STRAWBERRIES 
GUARANTEED TO GROW AND TO BEAR 
No fruit is easier to grow, quicker to yield a crop than the Strawberry. Strawberries 
should be your first choice for a profitable and dependable crop. Berries are always in de- 
mand and you can sell your surplus at good prices. 
We have an excellent supply of unusually strong Strawberry plants with long fibrous 
roots. Plant a bed of these plants at our risk. We guarantee every plant to grow and to bear. 
If, for any reason, you are not delighted with these quality products, your purchase price 
will be refunded promptly: You need NOT return the plants. Simple planting instructions 
accompany every shipment. 
All of our Strawberries are self-fruitful. Plant them 1 ft. apart in rows 2 ft. apart. If 
planted in the field, rows should be 31/2 ft. apart. 10, Q00 plants are required to plant one acre. 
According to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the average yield is about 1800 quarts to 
the acre but crops up to 10,000 quarts to the acre are not unusual. 
Well Rooted Plants, No. 1, Guaranteed to Grow and Per50 Perl00 PerS00 Per 1000 
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BIG JOE. Mid-season. Large size berry with delicious flavor. Thrives in any soil. 
CATSKILL. Mid-season. Very large, productive, hardy and healthy. Rapidly becoming a 
leading variety. 
DORSETT. Early. Large berries, evenly matured. Does well on poor soil. 
FAIRFAX. Early. An excellent variety, very large, long fruiting season. One of the best 
for home use because of its superb quality. It takes only 16 of the largest berries to fill 
a quart basket. 
FAIRLAND. Early. A new variety introduced recently by the U. S. Department of Agricul- 
ture. A very heavy bearer of large firm berries. 
‘YFAIRPEAKE, Late. A new variety of the Fairfax type, fully as good as its parent; extends 
the Strawberry season for another week. Berries are very large, firm, red to the center. 
MIDLAND. Early. A new variety from the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Fruit clusters 
and berries are very large and the quality is excellent. Recommended for freezing. 
PREMIER. Early. Perfectly flavored, smooth and large. The leading variety for commer- 
cial planting. 
ROBINSON. Mid-season. Large firm berries, uniform in size. Robinson is growing rapidly 
in popularity. 
SENATOR DUNLAP. Mid-season. Splendid berry for shipping. It stands up well in dry 
weather. 
SPARKLE. Mid-season. A new berry of excellent quality. The best for freezing. 
TEMPLE, Early. An exceptionally vigorous variety introduced a few years ago and grow- 
ing in popularity. Berries are excellent for freezing. 
STERN’S FAMILY STRAWBERRY GARDEN (Group No. 14) 
This collection will yield an ample supply for an average family, for eating as well as 
for canning or freezing. 
300 Strawberry Plants, well rooted (50 each of Catskill, Fairfax, Fairland, 
Fairpeake, Premier and Sparkle) for only $8.00 Postpaid. 
If you do not want the entire collection we will supply 150 Strawberry 
plants (25 each) for only $4.50 Postpaid. 

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1950 Catalog—Stern’s Nurseries, Geneva, N. Y. 


