Premier 
Best and Most Popular Berry 
It is now more than thirty years since Premier was first 
introduced to strawberry growers and users, soon to take its 
place at the head of the list of good berries, where it still 
stands. It is true that some berries are slightly better in 
quality, others have fruit a little larger or more attractive, 
in rare instances still others may have excelled in product- 
ivity in a special year. 
But on the basis of year in and year out 
production of good quality, attractive fruit 
and total yield of marketable berries, there is 
as yet no variety to compare with ever-reliable 
Premier for the northern part of our country. 
The Premier plants are large, deep and heavily rooted. 
This variety is not a prolific plant maker, but given good 
care in a fair season, it will make a good fruiting row. The 
pliant population may be better in fact than for many vari- 
ties where full growth leaves the plants too thick for good 
fruiting. The foliage is light green, the leaves definitely 
cupped, and practically free from any foliage diseases. 
The fruit is large, bright red, getting darker 
when full ripe. It ripens uniformly, and a 
bright green cap adds to the attractive appear- 
ance in the baskets, helping to sell them at the 
higher price which the quality of the fruit 
merits. 
The primary berries are liable to be cock’s-comb in shape, 
with the later ones longer and more conical. They are firm, 
in texture, too, keep well on the vines, and hold pretty well 
after being picked, which feature adapts them to reason- 
able handling and hauling. 
No berry is frost proof, but Premier is often 
spoken of as such because several fruiting 
stems appearing in sequence on each plant 
practically insure a sizeable crop in case of out- 
of season frost at any time. 
The foliage is close to the ground, too, and helps to pro- 
tect the low blossoms. 
Premier is quite acceptable for table use, therefore for 
your garden, and for the commercial grower we recommend 
it without reservation. It is the standard of comparison for 
all other kinds. It is highly significant that Premier is one 
of the parents of practically all of the good new kinds, such 
as Catskill, Fairfax, Robinson, Dorsett, Blakemore. 
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