TEMPLE 



FOR POORLY DRAINED SOILS, A VARIETY 

 ENTIRELY RESISTANT TO ROOT DISEASES 



TEMPLE, a cross between Aberdeen and Fairfax 

 (84AF), was developed by the University of Maryland 

 and the U. S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating, 

 to meet the growing need for a variety that would thrive 

 in moist, fertile and poorly drained soils and have im- 

 munity to Red-Stele Root Disease. 



Through the zealous efforts of Prof. C. E. Temple, re- 

 tired, University of Maryland, who was largely respon- 

 sible for this program of extensive breeding, TEMPLE 

 has been named in his honor. 



Field tests have proven TEMPLE so successful in 

 extremely low ground where previous attempts to grow 

 strawberries have failed, we realized this variety would 

 have a definite place with many of our customers. Offered 

 in quantities of 100 plants per customer last year, we 

 have exerted every effort in 1945 to produce enough 

 plants to meet the growing need for a berry with these 

 outstanding qualities. Please place your orders early. 



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Highly Productive — Dense bed of unusually tall plants, resistant to leaf spot, highly resistant to leaf scorch. 

 Have shown little injury from frost and cold when other varieties have seriously suffered. 



Good Yield, Good Shipper — Same fruiting season as Premier 

 for long distance transportation. 



Dorsett with firmer fruit that stands up well 

 Large, Light Red Berries — Good quality, combined with beauty, gives TEMPLE real sales appeal. 



Actual Size 



Tkw MIDLAND 



A NEW EARLY VARIETY 



OF PREMIUM MARKET VALUE 



When this beauty was introduced in 1944, we recognized its 

 tremendous potential value as a high profit maker. Not offered 

 last year as all of our plant stock was used for propagation. 

 This year we are in position to supply plants in any reasonable 

 quantity. A cross between Premier and Redheart, MIDLAND 

 has the productiveness and fine color of Premier and the high 

 quality and firmness of Redheart. 



Free Grower — Plants and foliage healthy and sturdy, spacing for best 



production. Thrives under adverse conditions. 



Very Large Size — Uniform berries normally require only half as many per 

 quart as Blakemore. 



Glossy Deep Red — Seed, even with surface, and well formed cap give berry 

 a striking appearance, matching its excellent flavor. 



_Heaviest Producer — Tests conducted in Maryland, Connecticut, Michigan, 

 New York, Missouri, Iowa and Maine have proven MIDLAND one of the 

 most productive. 



Firm Shipper — Ranks high in shipping quality, arriving at market in such 

 fine condition that our last fruiting in 1943 brought eight to ten cents a quart 

 more than any other variety. 



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