larger quantity of big berries than any other leading variety. Of course there 

 are some medium sized berries but they are "in addition to" not "in place of" 

 a big yield of big berries. 



Pretty berries. Catskill fruit has a fresh green cap and an attractive light 

 red color which makes them very showy in the package. The very large primary 

 berries are somewhat ridged but the late ones are smooth and uniform. On hold- 

 ing, Catskill berries turn somewhat darker but not enough to be objectionable. 



Firm berries. More solid than Premier, just as firm as Dorsett but not as 

 hard as Blakemore for long distance shipping. If picked when ready and shipped 

 moderate distances, Catskill is firm enough to stand up in fine condition. There 

 is no trouble at all in handling Catskill for local and nearby markets. 



Good berries. Catskill is a cross of Premier and Marshall, which with Wm. 

 Belt was the standard for high quality until Fairfax and Dorsett came along. 

 Catskill berries have very good quality. They are somewhat better than Premier 

 and when fully ripe have much of the delicious flavor of the old Marshall. 

 They're really good to eat. 



Profitable berries!! Catskill has been a profit maker, and why not? Any 

 sure cropper which produces such big crops of big, luscious berries as Catskill 

 is bound to be a winner. You take much of the gamble out of strawberry growing 

 when you order Catskill for midseason to late berries. Price list, page 35. 



Catskill Comments 



The ability of Catskill to stand punishment 

 and still do well is illustrated by the experience 

 > of Mr. Adlow Zeiser of Luzerne Co., Pennsyl- 

 ' vania. He writes, *'I planted 125 of your 

 < Catskill in spring of 1938 but ran into a severe 

 ( drought and lost 25 of them. Another drought 

 i in May of last year continued until September 

 I but I picked 101 quarts of fine berries, some 

 I larger than your pictures. I believe with favor- 

 1 able weather I would have had twice as many." 

 From Hillsboro Co., New Hampshire, Mr. 

 I S. D. McElroy tells of another successful ex- 

 I perience with Catskill under unfavorable con- 

 ditions. "In spite of the very dry season we 

 had last year, my Catskill plants bore a won- 

 derful crop of nice big berries. I had no 

 trouble at all selling them at 25(1; a box when 

 'i others were selling their berries at two for 

 . 25(iJ." 



Mr. Art Worden of Decatur County, Iowa, 

 likes Catskill so well that he expects to plant 

 lots of them, according to his letter, part of 

 which follows : "My leaders are Catskill and 

 Green Mountain. The Catskill was the first to 

 bear and the last one to quit bearing, and such 

 fine berries they were. So now I aim to put out 

 a bed of 20,000 of them in the Spring of 1941." 



The home of Catskill is New York State. Ac- 

 cording to Mr. F. S. Wright of Otsego County, 

 they are doing all right for themselves in their 

 home State. Here's what he says : "I purchased 

 3,000 strawberry plants of you some four or 

 five years ago. 1,000 each of Dorsett, Catskill 

 and Chesapeake. I was so pleased with the 

 Catskill that I now grow no other kind. If 

 you should find a kind that surpasses them, let 

 me know." 



Allen's CatskiU plants are sure to grow 



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