H. D. Richardson & Co., Willards, Maryland 



TEMPLE 
We quote: Since 1937 a cooperative strawberry Breeding project be- 
tween the University of Maryland and the U. S. Department of Agriculture 
has been in effect. The purpose of this program is to obtain new strawberry 
varieties with resistance to the red stele disease as well as the qualities 
necessary for a commercial strawberry. All crosses are made at Beltsville, 
Maryland by George M. Darrow, which most of the growers selections and 
propogation are done by W. F. Jeffers on the Eastern Shore of Maryland — 
(End of quotation). 
There is a lot more history to this new berry and it is all true. But I 
am so interested in it that I want to say something about it myself, know- 
ing that I have no chance to claim any credit for breeding this wonderful 
berry. I wish I did. But at any rate I am personally acquainted with Dr. 
Jeffers and Dr. Darrow and with Dr. Temple, I have been associated with 
them on many occasions pertaining to strawberries and my thoughts of 
them all was always pleasant and I give them all the credit for their Master 
Stroke. But do expect to make a lot of money fruiting the Temple berry. 
Now I tell you why I do; the first thing it resists disease like leaf scratch 
and others as well and it is a good plant maker. It takes one half as many 
plants to the acre and that’s a great saving and it grows off faster than 
other berries makes it easier to till. Does well in damp land and above all 
when strawberry time comes you have a bumping crop of big, cone shaped, 
sparkling red strawberries with a big. fresh green cap. Seeds stand out so 
it will not chafe the berry in shipping it solid. In shipping quality and flavor 
there is nothing left out. This berry smacks in good with any kind of bread 
or cake. 
When packed in crates with berries all the same and near the same size 
they just out style other berries so much that th buyers stretch their necks 
out to see if you got Temple on. Now you want to know why I say more 
