J. H. Shivers Plant Farms, Allen, Maryland 7 

PREMIER 
(HOWARD 17) 
PLANT GROWTH. Premier plants from good stock will make a good 
fruiting bed of perfectly healthy plants. Premier does well over a large 
territory, chiefly in the middle and northern states. They are usually called 
the frost proof berry and for this reason are grown by more commercial 
growers than any other variety ever introduced. 
SIZE, QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVENESS. The berries are a medium 
red in color, have a medium size green cap that will stay green throughout 
the season under favorable conditions. I still think a quart of Premier berries 
that have been grown right and picked well has a very handsome appearance 
and is attractive as any variety in its box. The quality will compare well with 
most other varieties. It is moderately firm and looks well. Good for local 
market or long truck shipments but do not advise it for ice shipments. 

Received the plants last Tuesday, the 25th of March. Planted them right 
away. They were very good plants. I have some farmer friends who saw them 
and like them. They will order when their ground is ready. 
March 27, 1947 Norberto Melina Ocean: Co., N-oJ: 
