True stock, free from dis¬ 
ease. My plants officially 
inspected and approved. You 
start right when you set out 
LONG’S true Mastodon 
plants. Only new plants 
sent out. Safe delivery of 
plants in good growing con¬ 
dition guaranteed. 
MASTODON plants are 
very robust and thrifty. 
Plants set out in spring be¬ 
gin bearing in July or early 
August, continuing until heavy freezing weather. They start bearing again the following 
June. The dark green leaves are very large and of heavy texture, thus well protecting the 
berries from sun and rain. The berries are borne in clusters on strong stiff stems. Some of 
the larger berries will not go through the top of a quart milk bottle. (Prices below.) 
PLANTS SHIPPED IN SPRING ONLY 
MASTODON 
Everbearing 
Strawberries 
The New “GEM” Everbearing Strawberry 
At Last—Another GOOD Everbearing Strawberry 
Everything considered, the Mastodon has 
held first place for some years now as the 
world’s best Everbearing strawberry. 
In the meantime, I’ve been scouting around, 
trying to find a running mate for Mastodon— 
some good new variety that has certain quali¬ 
ties lacking in the Mastodon. No variety is 
perfect, you know. 
Have tried out a number of high priced, 
highly praised kinds, but discarded all to date 
except this new find, the “GEM.” 
It is neither fair nor practicable to say that 
this or any other variety is as good as the 
genuine Mastodon, for, as I’ve suggested, one 
variety excels in some points, another is better 
in some other ways. 
Whether it’s Mastodon, Gem, or any other 
variety, your success depends greatly on get¬ 
ting true stock, healthy plants well packed 
and safely delivered. That’s what you get 
from me.—JD. 
Now about this GEM strawberry. It doesn’t 
make as large plants as the Mastodon, but it’s 
amazing how quickly the plants “take hold” 
after set out, and establish themselves, “ready 
for business.” 
They soon develop new leaves and begin 
sending out runners early. Very soon also 
they begin to bloom, and unless first blossoms 
are picked off, berries will begin to set early in 
summer. 
I think it’s best to pinch off first crop or 
two of blooms of any everbearing kind. But 
one thing in favor of the “GEM” is that the 
plants thrive and forge ahead even if berries 
are allowed to mature early in the season. 
I’d say that EAREINESS is one of the out¬ 
standing valuable points in favor of GEM. 
Had I the naming of the variety, I’d call it the 
“Early Gem.” 
The berries are large, though do not average 
quite so large as Mastodon. Some say the 
flavor is better. I think this is a matter of 
one’s own taste, but it’s good. Growers claim 
it stands up longer than Mastodon and can be 
shipped farther. All in all, it’s well worth a 
place in your garden. 
Here’s my idea or suggestion. I think you 
should have BOTH Mastodon and Gem. Ever- 
bearers “stop and go.” That is, they set a 
crop, then rest, then set another crop. GEM 
leads off ahead of Mastodon with first picking. 
After that the two are likely to work and rest 
at different times, thus insuring you a more 
uniform supply than either one variety could. 
Ordinarily, a new variety would sell at 
much higher prices than GEM can be priced 
this season. I might say that GEM is not new 
this year. It has been grown commercially in 
a large way several seasons, and plants were 
available last season, but at higher prices 
than Mastodon. 
The reason I can offer GEM at such reason¬ 
able rates this spring is that the variety just 
naturally is a good kind to increase—makes 
runners and new plants freely. In addition, I 
was “lucky” last season in having all my 
strawberry plantings on sandy ground that is 
most favorable for making new plants, with 
splendid fibrous roots. 
After thinking it over, I decided to make just one scale of prices for BOTH MASTODON 
AND GEM plants. Furthermore, you can take part each of the two kinds to get the quan¬ 
tity prices. 
Plants are put up in bundles of 25. So make up your order, for example: 25 of one 
kind and 75 of the other, or 50 of each kind, to get the 100 rate. Or, 150 of one kind and 
250 of another to get the 400 rate, and so on. 
And here are the prices, prepaid anywhere in U. S. A. 
(50 plants, smallest order packed, for $1.00) (100 for $1.80) (200 for $3.40) (300 for 
$4.80) (400 for $6.00) (500 for $7.00) (1.000 for $13.50.) Prepaid. _ 
Write for prices for MASTODON PLANTS BY EXPRESS, NOT PREPAID. 
Suggestions for Growing 
Give your strawberries rich, well-fertilized 
ground. They are heavy feeders. Rich soil 
and lots of water are two main requirements. 
Frequent cultivation is also important. Ar¬ 
tificial watering can be given either by run- 
Everbearing Strawberries 
ning water along the rows or by overhead 
sprinkling. I can’t see any particular differ¬ 
ence in results if you are sure to give the 
plants a good soaking and often. 
Additional suggestions sent with each order. 
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