GEM 



Each year we become more convinced 

 that completely healthy stocks of Super- 

 fection, Gem and Brilliant are identical. 

 Therefore, all the things which we have 

 said about Superfection above apply 

 equally to Gem. The probable reason why 

 some stocks of Gem have shown less vigor 

 and productiveness than Superfection is 

 that, being an older variety, these stocks 

 of Gem have picked up more of the virus 

 disease. We have been fortunate in having 

 very healthy stocks of the original Gem 

 plants and they have consistently equalled 

 Superfection in growth and productiveness. 

 This stock has been kept separate and your 

 Gem orders will be filled from the original 

 Gem stock. Gem berries, like Superfection, 

 are light, attractive, rather tart in quality 

 but very good with sugar added, and they 

 give you berries "until the frost is on the 

 pumpkin and the fodder's in the shock." 

 Price list page 32. 



MASTODON 



Best Spring Cropper of 

 all the Everbearers 



For the regular spring crop Mastodon is a good 

 midseason berry, similar to Big Joe in both plant 

 growth and fruit. It can be grown with some suc- 

 cess in red stele soils, having more resistance to 

 that disease than any of the other everbearers. 

 Lack of consistent productiveness in late summer 

 and fall has been and still is the weakness of all 

 the everbearers. We believe one of the reasons 

 why Mastodon has continued so long as one of 

 the most popular and widely planted varieties is 

 because a good crop of berries in the spring is 

 sure even though the summer and fall crop prove 

 disappointing. 



Mastodon makes a strong, vigorous growth with 

 larger plants generally than any of the everbearers 

 except the new Red Rich. It is very rugged and 

 can take lots of punishment and still survive, but 

 any plants should be given extra good care if a 

 good crop of berries is expected just a few weeks 

 after the plants are set. In favorable seasons Mas- 

 todon is quite productive for the fall crop. The 

 berries are fairly good in quality, rather attractive 

 in appearance and firm enough to be shipped 

 moderate distances. Mastodon is not as attractive 

 as Gem, about equal in quality and not usually as 

 productive in late summer and fall. They have a 

 tendency to ripen unevenly with the underside 

 green after the top has become fully red. Masto- 

 don is not adapted as far south as Gem and Super- 

 fection, but for years was the most popular and 

 widely planted everbearer over the middle and 

 northern states. Price list page 32. 



RED RICH 



finest Quality Everbearer 



Red Rich produces the largest, strongest, most 

 rugged plant of all the everbearers. The foliage is 

 most beautiful. The large, healthy, dark green 

 leaves make them fully worthy of being used for 

 decorative purposes. Red Rich does not make as 

 many plants as Mastodon, far less than Gem and 

 Superfection even under the best of conditions. 

 As a spring cropper we have not found Red Rich 

 of much value. The berries are good, in fact su- 

 preme in (juality, but the plants are not highly 

 productive and the berries, while they resemble 

 Fairfax, in general are duller, rougher and not at 

 all attractive. 



Some reports rate Red Rich as outstanding 

 among all the everbearers in all-around value. Our 

 experience puts it well ahead of all the others in 

 delicious dessert quality, but we have not found 

 it to be as productive as Superfection and good 

 strains of Gem. Our stock comes direct from the 

 introducer. Price list page 32. 



