STRAWBERRY SPECIALIST 5 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
Howard 17, (Per.) Early. Since the Howard 
was introduced in 1915 it has replaced all other 
early berries. Its great productiveness, large size, 
nice color and smooth, even shape puts it in a class: 
by itself. The Howard 17 is the variety that all new 
varieties are judged by. Growers have made more 
money with Howard 17 than any other variety. 

Here is a list of some of the good points of 
Howard: 
(1) Soil. Howard does well on any kind of 
soil and in any climate, out-classing all other varie- 
ties. 
(2) The plants are very productive. No other 
variety yields more quarts per acre. 
Take notice when you are picking off the blos- 
soms from your newly set plants; you will have two, 
three or four fruit stems to pick off the Howard 
plants; on most other varieties you will have only 
one or two stems to pick off. 
(3) The berries are beautiful in appearance, 
having a bright, glossy, red color. A berry that 
looks good in th2 box or in the crate. The only fancy 
berry that is a market berry, all the other fancy. 
berries are poor yielders. 
(4) Howard berries are of large size and hold 
their size well throughout their long bearing season. 
A very easy berry to pick as it has no green points. 
We have one of the best strains of Howard 17 in 
New England, as we use only the best plants in our 
breeding beds. 
