North Hollywood, California 
Dear Sir: 
About one year ago I received 500 Rockhill No. 26 
strawberry plants from you and I think I did very well, for I sold 
100 plants to my neighbor and planted 400 myself. 
Out of the 400 plants I made $30.00. We had all we 
could eat and I gave quite a number of boxes away and have enough 
canned to have berries for the winter months. 
We picked our last two boxes one week after Thanks¬ 
giving. There are berries on the plants right now. 
Respectfully, 
August Bluske. 
While the price of Rockhill plants may seem high as com¬ 
pared to the price at which other varieties are offered, they really 
cost nothing when all the facts are considered. We may say that 
Mr. Bluske’s plants cost him $16.00. He sold $30.00 worth, leav¬ 
ing $14.00 for the trouble connected with growing the berries, 
together with several dollars worth consumed at home. This was 
realized the year he planted. Now the plants he has for planting 
this year (probably not less than 2000), have been paid for and 
cost him nothing. Other varieties would have brought little or no 
returns last year and the cost of plants and culture would have to 
wait till this year to be taken care of. Mr. Bluske’s experience was 
not due to favorable climate. The same results can be obtained 
in the northern and colder sections of the country. 
