they have a white tip. It is not a hard green tip which never ripens, 
as in the case with some varieties, but rather the tip does not color as 
rapidly as the rest of the berry. 
We urge you to give Robinson a thorough trial as a berry to fol-. 
low Catskill. 
SPARKLE — A Promising Variety 
Sparkle is a promising berry developed in New Jersey. We find 
it to be a vigorous growing productive mid-season variety resembling 
Fairfax, one of its parents, in appearance, firmness and color. The 
flavor and quality are much like but not quite equal to Fairfax. The 
berries are glossy, bright and medium to large in size. One of its 
outstanding features is its productiveness. 
There is much interest in Sparkle at the present time as a freez- 
ing berry. In tests of 300 varieties frozen at the New York State 
Experiment Station at Geneva, N. Y. Sparkle was judged to be the 
best freezing berry. 
Sparkle is worth trying. 
ABERDEEN — A Popular Late Berry 
Aberdeen is one of the most widely grown late varieties in New 
York State. The plants are vigorous and free growing, making a 
heavy row. It is more resistant to red stele disease and does better 
on wet heavy soils than most varieties. Aberdeen sets a heavy crop 
of berries. They are medium to large in size, light red but only mod- 
erately firm and below average in quality. Many New York grow- 
ers swear by Aberdeen as a late variety. 
RED STAR — The Latest of All 
Red Star was developed by the U. S. D. A. recently and has been 
advertised as the best late variety. The plants are very large but 
make only a moderate number of new plants. Red Star sets such a 
very heavy crop of berries that it needs a plentiful supply of mois- 
ture to mature them to good size. The berries are very large but with 
us they tend to grow small and somewhat knotty if conditions become 
hot and dry. Red Star is bright red, firm and somewhat rough and 
irregular in shape. Quality is good. We recommend that you give 
Red Star a trial. Supply of plants is very limited. 
TWO NEW BERRIES TO TRY 
We are listing this year two new varieties, Midland and Fair- 
peake, which the Maryland growers have been offering recently. We 
will not fruit either berry until next June. However, both have come 
to us so highly recommended that we are offering them to you for 
trial with the understanding that the descriptions which follow are 
not based on our own experience with the varieties here in our own 
beds but rather on the literature being put out by the Maryland grow- 
ers and our own personal talks with these growers. 
MIDLAND 
Reports indicate that Midland is an early season heavy cropper. 
The attractive glossy berries are darker than Premier but lighter 
than’Fairfax. It is said to average as large as Catskill. Quality very 
good. Berries very firm and exceptionally good for freezing. 
In spite of an unfavorable season the Midland plants we set last 
