Proven Berry Plants i i KNOTT’S BERRY PLACE i i Trees and Vines 
Banner Strawberries 
New Oregon—Banner—Oregon Plum— 
The same berry under different names. 
From the standpoint of quality this is 
the finest berry grown in California to¬ 
day. We especially recommend them to 
commercial growers in Central and 
Northern California and to home garden¬ 
ers with rather heavy soil in Southern 
California. In the cooler sections this 
berry is almost everbearing. It is a fine 
variety for growers who sell their fruit at 
the roadside because the customer never 
forgets the fine quality and flavor and 
always comes back for more. It is one 
of the very best home garden varieties 
in the south and a popular commercial 
variety in the north. It is not well 
adapted to our very lightest soils, espe¬ 
cially in the south. It is particularly 
well adapted to those districts in Cali¬ 
fornia which have cold spells in winter, 
for it needs a completely dormant period 
in the winter for best results. This 
makes it a particularly good variety for 
low cold spots and for growers in our 
mountain valleys where there is snow 
every winter. 
Prices—Twenty-five, 75c; 100, $2.00; 
300, $4.00; 500, $6.00; 1,000, $9.00. 
EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES 
A few words about everbearing straw¬ 
berries. They do not fruit through the 
entire year. They are called everbearing 
because they bear during the summer 
and fall after other varieties are gone. 
They are good to prolong the strawberry 
season and are good for the grower who 
cannot wait until next year for his ber¬ 
ries, but who wants to get the largest 
possible crop the same year the plants 
are set out. Everbearers produce more 
the first season than other varieties, but 
in our mild climate the fruiting season 
is so very long that they wear out 
quickly. Their long fruiting season 
makes them require more fertilizer than 
other varieties and since they bear most 
of the crop during our hot weather they 
require more water. 
It is best to plant a new bed of Ever- 
bearing strawberries each year. Plant¬ 
ings of any of the spring bearing kinds 
last much longer. 
The Home Gardener should not depend 
on everbearing strawberries alone, be¬ 
cause they do not bear in the spring 
when strawberries are most appreciated. 
Few, if any of the everbearers, have the 
fine flavor of some of the spring bearing 
kinds. 
For preserving, the early kinds are 
best. 
Mastodon Everbearing —We have tried 
out many of the everbearing varieties 
that have been put on the market during 
the past few years. Under our conditions, 
the Mastodon has produced the best 
crops. Mastodon, or other everbearers, if 
set out in February or March, should 
have the blossoms picked off until June 
1. The crop will then start about July 
first, which is before the spring bearing 
varieties are gone, and will continue to 
bear until stopped by winter weather. 
The fruit is large, sweet and fairly well 
colored. 
This variety starts right in to produce 
fruit the first season, consequently makes 
very few runners and few plants. This 
characterisitc makes the plants expen¬ 
sive, but it saves the grower much time 
in pulling runners which is especially de¬ 
sirable in home garden planting. 
In order to make this berry, or any of 
the other everbearing varieties, come 
along and produce a good crop the first 
season you must push them right from 
the start with plenty of water and fertil¬ 
izer. As soon as your everbearing plants 
have started to grow well, make a fur¬ 
row as close as you can get on each side 
of the row without disturbing the plants, 
and in these furrows drill or scatter a 
good fertilizer, such as fish meal, tank¬ 
age, blood, or a good mixed fertilizer, 
at the rate of about five pounds in each 
furrow to the hundred feet of row. Mix 
the fertilizer with the dirt so that it will 
not float and fill the furrows up with 
water and then when they are dry enough 
draw in the dirt. Repeat this in six or 
eight weeks and then let them start 
bearing in June and you should get ber¬ 
ries the rest of the summer, but you 
must keep them well irrigated, for they 
must have lots of water if they are to 
bear continuously through the hot 
weather. It is much easier to grow the 
spring bearing varieties than it is ever- 
bearing kinds in California and our 
spring bearing kinds bear about four 
months in California (from early spring 
to the middle of the summer. Under cer¬ 
tain conditions, this is the best variety 
of Everbearing we can offer you. 
Prices—25, 75c; 50, $1.40; 100, $2.50; 
300, $6.00; 500, $8.00; 1,000, $14.00. 
Lucky Strike —This everbearer has 
done quite well in our trial grounds. The 
fruit is about the same size as Mastadon, 
but there is a very noticeable difference 
in the flavor. Also, there is a difference 
in the leaves. 
In some locations, the Lucky Strike 
is reported to be producing heavier than 
other everbearing sorts. It makes more 
runners than most everbearers do. It is 
well to try out several varieties to know 
which you like best and which is going 
to do best under your weather and soil 
conditions. There is a very marked dif¬ 
ference in the reaction of everbearing 
strawberries on different soils and in 
different locations. 
Prices: 25, 75c; 50, $1.40; 100, $2.00; 
300, $6.00 ; 500, $8.00; 1000, $14.00. 
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