texture is firm and the quality is good. It has been our experience 
that in very wet seasons when berries tend to rot badly we seldom 
find rotten berries among our Catskills. The foliage is dark green 
and healthy. The plants are vigorous and make a good show. 
We find the demand for Catskill increasing yearly. No commer- 
cial planting should be without it. Plant Catskill to follow Premier. 
You will have two sure-croppers and two money makers. 
CULVER — A Berry of Attraction 
Culver is a heavy yielding variety producing beautiful bright red 
berries that are red to the center. The fruit is large, smooth, uni- 
formly cone shaped and attractive. Culver truly has the eye appeal 
that makes berries sell. It is one of the most attractive berries we 
have grown. They are slightly tart with excellent flavor and quality. 
The skin of Culver is tender and they should be handled carefully. 
Culver is a good plant maker. The plants are vigorous, dark 
green and healthy. 
ROBINSON — The Best Late Variety 
Robinson came to us highly recommended from Michigan where 
it originated. We can readily see why the Michigan growers are so 
enthusiastic over it as a commercial variety. 
Robinson is a prolific plant maker and a tremendous yielder. We 
have never seen a variety set more berries and carry them to ma- 
turity. The berries are a beautiful light red, conic in shape and often 
distinctively ribbed. They are very large in size and hold up well 
during the season. 
As compared with the old standard varieties, Robinson will equal 
or outyield Premier or Catskill, is as large or larger in size than Cat- 
skill, is not as high quality as Fairfax or Catskill, being only average 
in this respect, and will set more plants than Premier. 
Robinson is without doubt the best late berry for commercial use 
we have seen in this area. We urge all commercial growers to try it. 
SPARKLE — The Freezing Berry 
No strawberry ever came to the top in popularity more quickly 
than Sparkle. We fruited Sparkle for several years before the New 
Jersey Experiment Station, where it was developed, officially named 
it and introduced it to the trade. When it was named, we listed it in 
our catalog. Sales amounted to about 1% of our total sales. In five 
years sales of Sparkle jumped to almost one-fourth of all our sales. 
We sold more plants of Sparkle than any other variety. This indicates 
the tremendous enthusiasm and interest this new variety has created 
in the Northern strawberry growing area. 
One of the reasons for this great interest in Sparkle is its out- 
standing freezing qualities. In a freezing test at the New York State 
Experiment Station involving 300 varieties of strawberries, Sparkle 
topped them all for quality. Sparkle is being widely planted for both 
home and commercial freezing. 
Sparkle, however, is not just a top freezing berry. It is excellent 
for fresh use either as a home garden or a commercial berry. The 
bright red shining berries truly “Sparkle” in the basket and have an 
irresistible eye appeal to the consumer. In addition to eye appeal, 
Sparkle has the quality and flavor to bring buyers back for more. The 
berries are medium to large in size, smooth and uniform. They are 
firm in texture and hold up well. Yields are high. 
