BIG JOE 
Big Joe is a good old variety that some growers have been using 
for years. The plants are big and heavy, with light green, drooping 
leaves. The blossoms are large and bright, the fruiting stems long and 
heavy. 
The berries run large, bright red, very attractive, 
and of very good quality. Firm enough for reasonable 
handling. 
Not a real heavy bearer, but bringing all the fruit to suitable 
size. 
Big Joe is rather susceptible to frost injury. We do not consider 
it the equal of some other varieties, but some people who have grown 
it for years will take nothing else. 
GIBSON 
Gibson is a variety anown for many years by some people for whom. 
it has done extremely well. We have seen some very fine patches of 
this kind, and can well understand why it still has so many friends. 
It isa hardy variety, a prolific plant maker. Leaves dark, with al- 
most a purple tinge. Plants have especially long, fibrous roots. Blos- 
soms large, fruiting stem heavy. Many berries are set, and the yield 
is a very gcod. Ripens about ten days later than Premier. Berries are 
rather tart, and the quality not as good as we like. 
MAY TIME 
Maytime is the earliest maturing variety we know, and one that 
will give you a lot of satisfaction if you want to have a long fvesh-berry 
season. 
It is a very good plant maker, plants are nice and large. Leaves 
light in color. The berries are quite large, of good flavor, but not firm 
enough for handling. Not a commercial berry anyway, but one that 
you will like to have before most other varieties stari tu 2: Blc. : 
come pretty early, and frost damage sometimes occurs. 
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