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States. It does well as far south as Virginia, Tennessee and Missouri and in higher 
altitudes even farther south. 
Catskill is the perfect running mate for Premier, coming in with a flood of big 
luscious berries as Premier begins to taper off both in size and yield. Catskill normally 
carries on for a long season and if moisture conditions are favorable will continue 
bearing until most good late berries, except Redstar, are about through. 
BIG JOE 
Big Joe, also known as Joe and Joe Johnson, 
makes a strong vigorous plant growth. The 
individual plants are quite large and usually 
do not need spacing. They are moderately 
productive and under favorable conditions may 
be very productive. The blossoms are rather 
susceptible to frost injury, so that plants 
should be set on sites where frost damage is 
urilikely. 
The berries are large and of very fine qual- 
ity. A brilliant red flesh color, prominent red 
to yellow seeds and a big green cap combine 
to make a very showy and attractive berry. 
Big Joe is popular when grown for home use 
or local market. The fruit is fairly firm and in 
this shipping section of Eastern Maryland they 
have for years sold well on local auction 
markets, outselling Catskill much of the time. 
Big Joe is an excellent midseason berry 
and still preferred to Catskill by dozens of 
good growers all through the middle and 
northern states as being a more profitable 
berry. 
Mr. Lester C. Hess of York Co., Pennsylvania, writes: "The Big Joe is a 
wonderful berry for maturing nicely in this part of the country. The plants 
are of enormous size now (Oct. 25, 1944) and the rows are full of well-rooted 
runners." Price list, page 23. 
Temple 
A new midseason variety 
(Aberdeen X Fairfax) just 
released for introduction by the University 
of Maryland and the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture. In some important berry grow- 
ing sections, redstele is becoming a sharply 
limiting factor in berry production. Temple 
is the first of a new series of varieties bred 
especially for resistance or immunity to 
redstele. It is a very vigorous grower, 
quite productive, firmer than Catskill and 
of excellent quality. Berries run medium to 
large and hold their size well throughout 
the season. Worthy of trial anywhere. The 
best yet available for redstele infested soils. 
Price list, page 23. 
^riAricI^ promising new variety 
»9pdrivi«; ^^^^ j^g^ Jersey. Plant 
growth is vigorous, dark green and healthy, 
with ample numbers of large, strong plants 
under normal conditions. Plants quite pro- 
ductive. Berries, as the name indicates, 
have a smooth, shiny surface. Excellent 
quality. Medium to large in size. Firm 
enough to ship. Not at its best in Maryland, 
but Sparkle has received much favorable 
comment in New Jersey and other northern 
states. Price list, page 23. 
On account of dry weather, and late plant 
ing due to labor shortage, we cannot offer the 
following midseason varieties this year. 
Aberdeen. Pathfinder, Dresden, Culver, Eleanor 
Roosevelt. 
