WHY CONN. GROWN PLANTS ARE BEST 
To obtain best results from strawberry plants here in 
Connecticut, it is very important to start with plants which 
are used to our cold winters. Many growers lose a large pro- 
portion of their crop because of frost. We feel that this is 
largely due to the fact that they have started with cheap 
southern plants. The loss suffered by these growers would pay 
for the extra cost of hardy northern plants for a great many 
years. On our own farm we have seldom had serious frost 
injury and often we have had white frosts when our plants 
were in full blossom. ; 
DISEASES 
We are happy to report to you that there is absolutely no 
Red Stele disease on the strawberry plants on our farm. 
We have had our beds carefully examined this last summer 
by a number of strawberry specialists who did not find any 
traces of this new and serious strawberry disease. 
Red Stele has been brought into Connecticut in serious 
proportion during the last two years from plant farms in Dela- 
ware and Maryland. Once introduced it spreads rapidly and 
many patches have been completely destroyed. Once introduced, 
it stays in the soil for 2 to 8 years. 
We understand that we are one of a very few plant farms 
who can claim to be totally free from Red Stele. Why take 
chances on other plants when you can be sure of these? 
LOCATION 
Visitors are always welcome at our farm. Many of our 
customers call each year at our farm for their plants and trees. 
We are located in the Geer Hill Section of the town of 
Ledyard, about 5 miles from the city of Norwich. To arrive 
at our farm from Norwich, take Route 2 out of Norwich, 
which is the road to Westerly. About 3 miles out of Norwich, 
turn on the first state road to the right. After passing through 
the village of Hallville, you continue to a little brown church 
on the left. Turn sharp left and drive about 1% miles on a 
state road. We are the last house on this improved road. Just 
beyond our farm new construction is being completed this 
spring. 
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT 
(Seal of Conn.) 
Office of State Entomologist 
CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 
New Haven, Conn. 
NURSERY INSPECTION AND REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE 
This is to Certify that S. E. Holdridge & Sons of Norwich, Conn., 
has registered as a Nurseryman, that the nursery stock has been 
duly examined in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 265, of 
the Public Acts of 1925 (Sections 2135-2140, General Statutes, re- 
vision of 1930), and that it is apparently free from dangerously 
injurious insects and plant diseases. 
This certificate expires August 1, 1941. 
R. B. FRIEND, State Entomologist. 
M. P. ZAPPE, Chief Nursery Inspector. 
No. 6023 August 1, 1940 
