MAYTIME 



A Finer Extra Early Berry 



An extra early berry of great 

 merit, has made a very fine show- 

 ing from Virginia to southern 

 Mass, and westward to Oklahoma 

 and Kansas. We have fruited 

 Maytime for six years and it has 

 always been from 4 to 8 days earl- 

 ier than Dorsett, Premier and 

 other early berries. Although it 

 blossoms early we have never had 

 any noticeable loss from frost, 

 either through resistance or the 

 hardiness of the forming fruit, 

 thus we believe Maytime can be 

 considered quite frost resistant. 



The berries ripen quickly and a 

 large portion of the crop is har- 

 vested in the first two pickings, 

 before the regular early berries 

 begin ripening. At that time, 

 when supplies are light, prices are 

 usually good. Maytime berries are very firm, attractive and of high quality, which, plus its 

 unusual earliness make it a most valuable addition to the present varieties. 



Growth — Maytime produces runners very freely and a good fruiting bed is readily formed. Plants 

 are very vigorous, of medium size with leaves covering the flower cluster which protects them from 

 frost to some extent, resistant to both leaf spot and scorch. 



Size — The berries average large at first and medium to large later in the season, average slightly 

 smaller than Dorsett, the primary berries are wedge shape or conic, the later berries conic, smooth 

 and very uniform, seeds even with the surface. 



Quality and Flavor — Very good , much sweeter and superior to Blakemore and Missionary, dessert 

 quality is high, juiCy, with fine, firm texture. 



Color — A bright red throughout. Skin glossy and firm. Does not turn dark on holding. 



Firmness — Maytime is very firm, handles very well which with its earliness and fine appearance 

 makes it very promising as a profitable berry in the areas to which it is adapted. About four days earl- 

 ier than Premier or Dorsett. 



To those who value earliness, firmness and high quality, we recommend Maytime most heartily. 



DRESDEN Eleanor Roosevelt 



MAYTIME— Very Early, Yet Firm, Attractive and Delicious 



For the Northern States Dresden is a most 

 promising early variety. A vigorous grow T er, 

 producing a good matted row of large, thrifty, 

 plants. Very productive, fully equal to Prem- 

 ier or Catskill and the berries are usually 

 very large, even larger than Catskill and very 

 similar to it in shape, color and quality. Many 

 of the first fruit are wedge shape and quite 

 irregular, however, the unusually large size 

 more than makes up for this. We have been 

 fruiting Dresden since 1938 and every year it 

 has been very fine although from our observa- 

 tions we believe it grows best from southern 

 New Jersey and Penna. northward. Near 

 Oswego, New York we have seen Dresden pro- 

 ducing the best crop and the largest berries 

 in our experience. 



KLONDYKE 



A very fine early commercial berry for the 

 south and south central states. In that sec- 

 tion Klondyke is very popular and widely 

 grown. The growth is vigorous and the fol- 

 iage clean. Berries are medium large, smooth 

 and uniform, a bright red, very firm and ex- 

 cellent shippers. 



For the grower who desires an exception- 

 ally fine quality berry, this new midseason 

 would be ideal in the southern sections. Grow- 

 ers in North Carolina are speaking very high- 

 ly of it, and have found it to be more profit- 

 able than many older varieties. The foliage 

 is healthy and vigorous. To be at its best 

 Eleanor Roosevelt needs good rich soil, with 

 ample moisture. Although production is not 

 heavy, the berries are very large and beauti- 

 ful, thus most of the crop will be of extra 

 fancy quality, and bring a fancy price. Where 

 it pays to have extra fancy berries, or for 

 home garden use, we feel Eleanor Roosevelt 

 deserves a trial. 



MISSIONARY 



An old, dependable shipping variety, largely 

 grown in Florida and other southern states. 

 Does well in all types of soil and especially 

 well in the lighter types. Is very popular 

 with the juice men. We believe Blakemore 

 a better variety generally, with the exception 

 of in Florida where Missionary is still the 

 leading variety. The fruit is rather tart, dark 

 red in color, of medium size and has a very 

 attractive appearance. A heavy producer and 

 sizes up the entire crop well. 



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