EARLY VARIETIES 
HOWARD No. 17 (Premier)—In our opinion this is the best all- 
around strawberry at the present time. It produces berries the earliest 
of all varieties and will produce over a very long bearing season. It 
is often described as frost-proof because it sets blossoms over long 
enough time so that if some blossoms should be killed, there will be 
enough more blooms. to furnish a crop. It makes a good row of plants 
and will do well on practically every type of soil and under all conditions. 
The berry is generally pointed although there are usually many double 
berries at the first picking. The flavor is good but not as sweet as 
Dorsett or Fairfax. 
Yields of Howard are high under so many different conditions that 
it will usually make more money than any other variety in New England. 
For home gardeners, we recommend that at least one-half of the straw- 
berry patch be of the Howard variety because of its dependability, 
its earliness and long fruiting season. 
PATHFINDER—This variety does very well for us. Its season is 
very nearly the same as Howard, starting to fruit very early and lasting 
about three weeks or nearly as long as Howard. It is a very fine 
plantmaker and will produce a heavy crop of fairly round, very attractive 
berries. This variety is rated as one of the most resistant varieties to 
the “Red Stele” disease. This variety would be much more popular if 
it were not for the fact that it comes at the same time as Howard. 
DORSETT—This is the sweetest early berry that we have. It is an 
excellent plantmaker, sometimes making too many plants. The berry 
is glossy, and of excellent quality. This berry sets most of its blossoms 
at one time and so it will bear most of its crop in about one week’s 
time. Because of its prolific plant growth and sweet berries, we recom- 
mend this for home gardeners, but do not feel that it is as good a berry 
for commercial growers as some of our other varieties. 
MID-SEASON VARIETIES 
CATSKILL—tThis is one of the leading mid-season berries. It 
produces heavy yields of large glossy berries over a short time in the 
middle of the season. With us on light soil, it is not a very good plant- 
maker and we recommend it for heavy, wet land. 
FAIRFAX—tThe Fairfax has the reputation of being the sweetest 
berry grown. It produces a good crop of dark berries which will ripen 
in mid-season. With us it is not a very good plantmaker and we 
recommend it for rich, heavy soils. | 
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