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J. N. ROKELY and SON — Bridgman, Michigan 
Everbearing Strawberries 
Mastodon 
The Tried and Proven Everbearer. 
Many varieties of Everbearing Straw¬ 
berries, both before and after Mastodon was 
introduced, have been grown and 
for sale but, up to the present time, Masto 
don is so far superior to all other 
sorts, with the possible exception of 
Gem, that we place it at the head of 
our list as the dependable tried and 
proven Everbearer. 
Everyone interested in Strawberries 
has heard and read so much about 
Matodon that a description of it is a 
repetition of what you already know; 
however, it will bear repeating that 
Mastodon is a real Everbearing suc¬ 
cess. It does produce enormous size berries of 
excellent quality three months after planting in 
spring and it does con¬ 
tinue to bear all summer 
and fall with a sec¬ 
ond crop the following spring, but it has been our experience 
that it is more profitable to set a Mastodon patch every spring 
and harvest two crops than carry the patch over for 
the second fall crop. 
Despite the dry summer of 1934, we have a fairly 
good supply of Mastodon plants and the root 
growth they have made is splendid. However, we 
know from past experience that our stock of Masto¬ 
don will not nearly supply the demand and we urge 
an early placement of orders. 
Gem 
The New Everbearer. 
The Gem is a new Michigan introduction and is said to be a 
direct offspring of the old Progressive Everbearer which is still 
remembered for its wonderful flavor. 
The berries are large size, very uniform, and held their size 
even throughout the dry weather we had last summer. They ripen 
evenly all during the season and are a bright sparkling red in 
color. The flavor is rich, mild and delicious like the old Progres¬ 
sive and Champion. For firm¬ 
ness and keeping qualities 
Gem surpasses all others. 
They will stand handling and long distance shipping 
even during hot, dry weather in a truly marvelous man¬ 
ner. Will not bruise or become spotty even when shipped to distant markets. 
The plants are very hardy and not subject to leaf spot. It is the most pro¬ 
lific plant maker of the Everbearers, producing as many plants as the ordinary 
strawberry variety under normal conditions. We are indeed favorably impressed 
with this new Everbearer and urge all our customers to plant Gem this season. 
Champion 
Until the introduction of the Mastodon, Champion was the leading Ever- 
bearer and is still preferred by many, especially for home use as the flavor is 
rich and pleasing. It is the most prolific bearer of all but the berries average 
smaller in size than Mastodon and Gem. The berries are a beautiful dark red 
to the center. Plants are medium in size and thrifty but do not make so many 
runners as other Everbearers. We repeat, the quality of Champion is very fine. Champion. 
