Bountiful Ridge Strawberry Plants Are Superior 
2 ie f= LEADS ALL STRAWBERRIES IN 
fe NORTHERN PRODUCING AREAS 
An Old Favorite And Possibly The World's Greatest Strawberry 
Frost-Proof, Productive And Dependable 
No strawberry ever introduced has brought the re- 
turns to the grower that the Premier has, and it still 
stands unchallanged as a real money-maker. It has 
a record very hard to equal as an early market berry, 
and we cannot say too many good things about it. 
Consider these important facts about Premier and 
you can readily understand why we say this about 
it. Until the introduction of the Blakemore it had no 
equal as a variety that would adapt itself to most 
all soil and climatic conditions, whether the soil was 
sandy, clay, loam or rocky, whether it was planted 
in North Carolina, Mass., or Ill., you always had an 
abundance of new plants that were thrifty and 
disease free. The land does not have to be rich. Of 
course, it will do better on good soils, but even on 
comparatively poor soil. Premier always make a 
showing for you. It can be considered almost frost- 
proof. It has never failed in a crop in this section 
since it was introduced. The berries average large 
and hold up well under heavy crops and unfavorable 
seasonable conditions; it ripens over a comparatively 
long period, from two to three weeks; the berries 
have an attractive bright red color and unusual qual- 
ity that is surpassed by Chesapeake and possibly Red 
Gold. It is moderately firm and will carry well to 
markets up to three hundred miles and further if 
handled properly. It is the best of the tried and 
proven early varieties. As an assurance of next 
yea income, plant an acre ae more of Bountiful 
. OF pe: idge grown PREMIER this Spring. 
Premier, America’s Most Popular Berry HOWARD 17. Conceded by all eminent horticultur- 
ists to be the same as Premier. 
ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MID- 
SEASON BERRIES OF RECENT 
INTRODUCTION 
IT HAS PROVED ITS RIGHT AS A LEADER OF MID-SEASON VARIETIES 
A vigorous grower; somewhat frost resistant, extremely productive, equaling Dorsett and Premier; berries very large, 
firm and good quality. 
The Catskill is a product of the New York Experiment Station, being a cross between Marshall and 
Premier. It has proven up under test for the past many years and is now recognized as one of the best 
mid-season berries in cultivation. The foliage is healthy in this latitude. It is a good plant maker and 
has proved to be extremely productive. The berries are as large as Big Joe and Chesapeake and of good qual- 
ity although not rated quite up to Premier and Fairfax. We strongly recommend Catskill for this and 
more Northernly sections. 
New! TEMPLE 
A large, heavy producing, excellent quality, firm berry, so far showing 100% resistance to Red 
Stele root rot disease. 
1947 Observations: Grown and produced successfully from North Carolina to Southern New York. 
Temple proved outstanding in many sections. Temple berries proved firm and good shippers. 
Temple led various local auction markets as much as $3.00 per 24 quart crate. 
Temple seems adapted to entire central area when planted on moderately moist to lower soils 
of only average fertility. ’ 
The Buyers will demand Temple berries and you should give them a thorough trial. 



The Temple is a U.S. D. A. cross between 
Aberdeen and Fairfax made in 1938 under 
number 84-AF. In 1939 it was selected by 
Dr. Temple and named in his honor. The 
Temple is an exceptionally vigorous variety, 
makes a dense bed of unusually tall plants. 
The foliage is fairly resistant to leaf spot 
and highly resistant to leaf scorch disease. 
It is quite productive and nearly as early 
as Blakemore. The berries are large, blunt 
conic, smooth, uniform and have large at- 
tractive caps. The dessert quality is good. 
Thus far the shipping tests have shown it 
to be well suited to long distance transpor- 
tation. From our observations of the 
variety it seems to be well adapted to moist 
fertile soil and has so far proven entirely 
immune to Red Stele root rot disease. It 
has not been injured by cold and frosts in 
seasons when other varieties have been 
seriously injured. Temple is very promis- 
ing and should be given a trial in all straw- 
berry producing sections. : 

