WORLD'S FINEST STRAWBERRY SELECTIONS 



REDCHIEF 



Delight to Pick-your-own 



REDCHIEF originated from a cross of 

 NC 1768 x Surecrop and was released 

 in Maryland in 1968. This extra good, 

 disease resistant variety was evaluated 

 for yield, horticultural characteristics, 

 and resistance to diseases from Massa- 

 chusetts to North Carolina and west- 

 ward to Missouri. Performance has 

 been best from Maryland north to 

 Massachusetts and west to Illinois. 



REDCHIEF plants are resistant to 

 5 races of red stele root rot and have 

 some resistance to verticillium wilt. 

 Leaves of REDCHIEF are resistant to 

 leaf scorch and mildew but somewhat 

 susceptible to leaf spot. REDCHIEF is 

 an excellent variety to grow where red 

 stele root rot is a problem and where 

 Surecrop has not been productive. 

 REDCHIEF plants are vigorous in 

 runner making, setting an adequate 

 number of plants for a good matted 

 row. 



REDCHIEF berries ripen 2 to 3 

 days later than Surecrop. Berries are 

 medium to large in size, have a firm, 

 glossy surface, firm flesh and uniform 

 deep red color. They are cone shaped 

 and the calyx comes off easily. The 

 flavor of REDCHIEF is sweet and per- 

 sists well in frozen products. Berries 

 remain attractive with handling and are 

 well adapted to the pick-your-own 

 method of marketing. REDCHIEF 

 berries have everything and you 

 should order your plants now to be 

 sure of having some most delightful 

 berries at time of bearing. See color 

 page 50. 



Dear Sir: Received the plants in excellent condition and I must say the biggest and 

 best plants that I have ever bought and I've been raising them since 1966. There is no 

 berry to surpass the Surecrop. I have Vz acre of them that withstood 27 degrees with 

 berries nearly as big as your thumbnail — and two big frosts — and it didn't damage 

 them — not one plant or berry. They are tops in the berry line. No company will beat 

 W. F. Allen on prompt, quick service on short notice. I thank the secretary on the nice 

 way my phone order was handled. Hoping to do more business from time to time, 

 y ° urs ' Emery G. Farmer 



Rock, Wisconsin 



SURECROP 



For Sure Crops 



SURECROP was selected in Mary- 

 land in 1950 and released in 1956. In 

 the parentage of SURECROP we have 

 Fairland, another great variety. 

 SURECROP has wide adaptability, 

 growing well from the upper south 

 through the middle states and into the 

 north. 



Plants of SURECROP are large and 

 full growing, with fine healthy foliage. 

 They are extremely vigorous, produc- 

 ing runners freely. SURECROP plants 

 are strong, hardy and productive. 

 SURECROP plants have triple re- 

 sistance to red stele, excellent resistance 

 to verticillium wilt, leaf spots, leaf 

 scorch and drought. SURECROP is an 

 outstanding midseason variety. 



SURECROP berries are large, fairly 

 round, bright and shiny red. The flavor 

 is tart and good. Size of berries holds 

 up well all through the season and they 

 are excellent for freezing. Firm berries 

 ship well. In any berry field, SURE- 

 CROP will be outstanding for vigor of 

 plant growth and healthy, hardy foli- 

 age. For fancy quality berries you 

 should have plants of SURECROP in 

 your garden. Order now. See color 

 page 25. 



Last year, we had 100 plants of Redchief. 

 One Saturday, we picked 80 quarts from 

 those 100 plants. They were prettier than 

 any picture I have ever seen of berries. 



Mrs. Levi G. Swartzentruber 

 Winesburg, Ohio 



PRICE LIST PAGE 44 



31 



