20 J. H. Shivers Plant Farms, Allen, Maryland 
EVERBEARING VARIETIES 
GROW EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES 
Be sure to include some of the Everbearers in your order. You can have 
berries for your own use all summer and sell your neighbors enough to pay 
all costs of growing them. There is a good local demand for these berries. 
MASTODON 
THE KING OF THE EVERBEARERS 
If planted in good land under favorable conditions, they will make a good 
bed of plants, but under reverse conditions, they are inclined to stool up. The 
plants are large, the foliage having a dark green glossy color. The berries 
are of good size, rich red in color and are firm enough to ship to moderate 
distance. Every gardener or farmer should have a plot of Mastodon or Gem 
plants or both for Fall berries. 
GEM 
From our experience, this variety is equal to any Everbearer and really 
has surpassed all, even the Mastodon over a test of several years. 
GROWTH OF PLANTS. Under most conditions, Gem will make a good 
bed of plants. The plants are very prolific. We have seen the runner plants 
put out blossom before they had taken root. The berries are medium to 
large in size, a bright red color and a very good flavor. 
