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HOLDRIDGE’S BOOK OF BERRIES—1938 
EARLY VARIETIES 
HOWARD NO. 17 (Special Strain) (Perfect)—We consider 
that the Howard No. 17 is by far the best all-purpose berry at 
the present time. We recommend that you plant the largest 
part of your bed to this variety. It is the earliest berry grown 
and will produce an enormous crop of berries under most all 
conditions. It is practically frostproof, which is a distinct ad¬ 
vantage here in New England. 
The Howard No. 17 is a fine plantmaker. The foliage is 
large and green and very resistant to leaf spot. This variety 
produces a large, bright red berry over a long season, the ber¬ 
ries growing smaller at the end of the season. 
Our special strain of Howard No. 17 is immensely produc¬ 
tive. We have never found any other variety which will yield 
the immense crop of fine berries which the Howard No. 17 will 
yield. This last year we picked about 6,000 quarts of berries 
of this variety from about two-thirds of an acre. They started 
to bear very early and we picked from this bed after all other 
varieties except the Pearl had stopped bearing. 
We have two fields of Howard No. 17 to sell plants from 
this year. They were planted very early last spring and made 
wide rows of strong, healthy plants. There are practically no 
skips or narrow spots in either of these beds. If you could see 
these fields, I am sure you would be convinced of the sturdiness 
and vigor of the Howard No. 17 variety. 
If you have never grown strawberries before, we recom¬ 
mend Howard No. 17 to you. For commercial growers, we 
recommend that the largest portion of your plants be of this 
variety. 
If you wish to play safe and want a sure cropper and a 
heavy yielder, plant Howard. You will receive large berries and 
plenty of them when the prices are high. 
Prices: 50 for 65c; 100 for $1.00; 250 for $2.25; 300 for 
$2.75; 500 for $3.50; 1,000 for $6.00. Postpaid. Free delivery. 
3,000 to 5,000 at $5.00 per thousand. Not postpaid. 
PREMIER (Perfect)—Officially this is the same berry as 
the Howard No. 17. Until this year we have kept it and sold 
it as a different variety. However, we feel that it was a dif¬ 
ferent strain of the same berry and that our Howard No. 17 
strain was an improvement over the strain we were selling as 
Premier. If you have liked Premier in the past, we know that 
you will like Howard No. 17 still better. 
Norwich Town, Conn., May 14, 1937. 
Enclosed is money order for strawberry plants promptly 
received and in good order. 
Thank you, 
FREMONT VERGASON. 
Skowhegan, Maine. 
The plants arrived and are fine. The best I ever saw. 
Sincerely, 
J. G. ATWATER. 
