STRAWBERRY PLANTS OF QUALITY 7 
Mastodon 
bearers as well. I had a small plot of Mastodon near a woods last spring 
and the roots were not up to my standard so did not dig them and was 
agreeably surprised at the results. They began to ripen just after Premier 
started and lasted longer than Premier producing a heavy crop. The berries 
were large in size to the last, of handsome appearance and of fine flavor; 
the flavor being much better than in the fall. The fruit is not firm enough 
for distant shipping, but if you want a berry for the home garden or have a 
local or nearby market, here is a variety that will bear all late summer and 
fall and produce a heavy crop the next spring. 
Mastodon is not quite as good flavor in the fall as Champion but will 
produce as many or more quarts, and the berries are so much larger and for 
this reason are much more attractive in the package and sells for much 
better price. Mastodon is the best everbearing variety, commercially, yet 
introduced and deserves a great deal of praise. The plants are large with 
long deep roots that enables them to withstand drouth. The foliage is low 
and spreading which protects blossoms and fruit from frost and cold. I have 
fruited Mastodon four years and am very much pleased with them and have 
planted a larger acreage each season. For this reason I have grown a nice 
lot of plants, sufficient, I think, to take care of my trade but would suggest 
ordering early so I can save them for you in case I should sell out just be- 
fore the season is over. 
