Strawberries as they grow on the Holdridge Farm 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
We believe that we are the largest growers of strawberry plants in Con- 
necticut at the present time. For this spring we have a large amount of 
plants which will do well for you. 
Our plants are grown here on a sandy loam soil which produces plants 
with heavy root systems. We dig plants as we sell them during the spring 
and ship out as fast aS we can dig. 
We are continually being asked whether ours are fresh dug plants or 
cold storage plants. Our answer is that all our plants are freshly dug, trim- 
med clean and shipped out to you just as quickly as we can. 
These healthy northern grown plants can make money for you. We 
hope that we can serve you this spring. 
EARLY VARIETIES 
'’ HOWARD No. 17 (Sold also as Premier) The Howard No. 17 strawberry 
plant is the standard variety by which all of the many other varieties are 
judged. This has been the leading berry grown here in Connecticut for the 
past twenty years. Our strain of Howards has been constantly improved 
over the past years and we believe that we have a strain that will produce a 
good crop of berries on nearly any fertile ground. 
The Howards are the earliest producing variety with the plants starting 
to bear here usually just about Memorial Day. This variety produces a great 
many blossom buds and, even if the early frosts kill some of them, there 
are always enough left so that a good crop can be harvested. 
The Howard is a fairly good plantmaker and is fairly resistant to most 
strawberry diseases. It will produce large quantities of pointed berries over 
the longest season of any of the varieties which we sell. 
We recommend it wholeheartedly for a major part of your strawberry 
bed. 
