HAclmes’ 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 sometimes affect shipments. 
Set the plants with the crown level with the surface of the ground and firm the soil very tightly around the 
roots. Rows should be 314 feet apart and the plants 12 to 18 inches apart in thestows 
Strawberry plants can be shipped only to places in the United States east of the Mississippi and north of 
Tennessee. 
Catskill. Extra Large Midseason Type. This variety is an excellent kind to prolong the season. 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 
PREMIER. Very Early—Enormous Crops. Premier is still the most reliable and productive kind 
of Strawberry. 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. 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. Good shipper. Freezes 
well. Produces heavily over a long period. 
Temple. Good plant maker. One of few varieties resistant to red stele. Fruit large, deep red, firm 
for shipping. Quite a heavy yielder. Somewhat resistant to frost. 
Prices on the Above Varieties—Transportation Paid: 
25 for $1.40; 50 for $2.25; 100 for $3.90; 250 for $7.75; 500 for $11.50; 1000 for $18.75. 
Streamliner Everbearing. It has hardiness; the berries are large, well shaped, dark red and 
have marvelous keeping quality. 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. The berries are large, uniform, bright sparkling red 
and have a mild, rich flavor. They are firm and the quality is very good. They will produce 
two crops a year, giving you a full supply even out of season. Price: 25 plants, $1.95; 50 for 
$3.25; 100 for $5.50, transportation paid. 

Mushrooms — Grow Your Own 








Holmes’ Mushroom Trays are pre-planted Mushroom beds They are Safe. Compost is pasteurized. Will grow in any 
set in portable wooden flats all ready to grow. In your base- cool place. Ideal temperature 52 to 65 degrees. 
ment or storage cellar, you can have Mushrooms in three 
weeks, with a continuous yield for from two to four months. Magic Mushroom Trays are shipped upon order from 
Ready to pick when you want them. October 15 to April 15. 
PRICES: 
Shipped to you by express, not prepaid, from 
our grower. 
2 “‘Magic’’ Trays .................-% 3.00 
@ “Magic” Trays): ..c.c0eccs. sec 1.00 
10 “Magic? Trays j.a:5.0.ssacccs see 1150 
Each tray measures 14x17 inches in size. The © 
shipping weight is 25 pounds per tray with soil. 
Without soil, 15 pounds. We suggest shipping with- 
out soil in the fall. 

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