Aberdeen 



Very Productive 

 Berries Large 



Mid-Season Varieties 



A nprfJAan This variety originated in New Jersey. It is a strong grower, making plenty 

 nyci UCCII of healthy, dark green foliage. The plants are immensely productive of good 

 size, good looking berries. Aberdeen is very popular in parts of New Jersey, and tests conducted 

 by the Department of Horticulture in Pennsylvania in 1929 indicated that it was the heaviest 

 yielding variety in that state. The berries commence ripening in early midseason. We do not 

 feel that Aberdeen can replace Premier to any appreciable extent but we do feel that it may 

 have special value as a midseason berry where Big Joe is not at its best. Big Joe sometimes 

 is affected too much by late frosts or unfavorable soil conditions. In such cases Aberdeen 

 should be thoroughly tried. Probably no variety makes a stronger, healthier, or more vigorous 

 rooted plant and this may partly account for the big crop of fancy large berries which they 

 produce. Under the near-drought conditions of our fruiting season last year, and the hot suns 

 which accompanied them, our Aberdeen berries did not hold up well. Like Blakemore and 

 Dorsett they hold their light color even when full ripe, showing up in better condition than they 

 really are. Many of our Aberdeen berries when picked every other day got entirely too soft 

 to ship. To make the most of Aberdeen under certain conditions, therefore, it may be necessary 

 to pick them very closely and to pick often. Price list, page 31. 



Clan KA^rxr ^ ld standard variety, well 

 VJieil IVIdiy an( j favorably known to 

 many commercial strawberry growers in the 

 north. A vigorous grower, producing large 

 crops of good-sized, irregular-shaped berries. 

 Glen Mary has many times produced as much 

 as 10,000 quarts per acre under good condi- 

 tions. It does not do well in the South on 

 account leaf spot or rust. Price list, page 31. 



One of the oldest varieties 

 now being grown. Has al- 

 ways been known as a fancy garden berry. 

 Rather hard to grow, perhaps, but well worth 

 the effort. In the past Marshall has taken 

 many prizes, on account of its size, quality and 

 appearance. Price list, page 31. 



Marshall 



Red Heart 



Introduced by the U. S. 



Department of Agricul- 

 ture last season and recommended primarily 

 as a canning berry for the Pacific Northwest. 

 The plant makes a vigorous, healthy growth. 

 The berries are probably the hardest of any 

 now on the market, being fully as firm as the 

 Fairfax. They are rather tart which quality 

 probably makes them desirable for canning and 

 preserving, and are a bright red clear through. 

 Probably if you have a market for home canned 

 or preserved strawberries or want to take a 

 prize at the County Fair a few Red Heart in 

 the garden will be well worth while. It is not 

 of high dessert quality, but as stated is recom- 

 mended only as a canning and preserving sort. 

 Price list, page 31. 



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