Gem is our best bet of all the Everbearers, 

 even though we sell more plants of Mastodon. 



Here in Maryland it produces more large, 

 bright, firm, very nice looldng berries than any 

 other. They sell for highest prices too. Quality 

 good, slightly tart but with a fine flavor. 



The plant growth of Gem is very vigorous if 

 it gets a good start, but, the plants are not quite 

 as rugged as Mastodon. They need to be set 

 early. They can thrive if cool and wet — ^but may 

 falter if hot and dry. 



Gem berries are beauties, being almost as 

 light and just as attractive as Blakemore. 

 This, of course, makes them easier to sell at 

 good prices. 



If it is set early and gets a good start, Gem 

 will produce more nice berries in late sum- 

 mer and early fall than any other Everbearer. 

 Many of our best yields and largest returns 

 have come from Gem. Our reports indicate 

 that it will succeed farther South than any 

 other Everbearing variety except possibly 

 Champion. 



Read the letter from Mr. E. S. Harvey of 

 Barbour Co., W. Va. "In spite of bad weather 

 and delay in planting we never lost a single 

 phmt of the 1,000 Mastodon and 500 Gem. We 

 used the double hill row system and cut oft' 

 runners and blossoms. Now (July 21, 1940) 

 we have splendid prospects for a nice crop of 

 fine large berries. Gem is much heavier with 

 bloom and berries than Mastodon." 



A comment from DuPage Co., 111. : "Gem is 

 the best strawberry with me thus far." — Mr. N. 

 Basil. Another from Lincoln County, Maine : 

 "The 500 Gems I ordered of you last year were 

 certainly 'Gems.' Everyone was standing around 

 waiting for our berries." — Mr. Clyde W. Hilton. 



We have some very nice plants of Gem this 

 year but not a large stock. Hope you will order 

 your plants early. Price list, page 35. 



GREEK MOUNTAIK 



A FINE NEW EVERBEARER 

 FOR COLD CLIMATES &• HEAVY 501L 



"The 1500 Green Mountain Everbearing straw- 

 berries I ordered last March were really fine. 

 The dry weather killed some but what plants 

 I had left were the finest I ever saw and I grew 

 the finest strawberries that have been grown 

 in Haywood County, North Carolina. I had 

 strawberries until Thanksgiving Day. I am 

 well pleased and expect to continue growing 

 your Everbearing plants." — Mr. Alsie Cordell. 



"I would like to try out those Green Mountain 

 berries as I hear so much about them." — Mr. 

 O. J. Lovgren, Denver Co., Colo. 



Green Mountain is usually recommended for 

 cold climates and heavy soils, but from the first 

 report above, it seems to be doing well at fairly 

 high elevations as far south as North Carolina. 

 The second letter, from Mr. Lovgren, points out 

 the fact that in many localities people are talk- 

 ing about Green Mountain. It's making a name 

 both as an everbearer and as a good, very late, 

 spring variety. (See page 19). 



Green Mountain makes a very strong, rugged 

 plant growth. The berries are rather long and 

 flat in shape. Thej have a very shiny skin and 

 prominent yellow seeds, making them very 

 showy and attractive in the package. The qual- 

 ity is good but not high. The flesh is rather dry 

 and firm, making it one of the best shipping 

 berries. 



Gem and Mastodon both start bearing a little 

 earlier in the summer than Green Mountain 

 which usually bears its best crop in September 

 and October. 



As Green Mountain is a patented variety it is 

 understood when you purchase plants you pur- 

 chase with the right to the fruit crops produced 

 and to propagate plants for your own use but 

 not to sell or give away. Price list, page 35. 



WAYZATA 



Best tasting of all the 

 Everbearers, Wayzata is 

 a good one for the home 

 garden. It has been at its best in Minnesota, 

 Wisconsin and other Northern States. Wayzata 

 is a heavy feeder and must be heavily fertilized 

 for best results. The plants make very few new 

 runners so it is well adapted to growing by 

 the hill system. Wayzata plants that fail to 

 make any runners will often make a very strong 

 growth with lots of leaf area and several good 

 strong crowns in each plant. Some growers sell 

 these as "Clump Plants." We have a limited 

 supply of such plants that we can supply at lOcj; 

 each. 



When grown on good soil and well fertilized, 

 Wayzata berries will run large in size and the 

 plants will be quite productive. Wayzata is good 

 enough in many places to justify the extra cost 

 of th'e plants. Price list, page 35, 



Green Mountam 



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