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MASTODON 



THE MASTODON was one of the larg- 

 est prehistoric animals. This name 

 was apparently selected for the Mas- 

 todon Everbearing strawberry to denote size. It certainly fits!! The berries are 

 large and attractiTe, the plants are big, strong, robust growers, and the demand 

 for Mastodon plants has for years been greater than for any other eyerbearing 

 yariety. 



Mastodon seems to be the most nearly universal Everbearer. Other varieties are better with 

 some growers or in certain sections (as Gem is with us) but Mastodon is the one the rank and file 

 of berry gardeners depend upon. They are generally satisfactory, as they are with Mr. Fred Belvery 

 of Norfolk Co., Mass., who writes, "The 1,000 Mastodon plants you sent me last April reached here 

 in perfect condition and have given me much satisfaction. I think they are everything you claim 

 them to be." 



Mastodon is popular chiefly because of the productiveness of the plants and the large size, fine 

 appearance and good quality of the berries. However, there are two other good reasons why 

 Mastodon retains its popularity. 



1. Mastodon plants, being stronger and more robust than some of the others, can stand more 

 neglect or punishment and still come through with a fair plant growth and fruit crop in sumnaer 

 and fall. The successes may not be as great, but neither would a failure be as complete as with 

 some of the other varieties. 



2. For the spring crop, Mastodon is one of the best of the Everbearers. It is a good midseason 

 berry for spring, being very productive of large, well formed, good looking berries. It is similar to 

 Big Joe in many respects and quite likely to be profitable entirely apart from the summer and 

 fall crop. 



Plant Mastodon in the northern states and on higher altitudes as far south as Virginia. It is a 

 good one to depend on. Price list, page 35. 



ever, makes the price of plants rather high. 



Wayzata plants that fail to make any runners 

 will often make a very strong growth with lots 

 of leaf area and several good strong crowns in 

 each plant. Some growers sell these as "clump 

 plants". We have a limited quantity of such 

 plants that we can supply in lots of 5 plants or 

 more at 10(i each. ^.■^^„^A 



When grown on good soil and well fertiiizea 

 TVayzata berries will run large in size and the 

 plants will be quite productive. Wayzata is 

 good enough in many places to justify the extra 

 cost of the plants. Price list, page 35. 



Ijlf ■ Finest quality of all the 



1Iw3VZ3l3 Everbearers, Wayzata is a 



^ * good one for the home gar- 



den. Profits as high as $2,000 

 per acre have been made, so it is one of the best 

 to use as a money crop. 



Wayzata has been at its best In Minnesota, 

 Wisconsin and other Northern states. Wayzata 

 is a heavy feeder, the high profit mentioned 

 being obtained when grown under irrigation 

 and with very heavy fertilization. The plants 

 make very few new runners so it is well adapted 

 to growing in the hill system. This fact, how- 



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