STRAWBERRIES 
‘PREMIER (Howard 17) EARLY 
Try our new strain of Premier or Howard 17. 
Of many specimens tested from the eastern states, one 
stood out as the heaviest bearer and most virus free. We have 
this new strain. 
The Frost Proof Berry 
Premier is the only strawberry that we feel can be called 
Frost Proof. Other good varieties are frost resistant. It has 
taken many years of heavy cropping to make the frost proof 
claim a fact. It is probably the safest strawberry of all to plant 
in the middle and northern states and the higher altitudes as 
far south as North Carolina and Tennessee. 
Catskill will do well in the same territory. Premier is a 
most prolific berry and we believe more good pickings can be 
had from a Premier bed than any other variety. There have 
been years with us that Premier has given us long picking 
seasons. We were still picking them when the late varieties 
were about done. Under favorable conditions yields of 5000 
to 8000 quarts to the acre are not uncommon. 
The weakest point about Premier is the fact that in hot wet 
weather at fruiting time it tends to rot too much if beds are 
left unmulched or have become too thickly matted. 
We sell more Premier and Catskill strawberry plants in 
New England than all other varieties combined. 
HOWARD 17 
Howard 17 was the original name of Premier. The varieties 
are exactly the same. It’s a wonderful berry no matter which 
name you use. 
~ CATSKILL 
The Best of the mid-season varieties. It does best, like the 
Premier (Howard 17), in all the northern states as far west as 
the Mississippi Valley and in higher elevations as far south as 
North Carolina and Tennessee. It is also very hardy. 
Most growers in New England plant Premier (Howard 
17), and Catskill if no other varieties, as they are the best crop- 
pers in this section. 
Catskill will prolong your picking season several days 
when planted with Premier (Howard 17) which are early, 
while Catskill are mid-season to late. 
ROBINSON (Scarlet Beauty) 
We fruited Robinson first in 1945 on very heavy ground, 
and our season was wet, so it did not have a fair trial. In 1946 
our bed was on light land and our crop was most wonderful, 
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