12 J. H. Shivers Plant Farms, Allen, Maryland 
ROBINSON ; 
The Robinson is a variety found in Michigan and supposed to be 
a good shipper for the Northern sections. It is a cross between the 
Premier and Washington varieties. The plants make a wide bed of 
healthy plants and will grow on most types of soil. The big round 
blunt-pointed berries are borne on large, thick fruit stems, that are 
well protected with heavy foliage. The berries have a tangy sweet 
flavor, solid red all the way through. Would advise you to plant 
some, for trial. 



MIDSEASON VARIETIES 
CATSKILL 
PLANT GROWTH: It is a cross of the Marshall and Premiex. 
It grows unusually vigorous and sets numerous blooms on heavy thick 
stems. Catskill plants are very conspicuous, due to its large foliage 
and healthy appearance. 
SIZE AND QUALITY: The berries are very large and uneven 
in shape but uniform in size, light in color, with a very bright green 
cap. Thus the appearance will make them attractive on the market. 
It starts ripening about the time of Big Joe and continues to bear 
large size berries as long as some of the later varieties. 
PRODUCTIVENESS: From my experience and talk with grow- 
ers, it is one of the heaviest mid-season varieties ever introduced equal 
to Premier under favorable conditions. My customers are using this 
variety as a late berry as well as mid-season, due to its bearing nice 
berries as late as some of the late varieties. 
