32 ROBSON QUALITY SEED, HALL, NEW YORK 

STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
Set plants 18 inches apart in 314 to 4 ft. rows. We have in the past dug strawberry plants as they were 
wanted by the customers. Many of the orders came in late or specified late shipment. We found these late 
dug plants started slowly and were not as vigorous as early dug plants. 
We now start digging and shipping our northern grown plants about April 10th. If a later shipping date is 
specified, we will hold your plants dormant in cold storage until date of shipment. 
Shipments before April 10th will be Maryland grown plants and will be made direct from growing point. 
We list the four spring varieties that seem to be among those best adapted to the East. Premier is a fine 
early berry but the fruiting season is short. Fairfax is a day or two later but fruits over a much longer season. 
Catskill, a midseason variety produces very large berries over a long season. Sparkle, a new variety, is especially 
recommended for freezing. Mastodon is the best of the everbearing varieties. 
*FAIRFAX: One of the most popular berries for the 
home garden and roadside stand; a day or two later 
than Premier but an exceptionally long fruiting sea- 
son. Plants are vigorous and foliage holds well 
through fruiting season. Fruits are very large and 
hold size better than most varieties. Fairfax has a 
rich, full bodied flavor and a mouth watering aroma. 
Freshly dug No. 1 plants: 25 plants $1.30; 50 
plants $2.15; 100 plants $3.40, prepaid; 500 
plants, $9.40; 1,000 plants $18.00, not prepaid. 
PREMIER: A favorite variety for local and nearby 
markets. The plant is vigorous, makes good fruit- 
ing bed in all types of soil and is very disease re- 
sistant. First fruits are large but season is short 
and berries have a tendency to run down in size as 
season advances. A very heavy producer of excel- 
lent quality berries. Freshly dug No. 1 plants: 
25 plants $1.30; 50 plants $2.15; 100 plants $3.40, 
prepaid; 500 plants $9.40; 1,000 plants $18.00, 
not prepaid. 
CATSKILL: A very large midseason berry suitable for 
both the home garden and local markets. Plants 
vigorous, free from leaf diseases, very productive and 
thrives in all soils. Fruit very large, attractive, holds 
size well throughout the season. Freshly dug No. 1 
plants: 25 plants $1.30; 50 plants $2.15; 100 
plants $3.40, prepaid; 500 plants $9.40; 1,000 
plants $18.00, not prepaid. 
MASTODON EVERBEARING: Most popular of the 
everbearing varieties, Mastodon produces a good 
crop during the summer and fall of the same year 
planted. The following spring it will yield a fine 
crop equal to many regular spring varieties. With 
its fall bearing qualities, this double duty straw- 
berry has made many friends. Plants vigorous; 
berries generally large to very large. Spring crop 
larger than that produced in the summer and fall. 
Freshly dug No. 1 plants: 25 plants $2.00; 50 
plants $3.40; 100 plants $5.40, prepaid; 500 
plants $16.00; 1,000 plants $28.00, not prepaid. 


Some varieties of strawberries are better adapted than others for 
quick-freezing. Sparkle is one of these and is also hardy, attrac- 
tive, and productive. 
SPARKLE: The New York State Experiment Station 
especially recommends Sparkle as a quick freezing 
variety. Sparkle, a new introduction from the New 
Jersey Experiment Station, ripens late, has a fine 
flavor and is claimed to be resistant to Red Stele 
root rot disease. Freshly dug No. 1 plants: 25 
plants $1.30; 50 plants $2.15; 100 plants $3.40, 
prepaid; 500 plants $9.40; 1,000 plants $18.00, 
not prepaid. 
> 
“T want to say that the Strawberry Plants we got from you pro- 
duced the finest berries I ever ate and are simply tops to use for 
freezing—after six months in our locker, berries were fresh and 
firm as if we had just picked them out of the garden. They were 
the Fairfax.” 
January 16, 1947 Mrs. Philip Schwab 
R. I, Pine Cliff Lodge 
Gaines, Pa. 
ROOTS 
SENECA WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS ROOTS: 
A new strain of Washington developed on our farms 
by selecting high producing plants of Mary Washing- 
ton, testing these for yield, size of shoot, and uni- 
formity. From these a male and female were chosen 
as the best in the group and crossed to produce Seneca 
Washington. Seneca Washington is very vigorous 
and apparently is as resistant to disease as its par- 
ents. The shoots are large, green with purple com- 
pact tips. 
No. 1, ONE YEAR ROOTS: (Weight about 75 Ibs. 
per 1,000). Doz. $1.20; 50 roots $3.00; 100 roots 
$5.00, prepaid; 500 roots $15.50; 1,000 roots 
$30.00, not prepaid. 
HORSE RADISH ROOTS: Strong, well grown 
roots; freshly dug; ready after April 10th. 50 roots 
$1.50; 100 roots $2.25, prepaid; 1,000 roots $15.00, 
not prepaid. 
MARY WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS ROOTS: The 
most popular strain of the Washington variety. 
Produces high quality asparagus. Very resistant to 
rust. Stems green with purple compact tips. 
No. 1, ONE YEAR ROOTS: (Weight about 75 lbs. 
per 1,000). Doz. $1.10; 50 roots $2.80; 100 roots 
$4.80, prepaid; 500 roots $14.50; 1,000 roots 
$28.00, not prepaid. 
MacDONALD RHUBARB ROOTS: A new crimson 
stalked rhubarb of excellent flavor. Sauce made 
from MacDonald Rhubarb is a beautiful pink color 
and much more attractive than that made from 
common varieties. Roots average about | lb. each. 
Single roots 35 cts.; 10 roots $3.20, prepaid; 
100 roots $25.00, not prepaid. 
* 
“The asparagus roots were the largest, strongest roots I have 
ever seen; the Ontario potatoes were of excellent quality.” 
June 6, 1947 Dana G. Tubbs 
Trumansburg, N. Y. 
