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J. H. Shivers Plant Farms, Allen, Maryland 
LUPTON, The fruit is very firm and extremely handsome, in 
fact, I do not know of any kind in existance today that shows up to 
better advantage when crated, and it is as productive as any kind we 
have ever grown that was a real fancy berry. It is a perfect flowering 
kind and is suitable for pollenization purposes if needed, ripening in 
midseason. It is not a rampant plant maker, but has never failed 
to make a good bed for us and the plants are heavily rooted and full 
of vigor. I say again, if you want a strictly fancy berry, plant 
Lupton, but we do not advise that it be planted on any but a good, rich 
soil. I have an unusually fine stock of plants for this year and feel 
sure that those who plant these will pick a heavy crop of berries in 
1940. In this immediate vicinity it has partly supplanted the long 
time popular Big Joe, chiefly because it suffers less frost damage. 
Enclosed you will find check for which please ship me by Express 
at once, 1000 Catskill Plants. Everyone of the 2000 Dorsetts I re¬ 
ceived from you earlier are growing good. Your account was very 
generous. May 3, 1939. Lawrence N. Crum, Huntington Co., Pa. 
I am sending you an order for 5000 Gem to be shipped the latter 
part of April. I hope I will get some fine plants as last year as they 
came very good. 
March 24, 1939. Jackman A. Zande, Hancock Co., Maine. 
