FROST PROOF 
C. N. Kelley of Ingham County, Michigan, a plant grower for 20 years, 
found this plant four years ago among his seedlings. The writer and many 
other nursery men tried to obtain some of these plants for trial, but he 
would not part with even one plant. The writer has watched these plants 
and the results for three years. Mr. Kelley passed away last June, leaving 
his business to a son, who asked me to introduce his new berry. I received 
this news too late to send out any plants to other dealers or Experiment 
stations for testing. This is not an old variety newly named, but some¬ 
thing different. It has a plant habit like Premier, but makes few more 
plants, produces the largest fruit I have ever seen. Very firm, making it 
a good shipper. Quality equal to Premier, but darker in color. Shape much 
like Dunlap. ./ 0 ; | 
The strange thing about this new variety is the blossoms are pink. I 
watched the fruiting and sale of fruit from one acre last season. Mr. 
Kelley obtained about 2 cents per quart more for the variety than we 
could for Premier or any other variety. Grocers told me Frost Proof 
would stay in their store for two days and still be good. The reason Mr. 
Kelley called it Frost Proof was because it withstood late frosts when 
others were killed. We invited nearby growers to see this new variety 
at fruiting time. Everyone said, “Sure a wonder/’ “Never saw such large 
fruit/’ and many other like remarks. Not one failed to leave an order 
running from 500 to 2,000 plants. 
Above description of Frost Proof is from our 1936 catalog. After 
watching this variety through the 1936 fruiting season we still say if you 
want to fill berry baskets with large, fancy fruit and fill plenty of them, 
plant Frost Proof. You will make no mistake. 
GEM EVERBEARING 
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Outstanding in the Everbearing field. Unlike all Everbearers previ¬ 
ously introduced Gem is not a shy plant maker. Under ordinary conditions 
it will make a heavy fruiting row equal to most of the June varieties. We 
find Gem berries all large, no small ones, and will hold their size through¬ 
out the season. With us it will bear more fruit than Mastadon. The fruit 
is sweet, rich and delicious; the flesh is fine grained and red clear through. 
If we were limited to one variety to plant for profit Gem would be our 
choice. The plants are not as large as Mastadon but if given a good early 
start it will make a very rank, vigorous growth. 
Growers will make no mistake in planting Gem either for the home 
garden or as a money crop. Our crops of these plants are extremely short. 
Take a tip and order now. 
Early Planting Brings Best Results 
