STRAWBERRY SPECIALISTS d 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
Howard 17, (Per.) Early. Since the Howard 
was introduced in 1915 it has replaced all other 
early berries. Its great productiveness, large size, 
nice color and smooth even shape puts it in a class 
by itself. The Howard 17 is the variety that all new 
varieties are judged by. Growers have made more 
money with Howard 17 than any other variety. 
Here is a list of some of the good points of 
Howard: 
(1) Soil. Howard does well on any kind of 
soil, and in any climate, out-yielding all other vari- 
eties. 
(2) The plants are very productive. No other 
variety yields more quarts per acre. 
Take notice when you are picking off the blos- 
soms from your newly set plants, you will have 
two, three or four fruit stems to pick off the 
Howard plants; on most other varieties you will 
have only one or two stems to pick off. 
(3) The berries are beautiful in appearance, 
having a bright, glossy color, a berry that looks 
good in the box or in the crate. Howard and 
Catskill are the only fancy berries that are a mar- 
ket berry; all the other fancy berries are poor 
vielders. | | 
(4) Howard berries are of a large size and 
hold their size well throughout their long bearing 
season, a very easy berry to pick as it has no green 
points. We have one of the best strains of Howard 
17 in New England, as we use only the best plants 
in our breeding beds. 
