SPARKLE 



FINE FLAVOR, EXCELLENT for FREEZING 

 VIRUS FREE. RED STELE RESISTANT 



For most of the northeastern states Sparkle is a good, 

 late strawberry for either commercial or home production. 

 It is winter-hardy and usually is not hurt by frost and thus 

 gives dependable crops year after year. The berries have 

 a glossy, dark red color with attractive seeds. The inside 

 color is good : and the fine flavor of Sparkle results in an ex- 

 cellent frozen product. 



Yields are good — official reports show 8,664 quarts per 

 acre in Missouri and, 15,000 in Ohio. In Michigan Sparkle 

 is the leading commercial red stele resistant variety and 

 is often known as PAYMASTER. 



Foliage of Sparkle is very dark green in color and quite 

 vigorous. Sparkle grows well in nearly any reasonably fertile soil and is a very dependable va- 

 riety that is a good profit-maker. From Virginia to Maine and westward to Michigan and 

 Missouri Sparkle is a good late strawberry that is excellent for fresh market sales. 



100 for $3.60; 1,000 for $18.00. See Page 18 for Full Price List. 



April 

 We 

 are a 

 still b 



E), 1960 Mt. Ora 



have raised Sparkle for 6 years 



beautiful sight to see. The p 



ig: and green and the berries are 



b, Ohio 

 and they 

 ants are 

 truly as 



big: asi 



eggs. 











Paul 



Barber 



June 17, 19G0 Cumberland, Ohio 



The Sparkle plants we purchased from you 

 last year are now producing prize berries. They 

 are large and sweet and look like a picture. 



Mrs. Harold B. Moore 



April 11, 1960 Woodbridge, Connecticut 



You probably won't believe this but we plant- 

 ed 25 Catskill from you in 1957 and the follow- 

 ing summer we picked 125 quarts of the most 

 beautiful berries ever. 



3Irs. Edith Liockyer 



May 5, 1960 Pompton Plains, N. J. 



You will be interested to learn that exactly 

 one week after receiving the strawberry plants 

 every one was taking hold. Now, after only 3 

 weeks, all are beautifully leafed out and very 

 healthy. Thanks for the excellent plants and 

 service. Earl Patrick 



VIKIS 

 FREE 



VERMILION 



RESISTANT TO RED STELE, WILT, AND LEAF SPOT 



In 1950 Vermilion was introduced by the University of 

 Illinois as a red stele resistant variety for commercial pro- 

 duction in the north-central states. It is also being grown 

 both as a commercial and home garden berry in much of the 

 northeast. 



Vermilion has high disease resistance that makes it a 

 very dependable variety. In addition to the red stele disease 

 it is also resistant to Verticillium wilt and leaf spot. Thus, 

 this variety will give excellent results in a wide range of 

 soils and growing conditions. Of much importance is the 

 high quality of the fruit which makes Vermilion a favorite 

 for old-fashioned strawberry flavor. It produces fine crops of 

 medium sized, bright berries of good firmness. The fruit are 

 solid and have a fine red flesh color which makes this variety 

 very good for freezing and preserves. A somewhat unusual feature of Vermilion is its irre- 

 gular ripening season in different areas. In 1959 it was rated as a very early berry in Indi- 

 anna while in West Virginia it ripened in late-midseason. Rayner's virus-free stock will give 

 you the best results with this fine variety. 



100 Plants $3.60; 1,000 for $18.00. Complete Prices Page 18. See Page 19 for Postal Rates. 



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 FREE 



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