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J. H. Shivers Plant Farms, Allen, Maryland 
MIDSEASON 
VARIETIES 
CATSKILL 
PLANT GROWTH: This variety is growing fast in popularity 
from reports I have received from different sections. It is a cross of 
the Marshall and Premier It grows unusually vigorous and sets nu¬ 
merous blooms on heavy thick stems. Catskill plants are very con¬ 
spicuous, due to its large foliage and healthy appearance. 
SIZE AND QUALITY: The berries are very large and uneven 
in shape but uniform in size, light in color, with a very bright green 
cap. Thus the appearance will make them attractive on the market. 
It starts ripening about the time of Big Joe and continues to bear 
large size berries as long as some of the later varieties. 
PRODUCTIVENESS: From my experience and talk with grow¬ 
ers, it one of the heaviest mid-season varieties ever introduced equal 
to Premier under favorable conditions. My customres are using this 
variet yas a late berry as well as mid-season, due to its bearing nice 
berries as late as some of the late varieties. 
