6 HOLDRIDGE’S BOOK OF BERRIES—1941 
MID-SEASON VARIETIES 
CATSKILL (Perfect)—This is a very fine variety. We 
recommend it especially for commercial growers. It is a mid- 
season berry and produces a very good crop of berries with 
fewer pickings needed to harvest the crop than with some other 
varieties. The berries are practically all large. Very few small 
berries are found. 
We are sorry to report that our patch of Catskill did not 
make very good rows this last year and consequently we have 
a small number of plants of this variety to sell. 
If you order Catskill after April 1 please state whether 
or not you are willing for us to substitute and if so with which 
variety. 
PATHFINDER (Perfect)—This is one of the newer varie- 
ties introduced by the New Jersey Experiment Station. It makes 
fine rows of plants with very high and healthy foliage. The 
berries are bright red and very attractive. 
We fruited this variety last year for the first time on a 
very dry field and did not get a very good yield after the first 
two pickings. 
However, at the Connecticut Experiment Station at Mt. 
Carmel, where they have fruited it for four years, they report 
that it has yielded as well or better than Howard 17 each year. 
They also report that it appears to be resistant to the Red Stele 
disease. 
We have a nice supply of these plants for this spring’s de- 
livery.. We can assure you that you will be pleased with these 
sturdy plants. 
ABERDEEN (Perfect)—This variety seems to be a fine 
running mate for Howard No. 17. It is somewhat later than 
the early berries and produces a large very bright berry until 
late in the season. It is a prolific plant-maker with clean 
healthy foliage standing well off the ground. We have tried it 
on different soils and wherever planted seems to be at home. 
I have seen this variety planted on fairly heavy soil. It 
was bearing very large, bright berries well after most berries 
were gone. It seems to give quality berries after Howard No. 
17 and Dorsett have gone by. 
East Hampton, Conn. 
We received the strawberry plants and thought they looked 
very nice. 
MYRON N. PETTENGILL. 
Washington, Conn. 
I received your large healthy plants in excellent condition 
last year. They made a fine growth. 
HIRAM W. PECK, JR. 
