Mid'Season 



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ISPARKLE 



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Superior 

 Freezing Variety 



A Great All-Purpose Strawberry with growers in 

 New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and oth- 

 er Northern sections. 



SPARKLE is of the same parentage as Temple, and is showing the same remarkable char- 

 acteristics as a midseason that Temple offers as an early. 



SPARKLE seems to have absorbed much of the better qualities of its Fairfax parent as it 

 resembles Fairfax in appearance and firmness and the color is a solid red so glossy that it has 

 the appearance of being waxed. However, it does not tend to darken oh holding and the deep 

 red color runs solidly through the meaty flesh which marks it as one of the very best varieties 

 for quick freezing. 



SPARKLE was originally introduced in New Jersey but its high production, excellent flavor 

 and good freezing qualities were found to be just as good in areas north and south. Today it 

 is widely planted throughout the Middle and North Atlantic States 

 and is particularly favored in New York State. 



SPARKLE should not be looked upon as just a good freezing 

 berry. These same qualities make it an excellent all around berry — 

 a good shipper — a good local market berry — a good home garden 

 berry. 



Sparkle Prices 



25 for $ 1.05 



50 for l.'JS 



100 for 



. . . 2.80 



200 for 



. . . 4.90 



250 for 



. . . 5. GO 



300 for 



. . . 6..S0 



400 for 



. . . 7.55 



500 for 



8 75 



750 for 



. . . 11.55 



1000 for 



. . . 14.00 



In 5000 lots .. 

 Complete Pi 

 and Ordering: 

 tion on I'apres 



. . . 1.3.00 

 ice List 

 Informa- 

 14 & 15. 



UNUSUALLY VIGOROUS — Medium to large plants make an 

 abundance of runners. Sets a great number of flowers per cluster 

 ahd practically all develop into fruit of marketable size. 



EXCELLENT RESISTANCE— Not bothered with leaf spot and 

 scorch and is resistant to root disease. 



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Uniouville, Maryland, July 20, 1951 



"The spring of 1950 I planted 129 strawberry plants, the finest I have 



ever seen. 100 Sparkle and 29 Fairland. I started picking my first berries 



May 27 and finished on June 27 and had picked 237 quarts Had sold 



$48.00 worth and had all we wanted ourselves" 



— James E. Lindsay 



Strawberries 



Are As Easy to Grow 



as Any Garden Crop 



strawberries are the most widely adapted fruit crop 

 and grow in a wide range of soils and climates. A 

 good crop may be expected in any soil that will pro- 

 duce a satisfactory vegerable crop. Strawberries re- 

 quire no special tools or ecinipmcnt for cultivation 

 other than used in the average garden. 



PLANTING SUCCESS BEGINS WITH PLANTS FROM RAYNER BROTHERS 



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