STRAWBERRY PLANTS OF QUALITY 



BIG JOE 



The Leading Mid-Season Variety 



Also callod Joo Johnson. A vory i)oi)nlar varioly and the kind to plant if yon want 

 a biji' crop of fancy berries. UesiiHiini;- to ripen jnst as the early berries start to rnn down 

 they always bring- a preminm of a dollar or two a crate. Rij? .Joe and Catskill are the 

 best varieties I know^ of to jio with Premier (or Dorsett and Fairfax) and Chesapeake to 

 give yon a fnll crop of fancy berries from the beg-innin.a; tv> the end of the berry season. 

 Tlu^ plants are exceedingly vigorons and make tine frniting beds on most any kind of soil 

 that will prodnce strawberries, but, like most other varieties, responds (piickly to a little 

 extra care and fertilizer. 



Berries are bright red in color with a large bright green cap that makes them very 

 attractive, some of the tinest berries I saw last year were a few crates of P>ig Joe at the 

 auction block at Fruitland ; firm and of excellent flavor nniking a fine table berry, are 

 almost perfect in shape, of very large size and produced in great abundance for so large 

 a berry. Sells for top prices and whether you retail your berries, sell at the farm or 

 roadside stand or ship to market you should include P>ig Joe in your planting for I am 

 sure you will be pleased with the results. 



ABERDEEN l^l^^^^^"^ <^^'^ strong vigorous growers with plenty of healthy dark 

 green foliage that is unusally free from disease. A heavy pro- 

 ducer comparin.g favorably with Premier or any of the other varieties but fruit should 

 be kept picked closely and marketed quickly. Berries are large size, beautiful bright red 

 in color with a double green calyx that makes a very attractive package or crate. Not 

 firm enough for shipping to distant markets but profitable for markets within hauling 

 distance on account of its productiveness and ability to yield under adverse conditions. 



GIBSON <l*arsons Beauty). An old favorite with growers in many sections. 

 The plants are healthy and vigorous making good fruiting beds on 

 almost any kind of soil. Very productive, the plants being simply loaded with berries. 

 Fruit medium to large size, dark red in color and of fine flavor. Gibson is not firm enough 

 for distant shipping but is very popular for canning and for local or nearl)y markets. 



CULVER "^ product of the New York Experiment Station and is considered as 

 the best of the late varieties tliey have introduced. The i)lants are 

 vigorous, and healthful and not so susceptil)le to leaf spot. The berries are large, fairly 

 firm, beautiful bright red color with bright green caps, and of excellent (piality. 1 have 

 not fruited Culver but they have made good growth and believe it well worthy of a trial. 



PATHFINDER l''<>i'i»t'i"l.v known as New Jersey No. 85 and originated by the 

 New Jersey P^xperiment Station as the result of a cross of 

 Aberdeen and Premier. Ripens a few days after Premier. The berries are regular, 

 roundish conic in shape, medium to large in size, bright red in color, moderately firm and 

 of good <piality. Plants are vigorous, healthy growers and sets a heavy crop of fruit. 

 Reconnnended for trial. 



LATE VARIETIES 



AROMA ^^ very popular late variety on account of its large size: attractive 

 appearance and excellent quality and is extensively planted in all sec- 

 tions and especially in the middle west. Plants are strong, vigorous growers and are 

 heavy producers of large, round, almost perfect shaped berries that are bright vvd and 

 attractive in appc^arance. A strictly high flavored high class market IxM-ry and one that 

 you can ship to distant markets and will reach there in almost perfect condition. A real 

 money-maker in many sections. 



W M . BELT ^^'^iciit'ver quality and large size are considered, Wm. ]>elt ranks 

 with the best. Is probably the most popular fancy variety and al- 

 ways brings fancy prices. Does best in the middle and northern states. It is quite i)ro- 

 ductive of extra large berries that are somewhat irregular in shape: color a beautiful 

 bright red. firm, and of the very best quality. Largely i)lanted in many sections, and if 

 you have a market that will pay a premium for quality Wm. Pelt is the variety to plant. 



