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NEW VERY LATE STRAWBERRIES 
Tupper, Louise and Elgin were recently introduced by Central 
Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Tupper and Louise are both imperfect 
flowered and we had some trouble with pollenation a couple of years, 
but the past season of 1944 we had excellent crops of these three late 
_ varieties. Tupper ripens just after most varieties formerly classed as 
late, and we believe almost any perfect flowered medium or late 
variety except Elgin, which is probably too late, would do to pollenize 
it. We used Elgin to pollenize Louise this past season with excellent 
results, but we do not know any other variety to recommend. Louise 
starts to ripen a few days earlier than Elgin and continues to produce 
a few days longer. Both were later than early raspberries and started 
to ripen probably 10 days or two weeks after strawberries went off the 
market here last year. 
TUPPER (IMPERFECT) 
This late variety from Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, is one 
of the most beautiful berries we have seen. The plants are large and 
good growers. With us it has never shown scorch and but very little 
leaf spot. It has done well every place we have tried it. It is not firm 
enough for shipping and is not as late or as good quality as Louise, but, 
coming as it does after good berries are over, it is a very definite con- 
tribution for home use and local markets. 
10 for 75c, 25 for $1.50, 100 for $4.00. Postage extra. 
LOUISE (imperfect) 
Every year we are thinking more highly of Louise which in 1946 
and 1947 gave us a fine crop that lasted up to August. The fruit was 
so fine that it would have sold against the best of any season, and 
being out of season brought twice the price we got for Fairfax. It is 
somewhat subject to Leaf Spot, but if free of it, will produce good crops 
of fancy berries under conditions where many other varieties would 
yield only dried-up seedy fruit. For those who have a good market 
for late, out-of-season strawberries and the right growing conditions, 
Louise is a winner. 
10 for 90c; 25 for $1.65; 50 for $3.00; 100 for $5.00; 200 for $9.25. 
ELGIN 
This variety starts to ripen the latest of any we have yet tested. 
It is a prolific plant maker and free of disease. The past season we 
fruited it for the first time in sufficient quantity to really know what 
it would do and we were delighted with it. Despite a week of hot dry 
weather just before the fruit started to ripen, it produced a splendid 
crop and the berries were the largest we had picked all season, even 
larger than North Star and Fairfax. The color is light but not as 
glossy and attractive as we would like. 
10 for 90c, 25 for $1.75, 100 for $5.00. Add 15c, 20c and 60c for postage. 
EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES 
GEM 
is the easiest to succeed with of any everbearing strawberry we have 
ever grown. It doesn’t average as large, and it hasn’t the wonderful 
sweetness of Wayzata, but it is much hardier in fruit bud, thus 
assuring greater success in frosty sections. Gem is a very valuable 
strawberry for northern districts. It is a splendid plant maker and 
the fruit is of fine appearance, firm and the very best for canning. 
One season we planted these berries the first week in June and 
started picking a beautiful crop on the 20th of July, about 45 days after 
planting. 
10 for 90c; 25 for $1.75; 100 for $5.00; 
BRUNES’ MARVEL 
Somewhat smaller but sweeter than Gem, at same price. 
EVERMORE (Minnesota 1166) 
As it does with us, this variety is scarcely equal to Gem, but 
apparently is more outstanding with others, especially in northern 
districts. 
10 for $1.00; 25 for $2.00; 100 for $5.50. 
DORINNY CORN 
This open-pollinated variety has, in our opinion, the finest flavor 
in sweet corns; surpassing the famous Golden Bantam, one of its 
parents. The ear is about the size and appearance of the original 
small eight-rowed Golden Bantam, but the cob is smaller and the 
kernels deeper. Very few corns remain in eating condition so long. It 
is earlier than Golden Bantam; stalks more dwarf and _ requires 
richer soil. It is recommended only for those who appreciate quality. 
NOTE—Because of the Ontario Government’s policy of turning 
pheasants loose in our county, we had to give up the growing of seed 
corn and the seed we offer was purchased. 
Pkt., 25c; 1% lb., 30c; 1 lb., 50c postpaid. 
