M. S. Pryor, Salisbury, Md. 



PREMIER (Per) 



Premier (Howard 17) is the most popular and best money making 

 early variety ever introduced in the strawberry world, and no variety, 

 either early or late, was ever introduced that attained such a great popu- 

 larity in so short a time, or given more general satisfaction. Plants 

 are healthy vigorous growers and unusually productive, no variety will 

 produce more of large fancy bright red berries that most always bring 

 good prices; is a sure cropper, nearly always producing a bumper crop, 

 even when other varieties are killed by frost, being almost frost-proof; 

 equally valuable for home garden, local market or for shipping where the 

 distance is not too great. If you have been growing early berries and 

 making some money plant Premier and you will make more money. I 

 have a good supply of Premier plants this spring and I am offering them 

 at reasonable prices for this grade of plants and hope to be favored with 

 your order for I know they will please you. 



BLAKEMORE (Per) 



A promising new variety introduced by the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture in 1930 and is outstanding in many respects. Probably the most 

 outstanding characteristic of Blakemore, and the one growers will be much 

 interested in, is its firmness and ability to stand up in shipping going into 

 market with a fresher and brighter look than Klondyke or Missionary; is 

 more productive, yielding two or three times as much fruit as Klondyke 

 and berries will average much larger than Missionary. Blakemore is an 

 early variety ripening here about same season as Premier and Missionary 

 but in North Carolina it begins ripening two or three days before these 

 varieties, and will mature its crop in a much shorter season as most of 

 the crop can be picked in a few days. Another valuable thing about them 

 is should picking be delayed for two or three days on account of weather 

 conditions or shortage of help the berries would still be in good condi- 

 tion to pick as very few, if any, would be to throw away on account of 

 being too soft. The plants are healthy, vigorous growers making plenty 

 of plants for a good fruiting bed on most any kind of soil producing more 

 plants than most any other variety. I have not fruited them except in 

 a small test plot but was much pleased with what I saw of them. I have 

 a good supply of Blakemore plants for this season and hope to be fav- 

 ored with your order. Don't fail to try a few of them. 



BELLMAR (Per). 



The Bellmar was originated by the United States Department of Agri- 

 culture, and like Blakemore is a scientific cross of Missionary and Premier 

 (Howard 17). It has been tested in several places and has shown up re- 

 markably well but as I have not fruited it will give the Department de- 

 scription of it. The Department' circular states, "Because of its super- 

 ior characteristics it is recommended for trial in Maryland, Delaware, and 

 New Jersey and should be tested in comparison with the Premier (Howard 

 17) wherever that variety _ is adapted for general market." In Plant 

 growth Bellmar is more vigorous than Premier and produces more run- 

 ners. The berries resemble Premier and on good ground are as large as 

 Premier, firmer and of better quality. In North Carolina, Georgia and 

 other places where it has been tested has produced heavy crops of super- 

 ior fruit and in some instances has produced more than Premier. In 

 Maryland its season of ripening is slightly earlier and about as long seas- 

 on as Premier, while in North Carolina it is about a week earlier. Bell- 

 mar is recommended for trial wherever Premier (Howard 17) is adapted} 

 for general market. Trv some this vear. 



