SPARKLE 



for 



Quality 

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 yield 



Plants For Your 1963 Orders 



Sparkle is our third largest selling variety and is one of the most popular late 

 berries in the northern states. Sparkle was introduced in New Jersey and has a 

 similar history to Catskill in that it became weakened by the virus diseases and 

 has staged a tremendous come-back. Under good growing conditions plant thinning 

 may be necessary to help the average fruit size. 



At fruiting time the plants are loaded with berries. As a producer Sparkle ranks with 

 Catskill, Midland and the other high yielding kinds. Sparkle plants have a high degree of 

 resistance to the most common strain of red stele. This provides for the grower an element of 

 safety not found in all our leading varieties. Sparkle plants bloom so heavily and so late that 

 the crop is rarely affected by the late frosts. This is an item of crop insurance which adds to the 

 value of Sparkle as a money maker. 



Hear what some of our growers say about Sparkle: 



Grafton Co., N. H., March 9, 1962. "Enclosed find order for 400 Sparkle plants with check for 



same. Your plants are very fine. I purchased in 1960 Catskill, Fairfax, Pocahontas and Surecrop 



but they are a little early here unless mulch is removed at exactly the right time for our late 



frosts. For the last 15 years I have found Sparkle practically foolproof, so I'll go back to them." 



DAVID B. DICKINSON. 



Franklin Co., Ohio, fan. 15, 1962. "Last year we picked 230 quarts of berries from 100 Sparkle 



plants. How about that?" IAMES CUMMINS. 



Tompkins Co., New York, April 1, 1962. "From the strawberry plants I purchased from you and 



set in the spring of 1960 I picked on an average of 10,000 quarts per acre in 1961. The plants 



were mostly Sparkle with a small planting of Earlidawn. This is one of the highest yields of 



berries I have ever obtained." FRED E. SMITH. 



Why Do They Speak Up for Sparkle? 



Sparkle berries have a rich crimson red color which makes them very beautiful. The name 

 "Sparkle" was taken from the fact that the berries actually do sparkle on the vine. They darken 

 somewhat on holding. 



Sparkle berries are superb in quality, far better than Premier, Robinson, Pocahontas, Sure- 

 crop and others with which it competes. 



Sparkle berries are top-notch for freezing. The fine quality helps but the rich crimson red 

 color extending clear through the berry helps to give Sparkle top rating for freezing. Where 

 capping machines are used in processing Sparkle is handicapped somewhat because the smaller 

 berries are rather hard to cap. 



Sparkle berries are medium to large in size where they have been well grown on beds not 

 too thick. Where beds are thick and moisture insufficient the plants cannot size fully the heavy 

 loads of berries which are produced. 



Sparkle berries are fresh market favorites. Where well grown and picked closely they go 

 into a market with a shine and finish which makes them very attractive, resulting in top prices. 



Our Sparkle plants are very beautiful and in fairly adequate supply. However, we suggest 

 early ordering for this fine variety as our estimate is not as many as we sold last season. 

 Price list page 32. 



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