GEM 
A Wonderful New 
Everbearer —- 
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COMMISSION HOUSE FINDS 
GEM BEST SELLER 
Chicago, Ill., Nov. 17, 1934. 
Westhauser Nurseries, 
Sawyer, Mich. 
Att. Mr. Westhauser. 
Dear Sir: 
We want to thank you for the regular 
shipments of Mastodon and Gem Everbear' 
ing Strawberries we received from you the 
past few months. 
Your berries have always sold readily on 
account of their large size, and we have 
regular customers waiting for them. 
As you will note on your Sales Returns, 
we were able to get you a premium for the 
New Gem, which shows up better than any 
other Everbearing Strawberry on account of 
its bright, glossy color and its uniform size. 
Thanking you for the business you have 
given us, we are 
Yours very truly, 
THE SHAFTON CO. 
By J. W. Shafton. 
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Everbearer family. For two years every plant of this variety was carefully 
guarded. Finally the secret became known and hundreds of offers were 
received from growers and nurserymen. However, not any of the plants 
were allowed to leave the place, until last spring. That is when we bought 
our supply, direct. 
FOLIAGE. For an Everbearer GEM is a heavy plant'maker and 
produces a larger fruiting row than any other Everbearer we know 
of. The plants are very hardy, not subject to leaf blight. 
SIZE AND APPEARANCE. The berries are large size, very 
uniform, and held their size even throughout the dry weather 
we had last summer. They have the appearance of an over' 
size Premier berry. The color is a deeper red, very glossy, 
and they have a very fancy appearance. 
FLAVOR. The berries are very sweet and have a flavor 
like the Progressive variety. The flesh of the berry is very 
fine grained and red clear through. Very little sugar is 
necessary to bring out the flavor. 
Westhauser’s Gems are grown on new land with all its plant food and 
mineral elements untouched, therefore, they are outstanding for vigor 
and health, have extra heavy fibrous root system, in fact, their roots are 
nearly twice the size of ordinary plants. 
After fruiting this great Everbearer the second season we can say 
that Gem is all our last year’s description claims and more as far as 
shipping quality and appearance is concerned. 
We make almost daily shipments of Everbearing Strawberries during 
the fruiting season from July to November and it is a fact that Gem 
brought continually premium prices over the other varieties. 
In spring Gem bears as heavy as our best spring bearers and is out' 
standing for its fancy appearance. The plants can be had only from 
a few nurseries. Last year we were sold out before the shipping season 
was half over and we were compelled to return thousands of dollars 
on unfilled orders. Our prices have been reduced. So be wise, order as 
soon as possible, and have your plants reserved. 
We bought our foundation stock last spring direct from the intro' 
ducer, Mr. Frank Keplinger, a Central Michigan plant grower, who 
found this plant amidst his Progres- 
sive Everbearing patch. The berries 
on this particular plant were so out' 
standing for size, beauty, quality, and 
firmness that Mr. Keplinger realized 
he had a valuable addition to the 
SPECIAL 
OFFER 
50 New Land Gem 
Everbearing 
25 New Land Wayzata 
Everbearing 
SPECIAL sr\ 
NET PRICE 
25 New Land Dorsett 
25 New Land Fairfax 
25 New Land Premier 
25 New Land Gem 
Everbearing 
SPECIAL rb ^ ^ r 
NET PRICE 
FIRMNESS. The berries are extremely firm 
and stand long distance shipping well. If you 
are in the market for an outstanding firm and 
fancy Everbearer try GEM this year. The supply 
of course is very limited, as only a few nursery 
firms are in possession of the great new variety. 
Play safe, order now. For prices, see page 31. 
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