GEM (Per.) 
The wonderful new variety. You can pick big, red, deliciously flavored berries 
100 days afteo: setting. They are a real money chop. Every year more growers are 
finding Everl^earing strawberries a profitable crop. We believe the crop is well Worth 
trying out wherever good strawberry land is available. They are worth considering 
as a money crop. 
Gem is the best of all the everbearing varieties under our. conditions. It will pro¬ 
duce more good berries than any of the others. It does not make a large plant like 
some of’the others, but if given a good start by early planting it will make a rank, 
vigorous growth and produce large fancy fruit. The fruit is large, very uniform 
and hold their size well throughout a dry season. Their color resembles the Premier. 
The berries are extremely firm and stand long distance shipping. 
Common sense methods, the same cultural practices that are used in growing 
standard varieties apply to the Everbearers. Start with strong inspected plants; 
small, weak ones will not do the trick. 
Plant early as possible. Late in March or early April will bring best results; 
however, they can be planted most any time and still bring good results. Start culti¬ 
vation soon as possible after setting. _ Keep blossoms picked until July 1st. 
Gem make plenty of plants and the strange thing is they produce fruit the first 
season from new plants. The berries are very sweet, flesh red clear through. Very 
little sugar is necessary to bring out the flavor. Try a few plants and find out for 
yourself. 
FROST-PROOF (Per.) 
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A new strawberry with a good record. Late frost last spring killed what was 
thought to be all strawberries. To our surprise Frost-Proof came through with 75 per 
cent of a full crop. Premier produced 25 per cent and all others produced nothing. 
This wonderful new variety is entirely different from all other sorts in some ways. 
It produces a large white bloom and later turns pink. The hull is very large and also 
the fruit is extremely large and firm. It will stand more frost than anjr sort we 
have ever known and for that reason it was named Frost-Proof. 
Plants are large, thrifty, tall and deep rooted; make plenty plants for a good fruit¬ 
ing row. Fruit large, good color and shaped much like Dunlap; quality equal to most 
of the standard varieties. It is an extremely heavy cropper, will stand shipping 
better than any sort we know of. Will keep in good condition long after picking. 
From reports it sure is. going to be a winner. Don’t make a mistake, try them. 
PREMIER (Per.) 
No d^ubt this variety is the most widely planted early sort ever introduced. It 
is a surd crojJper widely adapted and tremendously productive. It has so many good 
qualities that it spread in popular favor very rapidly and soon replaced most other 
early varieties, except in the far west or south. Of all the early varieties now being 
grown Premier stands at the top in sheer hardiness and ability to stand low tem¬ 
peratures. 
Premier seems to be practically frost-proof and on this account alone it will 
continue to be grown in many sections for a long time. Premier is superior to Fairfax 
and Dorsett in resisting late frost. 
Color medium bright red and very attractive with its large green cap that shows 
off the berry to advantage wh3n placed on the market. Under favorable conditions 
the berries will run large and uniform in size. Berries are moderately firm and will 
hold up well for nearby markets. Compared with other varieties they rank well in 
quality, but not equal to Dorsett and Fairfax. Under favorable conditions it makes a 
'^ 'good fruiting row. Plants are strong and deep rooted and will stand drought better 
than some others. 
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