Mastodon, the Supreme Everbearer 



Mastodon— Everbearirij^ 



Large and Productive: — This variety is 

 supreme among all the Everbearing varie- 

 ties, holding the same place in this group as 

 Premier does among the early spring bear- 

 ing varieties. The lorries are much larger in 

 size than any other Everbearing variety. 

 Mastodon will bear a heavy crop of large 

 berries which are firm enough to ship or haul 

 moderate distances to market, handsome 

 enough to sell well, and the quality is good, 

 perhaps not quite as sweet as Champion but 

 superior in every other respect. 



Better Than We Claim:— Mr. John R. 

 Wills on of Ontario County, New York, uTote 

 us as following about Mastodon plants 

 bought from us in the spring of 1930. "The 

 first blossoms were not allowed to set fruit. 

 jWe picked the first berries about August 1st 

 and the last ones were picked yesterday, 

 November 10th. The hard freeze last night 

 finished the crop for this year. The plants 

 are well filled with blossoms and berries, 

 some of the fruit up to IV2 inches in dia- 

 meter. I have picked eleven ripe berries 

 from one plant at one picking. We find the 

 quality of the berries better than you claim 

 for them." 



Quart Per Plant: — We recommend keep- 

 ing the blossoms from the plants until after 

 the first or middle of July as Mr. Willson has 

 done. The plants will commence fruiting 

 early in August and continue bearing until 



Set Mastodon plants now and enjoy 



freezing weather. Good plants under favor- 

 able conditions should produce a quart of 

 berries for each plant during the summer 

 and fall, although not as many at any one 

 picking as the spring bearing sorts. 



Hill System: — It is our belief, based on 

 several years' observation, that you will get 

 more and better berries from your Mastodon 

 plants if the runners are kept cut off. Set 

 the plants not over 15 inches apart and in 

 rows about 2^^ feet apart if you intend to 

 follow this system. Big strong individual 

 plants always seem to have more berries than 

 those which make runners. TMiere space is 

 limited we recommend setting the plants 

 close together as suggested above and cut- 

 ting the runners. 



Berries Only A Few Weeks After Plants 

 Are Set: — As a profit maker we have never 

 pushed any Everbearing variety. We do feel 

 however, that with Mastodon there are good 

 possibilities of profit where growing con- 

 ditions are good and a ready market at hand. 

 For the home garden. Mastodon is a great 

 success and we feel that you should not fail 

 to have some of your own if you and your 

 family like strawberries. Set Mastodon 



plants in March or April and enjoy big. 

 luscious strawberries from your own garden 

 from the last of July until the snow flies. 

 Place your order early, as our stock of plants 

 is less' than one half as many as we sold last 

 year. Price list, page 15. 



luscious berries all Summer and Fall. 



