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ROBINSON 



Also Called 



KARDINAL KING — SCARLET BEAUTY 



large size aitd bright color have made for its growers many a dollar 



From Michigan to Maine and in many 

 other northern states the trend toward Rob- 

 inson by commercial growers continues. 

 The motivating force behind this trend is 

 the dollar sign. The large size and bright 

 color of Robinson have made it so profit- 

 able for so many growers that in some 

 areas Robinson has supplanted most other 

 varieties. We have been told for instance 

 that commercial plantings in Connecticut 

 are now over 75% Robinson. 



Robinson has some weak points, but in 

 addition to size and color it has two other 

 factors strongly in its favor: 



1. Robinson plants grow vigorously, al- 

 most never fail to make a good fruiting 

 row even under adverse conditions. The 

 plants individually are small but they do 

 bear big berries. 



2. Robinson has apparently escaped the 

 worst effects of virus diseases so far, either 

 because it is a relatively new variety or 

 because it is naturally virus resistant like 

 Big Joe. 



The weakness of Robinson is that the 



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berries are rather soft and generally con- 

 sidered not very high in quality, although 

 there are many who don't agree with this. 



In this section Robinson has been grown 

 largely as Kardinal King. In dry years it 

 has been quite profitable. In wet years Rob- 

 inson is so soft that it must be kept picked 

 closely to avoid loss of fruit. 



Robinson berries are very attractive in 

 the package. Most of the berries are some- 

 what ridged, as shown in the picture above, 

 but this has not prevented them from 

 bringing top prices. 



All of our Robinson plants this year have 

 made very fine strong plants — part virus 

 free, part regular. If you prefer the virus 

 free stock please note same on the order 

 sheet. 



In spite of the large size and bright at- 

 tractive color we do not feel that a quart 

 of Robinson has real value anywhere near 

 Catskill, Tennessee Beauty, Sparkle or even 

 Premier. However, growers will make big 

 money with it and we don't blame them 

 for planting Robinson. We have lots of 

 nice plants. Price list page 32. 



