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CURRANTS —GOOSEBERRIES —STRAWBERRIES 
mercially both have a ready market, standing shipping 
well and are profitable crops; may be planted in orchards 
thus increasing the returns from the orchard land. 
Plants should be thinned out as may be necessary to 
maintain six to eight vigorous shoots. Plant 4 to 6 feet 
apart in the row and rows six feet apart. 
Currants 
Cherry. Very acid and as such is desirable for jelly 
making. Produces clusters of beautiful large red 
berries in early July. The color and attractive ap¬ 
pearance of its fruit make it a variety well adapted for 
market purposes. 
Fay's Prolific. This is a well-known variety, bears large 
bunches of excellent quality large red berries in mid¬ 
season. Excellent for jams, jellies, preserves and also 
deserves a prominent place among market varieties. 
Berries easy to pick. Acid. 
Perfection. An especially desirable variety and one 
which is especially recommended for northern sec¬ 
tions. Berries are large bright crimson, sprightly, sub¬ 
acid. The berry clusters are compact and easy to 
pick. Mid-season. If berries are to be used for jelly 
they should be slightly unripe. If fruit is to be spiced, 
stewed or used for jams it should be fully ripe when 
picked. 
White Grape. The bush is rather spreading and bears 
large pale yellow berries of very mild flavor. We 
highly recommend this variety to those who desire 
dessert for home use. Heavy bearer. 
Gooseberries 
Downing. The fruit is medium size, pale green. Prob¬ 
ably the most widely known variety in the United 
States, and generally most popular for canning pur¬ 
poses. Vigorous, upright growth, heavy foliage and 
very productive. 
Houghton. One of the most widely known productive 
varieties. Fruit small, dark red. 
Pearl. The bush is healthy, vigorous and enormous 
bearer of yellowish green berries of large size and 
excellent quality. 
Red Jacket. Fruit is large, reddish green. Bush is 
healthy, vigorous and productive. Excellent for pies, 
tarts, etc. 
Strawberries 
Best Early Varieties 
Beaver. Fruit is medium large, of fine quality, a good 
keeper and of extra firm texture, making it an ideal 
variety for long distance shipping. The fruit retains 
its firmness on the vines after ripening so that it can 
be left several days before picking. 
Bellmar. Introduced by the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture. Because of its heavy crops and produc¬ 
ing possibilities, it is highly recommended for plant¬ 
ing everywhere, especially in warm climates. The 
Berries are large to extra large, of rich bright red, 
having a very large green cap and gloss that has 
caused this variety to be a national favorite. 
Blakemore. Berries large, bright glossy red, firm 
flesh with wonderful mild flavor. Very productive. 
It is positively the best commercial berry. 
Premier (Howard 17). An all around berry that has 
paid off many old farm mortgages. Premier, known 
to many as Howard 17, is unexcelled for the home 
garden, local market or for shipping. Plants are 
strong, healthy growers. Berries are large, luscious, 
firm, beautiful dark red. A heavy bearer. We con¬ 
sider Premier the best early bearing Strawberry. 
Senator Dunlap (Dr. Burrill). Known as the poor 
man’s variety as it will grow without fertilizer on 
any soil. Very productive. Berries large, richly 
colored, splendid flavor. This Berry should be in 
every garden. 
Best Mid -season Varieties 
Big Joe. This has been called the most reliable and 
profitable mid-season berry. Fruit large, luscious and 
a beautiful color. Plants are heavy producers. 
Catskill. An outstanding midseason berry of in¬ 
comparable quality introduced by the New York 
Experimental Station. Fruit stems are thick and 
grow upright. Fruit holds its size well to the end of 
the picking season. 
Dorsett. A new variety originated by the U. S. De¬ 
partment of Agriculture. One of the heaviest pro¬ 
ducers known. A vigorous grower. Produces at the 
rate of 6640 quarts per acre. Berries large, firm, 
medium light red, deliciously flavored, an excellent 
keeper and shipper. 
Fairfax. A quality berry that everyone should have. 
Very firm, making it excellent for home use and 
shipping. Has the unusual characteristic of produc¬ 
ing huge, bright red, very sweet berries. Give Fair¬ 
fax a trial this year. 
Jumbo. Cannot be beat for size, beauty, flavor. An 
excellent variety for the home garden or commercial 
planting. For canning and preserving is in a class by 
itself as Jumbo retains its shape and flavor in the can. 
Marshall. Makes few runners; should be grown in hills 
or narrow rows; very large, dark berries, red to the 
center; a first class sweet berry for family use; of the 
best quality. 
Parson's Beauty. A medium early berry that is grown 
extensively for canning and for market. Berries are 
large, firm and have a delightful flavor. 
Best Late Varieties 
Aroma. A very popular berry for growers and con¬ 
sumers. Plants are very productive. Berries large, 
firm and delicious flavor. Has a fragrant Strawberry 
aroma. Good keeper. 
Brandywine. An old favorite. Produces large, dark 
red fruit in large quantities. Its soft, mild flavor has 
found general favor wherever marketed. 
Champion (Everbearing). Champion, without doubt, 
is one the best everbearing strawberries grown. It is 
the most prolific of all. When you plant Champion 
you are certain of success because three months after 
planting every plant will commence to bear and con¬ 
tinues all through the Summer and late in the Fall. 
Chesapeake. A profitable berry because it comes into 
bearing after most other berries are gone and extends 
the season about 2 weeks. Fruit large, 20 to 30 berries 
to the quart, and very dark red. Wonderful, mild, 
sweet flavor. Excellent keeper. Distinctly a quality 
berry. 
Gandy. A most popular extra late sort; berries large, 
cone shape, and even as a top, very productive, ripen¬ 
ing its berries all at once and very late. When most 
varieties are running small berries, with the Gandy 
large berries can be marketed very late. 
Mastodon Everbearing. Undoubtedly one of the 
greatest Strawberries ever produced. Berries are 
extra large and plants are unusually productive. The 
berries are a glossy red and of good quality. For the 
commercial grower as well as the home owner who 
wants Strawberries over a long period, the Mastodon 
is hard to beat. 
William Belt. The fruit is very large; plant is a strong 
grower; fruit is fine in quality and combines about aU 
the good points you would naturally expect one berry 
to possess. 
