Typical berries of Starbright, the handsomest of all 
STARBRIGHT (U.S.D.A. 2120) 
“That’s the prettiest quart of strawberries I ever saw.” Albert Allen made this remark 
three years ago when a box of Starbright was brought in from our trial plot. 
Beauty is one of the outstanding characteristics of Starbright, but it has many others. 
Size, firmness, and high quality, as well as beauty, made Starbright the highest selling berry we 
had in 1940. There was enough for a good test as we had several thousand quarts. 
Starbright on several pickings returned more than twice as much per crate as many standard 
varieties after the cost of picking, crates and transportation was deducted. The yield was good, too. 
Starbright is a cross of Fairfax and Chesapeake, made in 1931, selected in 1933 and tested 
ever since. It combines many of the best qualities of these two tine varieties. 
The department circular states: “The Starbright is being introduced as a commercial and 
home garden variety of the highest beauty and is one of the best for shipping. It is recommended 
for trial for general markets from Virginia to Southern New England and west to Kansas and Iowa. 
“It produces plants more freely than Chesapeake, is slightly earlier, sweeter, firmer, with a 
tougher more glossy skin. It grows vigorously on many soils where Chesapeake grows poorly. 
Compared with Fairfax, it is later, glossier, lighter in color, does not turn so dark. Its primary 
berries are not as large as Fairfax, but it holds up its size somewhat better. 
“Its limitations are that it is only fairly productive and the plants though vigorous do not 
stand hot weather as well as some.” 
With us Starbright ripens only slightly earlier than Chesapeake and is later than Catskill, 
so we have listed it as a late variety. 
It is distinctly a berry for those who want a fancy berry of great beauty and excellent quality. 
We have some tine plants and the price is not high. Try Starbright. Price list, page 35. 
MAYTIME (U.S.D.A. 2267) 
IT’S IMPORTANT for every strawberry grower to try out this new variety. For over seven 
years Maytime lias been watched and tested. It has proved to be a vigorous grower, making plenty 
of strong, healthy plants. It is quite productive. The berries are very early, medium to large iii 
size, of fine quality and handsome appearance. 
The Department circular says: “Maytime is a cross of Missionary x Fairfax. It is being 
introduced as the earliest commercial variety of high quality in Maryland. It is recommended 
for trial from Virginia to Southern New England and West to Oklahoma and Kansas. 
“Compared with Blakemore, May time is four days earlier, sweeter, deeper red and probably 
as firm. It is earlier, firmer and higher flavored than Premier in Maryland.” 
The weakness of May time is that it is so early that its first flowers may be frozen, hence it 
may not always be four days earlier than the principal early sorts and the yield thereby reduced. 
The beautiful red color of the berries, darker than Blakemore and lighter than Premier, does 
not turn dark on holding. The beauty, earliness, firmness and quality of Maytime make it look 
like a winner. The picture on page 5 shows the size, shape and fine appearance of the berries. There 
are many good reasons to try May time, but probably extreme earliness is its outstanding point 
of value. Price list, page 35. 
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