
Catskill. Extra Large Midseason Type. 
the East are now Premiers. The plants are strong, healthy and extremely prolific. The 
blooms are hardy and there are so many of them that you always get a big crop. They 
ripen early and bear over a considerable period. The berries are large, deep bright red 
all over and the quality is very fine. The fruits are firm and well shaped, and because 
of the handsome appearance and large size, Premier is always in great demand. It is 
excellent for market or roadside stands and fine for home gardens. We recommend it. 
Scarlet Beauty. Very good plant maker, even under adverse weather conditions. 
Ripens just after Premier. Berries large, conical, non-acid. Light, bright red color all 
the way through. Good shipper for commercial growers. Freezes well for home grow. 
ers. Produces heavily over a long period. 
Temple. Good plant maker. One of few varieties resistant to red stele. Fruits large, 
deep red, firm for shipping. Quite a heavy yielder. Somewhat resistant to frost. 
Holmes’ NORTHERN GROWN 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
Holmes Northern Grown Strawberry Plants are grown in disease free areas and shipped 
direct from nursery to you. They are dug, inspected, carefully packed and shipped to you the 
same day. They are guaranteed to be true to variety, free from disease and to reach you in 
satisfactory condition. Any that are not satisfactory upon arrival, will be replaced if you will 
notify us within 5 days after you receive the plants. 
REMEMBER: When you buy Holmes Northern Grown Strawberry Plants you are getting 
freshly dug plants, not cold storage stock. 
Please Note: Strawberry plants will be shipped when weather conditions permit digging and 
in time for planting. If plants are wanted on specific dates, we will do our best to meet 
them. In growing or handling plants, weather and other conditions we can’t control some- 
time affect shipments. So if you do not receive them when you might expect, be sure we are 
doing everything possible to get them shipped to you. 
Strawberry plants should be set out in the spring as early 
as the ground can be worked properly. Rows should be 
' 314 ft. apart and the plants 12 to 18 in. apart in the row. 
Set the plants with the crown level with the surface of the ground and firm the soil 
very tightly around the roots. Pick off the fruit stems the first year and keep free of 
weeds, the following spring you will have a large crop of fine berries. 
Strawberry plants can be shipped only to places in the United States east of the Mis- 
sissippi and north of Tennessee, and are shipped only in the spring. 
This variety is an excellent kind to pro- 
long the season. It starts to ripen a little later than Fairfax and lasts for a long time. 
The berries are firm, bright red in color and of very good quality. They are large in 
size, firm and attractive. The plants are vigorous, with plenty of runners, and the yields 
heavy. You will find this variety a welcome addition to your Strawberry bed. 
PREMIER. Very Early—Enormous Crops. Premier is still the most reliable and 
productive kind of Strawberry, and probably at least 80% of all the berries grown in 




Prices on the Preceding Varieties: 25 for $1.40; 50 for $2.25; 100 for $3.90; 250 for $7.75; 500 for $11.50; 1000 for $18.75, 
transportation paid. 
Streamliner Everbearing. It has hardiness; the be 
sy 
rties are large, well:shaped, dark red and have marvelous keeping qual- 
ity. Flavor delicious. Promises to equalize the Strawberry season, so that the fall season will become as important as the 
spring season. Price: 25 for $2.50; 50 for $4.15; 100 for $6.75; 250 for $11.00, transportation paid. 
GEM. The Best Fall or Everbearing Variety. 
This variety is far better than other everbearing sorts, as the fall crops 
are larger and the fruits are of better shape and more attractive. The berries are large, uniform, bright sparkling red and 
have a mild rich flavor. They are firm, stand shipping and handling well, and the quality is very good. 
Plant everbearing Strawberries early in the spring, picking al! blossoms off carefully for the first six or eight. weeks, and 
they will bear fruit in August and September of the first year. From then on they wiil produce two crops a year, giving you 
- a full supply even out of season. 25 plants $1.95; 50 plants $3.25; 100 plants $5.50, transportation paid. 
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