the New 
Hampshire Station. Ripening season 
is fairly late; plants are very vigorous and healthy making large 
strong ones but not great numbers. Very productive, with yield 
of medium size berries; it has a few extra large berries which 
are quite irregular in shape. In our tests here in 1950, the 
berries are soft and not very good in quality. We are confident 
it is far better in northern New England and other northern 
areas. Price list, page 3 1. 
ADf}kA A An old favorite late shipping berry, grown 
MnvfVIA mostly in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri and 
southern parts of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Berries large, light 
in color, attractive, good quality and sell well. Aroma is only 
moderately productive, not too vigorous. We believe that in 
most of the area mentioned, Tennessee Beauty will prove more 
productive and profitable. However, we have some good Aroma 
plants. Price list, page 3 1. 
