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Dresden. 1940 crop 20 per cent higher than any other variety in Connecticut 
DRESDEN 
New records are being made! Dresden is certainly a berry for the North and it is breaking 
all former records for productiveness. Mr. George L. Slate, the originator, gave us Catskill a 
few years ago, and now he comes up with Dresden. Premier is one of the parents of both varieties. 
Both seem to have taken the great producing ability of Premier and added to it. 
At Mt. Carmel, Conn., in 1940, Dr. Jones records Dresden as producing 20% more than any 
other variety and his list included Premier, Catskill and Pathfinder. 
At Warrens, Wise., in 1940, Mr. H. H. Harris’ test plot of Dresden produced 12% more quarts 
than Premier, 30% more than Catskill. 
We can’t forget the sight we saw at Mr. George Lord’s place at Oswego, New York, in 1939. No 
records were available but we saw a prospect of more strawberries on a whole field than we have 
ever seen before anywhere, anytime. The crops of Dresden in sight must have been 15,000 "quarts 
or more per acre—with Catskill just about as good. 
Dresden makes a very strong plant growth, with plenty of big robust plants to bear its 
tremendous crop. As with the other New York Station varieties, there is a little leaf spot and 
the vines do not hold up very well during the fruiting season as far south as Maryland. As we 
have seen it in Northern States, there is nothing wrong with the foliage of Dresden. 
The berries are medium to large in size and somewhat irregular in shape as shown in the 
picture. They are light in color and quite attractive in the package. The quality is rather poor 
as grown in the South, but at Amherst. Mass., Oswego, New York, and in other Northern sections 
it was good, though not high. The berries are quite soft as grown here in Maryland but firm 
in Northern fields. We understand that the growers in Western New York had little difficulty 
in getting Dresden to New York City markets in good condition. 
In all sections from Pennsylvania north where great volume of nice looking, medium sized 
berries is more important than high quality, Dresden is suggested for trial without hesitation. 
We have a large stock of fine Dresden plants. Price list, page 35. 
Eleanor 
Roosevelt 
This variety (N. C. 
337) whs introduced 
two years ago by the 
North Carolina Ex¬ 
periment Station. In 
the Eastern part of 
that state where it has been grown mostly, it 
is said to be only moderately productive. How¬ 
ever, with us in 1940 it set a very heavy crop 
but could not mature it on account of the very 
dry season. 
The plant growth is very vigorous and robust. 
Blossoms are large with plenty of pollen. Berries 
will run very large under favorable conditions. 
They are very long and pointed with a very 
large bright green cap. The berries are quite 
firm and of excellent quality. It should be 
grown on rich moist soil and tried in all the 
Southern states. 
Aberdeen 
Aberdeen will justify a 
good sales talk provided 
its limitations are given. 
When grown under proper conditions few varie¬ 
ties make a more vigorous plant growth. The 
berries are large, light colored and very attrac¬ 
tive, but are quite soft and must be marketed 
promptly. It is good only in the North and must 
have a rather heavy fertile soil. At its best it is 
one of the most productive of all varieties. 
Aberdeen has had much attention in the last 
year or two because of its resistance to the new 
red stele disease. On this account those inter¬ 
ested in breeding disease-resistant varieties are 
using Aberdeen as one of the parents in nearly 
all their crosses. It may be that growers not too 
far South will find Aberdeen worth growing on 
their heavier soils wherever red stele has become 
a serious problem. Price list, page 35. 
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