Temple was the first of the good red 

 stele resistant varieties. It was a life-saver 

 to berry growers in sections where the soil 

 had become infested with red stele. Temple 

 itself is not entirely immune to all strains 

 of red stele but has sufficient resistance so 

 that profitable crops of berries can be 

 grown by many growers who had been 

 completely knocked out by this disease. 



In addition to resistance to red stele 

 Temple is a very fine variety because of the 

 vigor and productiveness of the plants to- 

 gether with firmness, beauty, size and qual- 

 ity of the berries. Temple is not a good 

 freezing berry but as a home garden or 

 fresh market shipping berry it has been so 

 good that it has become the leading berry 

 in southern Deleware and the lower lying 

 soils of eastern Maryland. Temple is pri- 

 marily a berry for the lower middle states 

 where it is very productive and profitable. 

 Frequently, but not always, Temple does 

 not retain its productiveness when grown 

 in the north. Where it is well adapted 

 Temple ranks high among the midseason 

 berries in addition to its value as a red 

 stele resistant kind. Price list page 32. 



BIG JOE 



One of the oldest varieties we have and still one of the best. The virus disease which 

 seems to be weakening many of our better varieties has apparently not affected Big 

 Joe at all. It is still easy to get a vigorous, strong, robust fruiting row of Big Joe plants. 

 The plants are moderately productive of berries that average quite large in size. Berries 

 are bright red with an attractive green cap which makes them very showy. Berries are 

 fairly firm, as good as Catskill, better than Premier. 



Big Joe is not as hardy as Premier and Catskill. Frosty sites should be avoided, 

 especially if planted in northern states. Locally Big Joe is badly mixed with Lupton in 

 growers' fields. Big Joe often being called Improved Lupton. Lupton has been sold as 

 Townking. Since Lupton and Big Joe stocks have been badly mixed, we find that Big 

 Joe is now also being sold as Townking. Under either name it is a very fine old straw- 

 berry. Big Joe berries are far better in quality than Lupton and deserve to be kept 

 straight. We have them straight and the plants are beautiful again this year. Price 

 list page 32. 

 REDCROP 



A new variety — released by the New 

 Jersey Station in 1950. Plant growth quite 

 vigorous, making new runner plants freely. 

 Plants here were only moderately produc- 

 tive, although in New Jersey yields of from 

 8,000 to 10,000 quarts per acre have been 

 reported. Berries are medium to large in 

 size, rather dark; quality good, but not 

 high, about like Premier. As it fruited here 

 we were impressed with its size and pro- 

 ductiveness but it was not firm enough to 

 be at its best. In New Jersey and other 

 states equally far north we believe Redcrop 

 well worth trying. Price list page 32. 

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