MC NICOL’S PLANT NURSERY, R. 1, LEWES, DEL. 
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Mastodon 
A Wonderful Everbearer 
EVERBEARING VARIETIES 
MASTODON. We are not going to take much space to describe the 
other Everbearers, as we feel sure this one is superior in size and production 
to all others. The size is large to very large; in fact we know of no spring 
bearing variety that will average larger than this variety for the first few 
pickings in the spring. We consider this the only one to plant in the home 
garden and for nearby market or roadside stand, because, if you plant THIS 
SPRING you will have a crop THIS FALL. Then NEXT SPRING a crop 
so large that few, if any, of the spring varieties will equal Mastodon, fol¬ 
lowed in the FALL with another crop. Think of it, three crops in seventeen 
to eighteen months! You may ask, “why are the plants higher than the 
spring varieties?” Answer. The Everbearers, as soon as planted, will send 
forth flowers and make fruit if the flowers are not removed. The growing 
of fruit will weaken the plants so that few, if any, runners or plants will be 
grown. Therefore, the first spring when plants are set all flowers should be 
removed until the first of July or August according to the time the plants 
were set. Planted early, on good rich soil, you may discontinue removing 
the flowers July first. For home use, for the roadside stand and nearby mar¬ 
ket, we would plant Mastodon in preference to all other varieties. Three 
crops in eighteen months! How bountiful is nature!. 
If you would plant in addition some spring variety try one or both of the 
high quality twins, Dorsett or Fairfax, and for the best old standby Premier. 
LUCKY STRIKE. Larger than Progressive but not as large as Masto¬ 
don. Quality good. However, I do not think it superior in this respect to 
Mastodon. Lucky Strike is remarkable in the great number of berries pro¬ 
duced the first fall. The berries are very smooth and almost round. It does 
well here on rich low land. 
