How to Choose the Best Strawberry Varieties 



Often we hear the slatemeiit that it is (llllicult to seh'ct tlie best strawben-y varieties from 

 our catalog because each variety is described as being tlie best. This criticism is tnie to s(mie 

 extent because in some area nearly any one of the many varieties we sell can be the outstand- 

 ing strawberry. Only by testing several reconnnended varic^ties can you linally determine which 

 are best for your particular conditions. 



However, in order to give yon as much help as possible in choosing the proper varieties 

 we have made a careful description of the important (pialities of each strawberry variety. In 

 addition to the good ipialities of each variety we have tried to point out the features that are 

 not so desirable. We believe that if you will read the following descrii)tions you can more 

 easily select the varieties that are best for your area and for your particular recpiirements. 



VIRUS 

 FREE 



POCAHONTAS 



AN OUTSTANDING NEW 

 COMMERCIAL VARIETY 

 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH 



Pocahontas was introduced by the 

 U. S. Dept. of Agriculture in 1953 and 

 within live years it has become one of 

 the most popular of all strawberries. 

 In 1056 it was the leading variety in 

 the official state-wide tests conducted 

 in West Virginia where it averaged GO 

 quarts for each 50 plants set. In one 

 location it picked at the rate of i;i,l)()0 

 quarts per acre and in nearly all areas 

 from South Carolina to New York and 

 westw^ard to Missouri it is one of the 

 highest yielders. Berries of I'ocahon- 

 tas are of a light, bright color and have 

 a good cap that makes them very at- 

 tractive. The inside berry color is a 

 solid, light red and produces a fine 

 frozen product. Plants of Pocahontas 

 are large and very vigorous and give 

 good fruiting beds in most types of 

 soil. It is a mid-season variety in most 

 areas. Since Pocahontas has sunken seeds it may suffer some surface injury during picking 

 and handling. However, the berry texture is very firm. Most people like the tart good flavor 

 of Pocahontas but some find it too sour. Pocahontas is a real commercial berry especially 

 adaptcHl for large plantings where ability of the berry to hold its bright color for several days 

 after picking is of much importance. 



Recently excellent results have been obtained with late season plantings of Pocahontas. 

 The plants are set out in late summer or early fall at the rate of about 2().0(H) per acre. Not 

 many runners are made and the mother plants grow very large and produce unusually fine 

 crops the next spring. The berries produced by this method are of extra large size and excep- 

 tionally good quality. Write us for further information concerning this planting system. 

 Rayner's maintain a stock of dormant plants for shipment during the summer. 



Prices: 100 plants for $3.60; 1000 for $18.00. Complete prices on page 18. 



Covington. 



Pennsylvania 



Ap 



ril 



26, 1957 1 



Pocahont 



as i 



s the 



best 



straw be 



rry 



we 



have 



ever 



tried. 



It 



has 



superb 



flavor 



an 



d is 



free 



from 



berry 



rot. 



























3rr. W. 



D. 



Georgetown. Ohio :May 21. 1957 



This spring I planted Rayner's Pooaliontas 

 and used V.H.P.F. as a starter solution. Tliese 

 phints are fairly Jumping out of the ground and 

 Iteep me busy pinching off the blossoms. 



3Irs. Bess T. Jacumski 



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