Midseason Varieties 



Aberdeen 



ABERDEEN. This variety, originated in New 

 Jersey, is still more popular there than else- 

 where. Aberdeen has many good qualities, and 

 some not so good. 



Plants make a very strong, vigorous growth, 

 dark green to bluish in color. They are unusu- 

 ally free from disease, but do not stand up as 

 well as they should during fruiting season. This 

 is especially noticeable in very hot, dry seasons. 



Productiveness. Under favorable conditions 

 we doubt if any variety, even Dorsett or Pre- 

 mier, will produce more berries than Aberdeen. 

 Under dry, unfavorable conditions, both Dorsett 

 and Premier will outyield it. 



Size. Aberdeen will probably average larger 

 in size than any variety that sets an equal num- 

 ber of fruits. It is very satisfactory in this 

 respect. Even the last end of the crop is usually 

 large enough to be marketable as far as size 

 is concerned. 



In quality the berries are only fair, being 

 somewhat acid, especially the first part of the 

 crop. 



Color and Attractiveness. The berries are 

 light in color and maintain their light color 

 even after they have begun to decay. They 

 are very attractive in the package and where 

 they can be handled quickly often bring an 

 extra price over some other varieties. 



Firmness. The berries are very soft. While 

 we have some growers, especially in New Jersey 

 and Connecticut, who are well pleased with 

 Aberdeen, we do not feel that it should be grown 

 unless it can be kept picked very closely and 

 handled promptly after picking. In 1932 at 

 fruiting season we had very dry conditions, 

 with lots of hot sun. In 1933 we had very wet 

 conditions, with occasional hot suns. Under 

 both these extreme conditions we had a great 

 many Aberdeen berries ruined by sun scald. 

 Under favorable conditions this factor would 

 not be so apparent. 



Aberdeen ripens in midseason and might prove 

 valuable under some circumstances in sections 

 where Big Joe has not proved satisfactory as a 

 midseason berry, and where the softness of the 

 berries would not prove too much of a handicap. 

 For a total crop and average size they rank very 

 high. Price list, page 35. 



Beauty 



BEAUTY. We have seen some excellent crops 

 of Beauty. The plants and foliage in the sum- 

 mer and fall making a strong, vigorous growth. 



The new growth in the spring, however, is some- 

 what subject to leaf diseases and does not hold 

 up as well as it should during fruiting season. 

 Under favorable conditions the berries are real 

 beauties, perfect in shape and with lots of gloss 

 and shine. The berries are light in color and the 

 flesh is very pale. Under the near-drought con- 

 ditions of our 1932 season and the near-flood con- 

 ditions of the 1933 season, Beauty did not show 

 up quite as firm as formerly, although it has 

 never been considered very firm. In both years 

 hot suns scalded many of the berries. We have 

 several fine reports from Beauty from states as 

 far apart as Massachusetts and Missouri. We 

 feel that under certain conditions, Beauty may 

 prove a valuable midseason berry, but it should 

 not be attempted too far south, and should be 

 tested in a small way before planting very many. 

 Price list, page 35. 



Catskill 



New York Station seedling 4435. The steps 

 by which we have become acquainted with this 

 variety are as follows : 1931. Observed that year 

 on Government Farms at Washington. Im- 

 pressed particularly with size, but also with 

 quality and vigor. 1932. Obtained plants for 

 our trial bed. Made a fine, vigorous growth. 

 Heard good reports from the variety in Massa- 

 chusetts. Saw excellent crop in fruiting plot 

 at Geneva, New York. In 1933 it fruited in our 

 own trial bed. Out-yielded everything, even 

 Dorsett, Fairfax and Aberdeen. Berries aver- 

 age larger than Aberdeen, practically as large 

 as Dorsett. Held size well to end of season. 

 Quality not as good as Dorsett and Fairfax, but 

 compared favorably with any other kinds. 

 Ripens in midseason, same as Big Joe. In a 

 year when Big Joe was the best we have ever 

 seen it, Catskill averaged as large and yielded 

 25% more. Except for Dorsett and Fairfax, 

 no variety in our test plot attracted as much 

 favorable notice this year from commercial 

 growers as Catskill. The same was true during 

 the Field Day at the strawberry breeding 

 grounds of the U. S. Department at Washington 

 last June. We expect to watch Catskill very 

 closely another year under a variety of condi- 

 tions. It looks mighty good to us so far. Come 

 ami see for yourself about May 25th if you are 

 interested in a better midseason berry. We have 

 a limited quantity of plants to offer this season. 

 Price list, page 35. 



Glen Mary \ 



An old standard variety, 

 well and favorably known 

 to many strawberry grow- 

 ers in the North. Not recommended generally, 

 but for those who know and like it we have a 

 nice stock of plants. Price list, page 35, 



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