REDSTAR 



With Redstar you can extend the 

 season for fancy fruit. Almost equally 

 important is the fact that you are sure 

 to get a crop. Redstar blooms so late 

 it is never killed by late frost. These 

 two attributes should be the basis 

 of your decision to grow Redstar. 

 The first berries are very 

 large and wedge shaped. Later 

 berries are mostly round-conic. 

 Redstar berries are very fine 

 in quality. They have an 

 attractive bright red color 

 which darkens very little on 

 holding. Where a good bed 

 is made Redstar is ex- 

 tremely productive and the 

 berries average large in 

 size, firm enough for ship- 

 ping and attractive enough 

 (to sell well. Because it is 

 so late Redstar should be 

 grown where ample mois- 

 ture is available at fruiting 

 time, either from moist soil 

 or irrigation. With virus 

 free plants it is easy to get 

 a wonderful fruiting row with 

 healthy, beautiful foliage. 

 *] One complaint about Red- 



star berries is fasciation. In this 

 several fruiting stems apparently 

 merge forming a broad flat stem 

 * and the berries broaden and 



twist, making them very undesirable. Our new virus free stocks show far less of 

 this than the old strains, although there is still more than we like to see. 



If you are a commercial grower you can stretch your season and handle a far 

 greater volume of berries with a given amount of help. If you are a home gardner 

 you can stretch the season and feed your family wonderful desserts after other 

 berries are gone. Price list page 32. 



STREAMLINER 



Streamliner, an everbearing variety, 

 seems to be worthy of being included in the 

 virus free plant breeding program. Reports 

 indicate that the plants produce spring crops 

 and bear through late summer and fall. Ber- 

 ries are medium to large, having a red color 

 throughout. This variety is worthy of trial if 

 you know someone who has successfully 

 grown it in your area. Price list page 32. 



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GENEVA 



Geneva is another everbearing variety 

 that has been included in our virus free 

 breeding program. It was originally selected 

 by the New York Station at Geneva where 

 it was known as NY 547. Dr. Slate has indi- 

 cated the variety shows promise but has one 

 very serious drawback — it lacks firmness. We 

 have not as yet fruited this variety and we 

 suggest it as worthy of trial only where you 

 have first hand information on it. Price list 

 page 32. 



