SPARKLE 



FINE FLAVOR, EXCELLENT for FREEZING 

 VIRUS FREE, RED STELE RESISTANT 



For most of tlie uortlieasteru states Sparkle is a goud. 

 late strawberry for either commercial or home prodnctioru 

 It is winter-hardy and usually is not hurt by frost and thus 

 gives dependable crops year after year. The berries have 

 a glossy, dark red color with attractive seeds. The inside 

 color is good ; and the fine flavor of Sparkle results in an ex- 

 cellent frozen product. 



Yields are good — official reports show 7,752 quarts per 

 acre in Missouri and, 11,108 in Ohio. Tests on Long Island. 

 New York, showed 9.520 quarts per acre the first year and 

 9.360 quarts the second season. In Michigan Sparkle is the 

 leading commercial red stele resistant variety and is often 

 known as PAYMASTER. 



Foliage of Sparkle is very dark green in color and quite 

 vigorous. Sparkle grows well in nearly any reasonably fertile soil and is a very dependable va- 

 riety that is a good profit-maker. From Virginia to Maine and westward to Michigan and 

 Missouri Sparkle is a good late strawberrv that is excellent for fresh market sales 



100 for S3.50; 1,000 for S17.50. See Page 20 for Full Price List. 



Delaware 



Ohio 





April 4, 



1958 



I can't 



say too much for your 



Sparkle. 



They 



are good 



even to 



the last berry 



and oh 



: how 



large and 



deep red 



— just as you 



describe 



them. 







Miss L 



ena Barrows 1 



Middletown, Pennsylvania April 2, 1958 



Just a few lines of praise for the Sparkle 

 strawberries. Last May and June I picked my 

 first berries — have the patch along: the road 

 and they sold right away. Could hardly get 

 any to put in my freezer. The color, size, flav- 

 or, and sales appeal of Sparkle cannot be beat. 

 Mrs. Howard Kopp 



North Syracuse, X. Y. January 16, 1958 



I am so pleased with my first attempt at 

 raising strawberries. Your plants are so thrifty 

 — the bed was a sight to behold. From 650 

 plants I sold 1.000 quarts and I know that 

 about 200 quarts were left in the patch. I had 

 best luck with Sparkle. 



Mrs. Willis H. Orcutt 



Hanover, Pennsylvania June 7, 19.58 



I got 100 Sparkle strawberry plants from you 

 three or four years ago, and they were wonder- 

 ful, and I was well pleased. Last year we pick- 

 ed 310 quarts. Mrs. Jacob Teal 



VIRUS 

 FREE 



ri« MU^krt^ 



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EXTRA 

 LARGE 

 BERRIES 



LARGEST BERRIES 

 YOU EVER SAW 



Robinson (also known as Kardinal King and Scarlet 

 Beauty) has several outstanding good features that far 

 out-weigh its less desirable qualities. It is one of the most 

 vigorous plant makers and will often give good results in 

 poor or sandy soils where other varieties fail. Even under 

 drought conditions it will usually produce good crops. 

 Another fine quality is its very large berry size. Fruit of 

 Robinson are really large and with their light red color, 

 they bring good prices. Its ripening period begins soon af- 

 ter Premier but it is generally considered a midseason va- 

 riety. In Michigan Robinson is the leading commercial va- 

 riety. The plants are small but the fruiting beds are very 

 wide and vigorous — in fact best results are obtained if 

 late formed runners are removed. 



This season we saw Robinson in northern Ohio that had 

 much better quality than we ever believed possible. In gen- 

 eral its quality is not considered too good. This character- 

 istic and its softness, and pale flesh are the main undesir- 

 able features of Robinson. However, in much of the 

 northern area, it is a very popular varietv. 



100 Plants for S3.40; i.OOO for S17.00. Prices on P. 30. 



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