What Others Say Of 
ROCKHILLS 
In an article in Better Fruit Magazine, Geo. A. Mitsch, berry 
grower and nurseryman of Brownsville, Oregon, writes of this 
variety under the heading, "Some Promising New Berries.” 
To our knowledge, the Rockhill No. 26 is undoubtedly the 
finest everbearing strawberry ever introduced in the Northwest 
and we have tried out most of the varieties as we learned of 
them. It makes a large healthy looking plant with dark green 
foliage. It is just as far ahead of Mastodon, as Mastodon was 
over the older varieties. In quality it is much superior to Mastodon, 
and better than any other variety we have tried. From plants set 
this last spring, the yield has been just about double that of 
Mastodon. With us they have averaged about the same size as 
Mastodon, while the appearance of the berries is much better. 
In fact they look about as nice in the crate as any strawberry we 
have ever grown. The berries ripen much more evenly, are a little 
firmer, and do not spoil as quickly as Mastodon, as most of the 
berries are not so flat on the ground as many of the Mastodon are. 
They are easier to pick as the stems are more brittle. The plants 
make very few runners, which is a great advantage to those who 
grow them for fruit only, but necessarily makes the plants a little 
high in price, and they no doubt will be high for years to come, 
as the more they become known, the greater the demand will be 
for plants. From the reports we have heard they seem to be adapted 
to a wide range of territory. 
