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ROCKHILL STRAWBERRY 
EVERBEARING 
Rockhill is one of the favorite strawberries on the Pacific 
Coast. It is in high favor in Oregon and Washington as well as in 
California. It is very popular in the Monterey-Pacific Grove—Carmel 
district as well as in Southern California and elsewhere in Calif- 
ornia. 
It usually makes very few runners, although it has been known to 
make runners under heavy irrigation and fertilization. It makes 
large crowns and being usually practically runnerless is propagated 
by crown divisions. It is very productive, with large red berries 
of very delicious flavor. It produces a full crop the same year as 
planted. 
READ WHAT GROWERS HAVE WRITTEN US: 
A Garden Gtove, Orange Co., grower wrote Aug. 10, 1949: 
“Remember the Certified Rockhills you shipped me last December? 
Well, they have been really ‘doing their stuff’, we are picking 
since April and so far 155 boxes, five to eight boxes every other 
day, pretty good for 200 plants, eh, what? I planted 12 to 15 
inches apart in rows 4 feet apart, mulched them well with rye straw 
and kept them well watered, they are continually filled with bloom 
& new berries. When the neighbors look at them they just can’t 
believe their eyes.” 
On Oct. 26th he wrote: “The Certified Rockhills are still going 
strong, and I am getting another 10 rows ready for a planting, the 
same time I planted last year (lst week in Dec.). Please have 500 
plants (Certified Rockhills) reserved for me shipping Dec. lst. 
“It looks as if there will be no dormant period of my Rockhills 
this year, for they are full of pink, green and bloom and we are 
still picking three times a week. (Since April). Don't seem right, 
does it? 
A San Gabriel, Los Angeles Co., customer wrote Dec. 11, 1947: 
“Rockhill 18 wonderful. They ripen evenly all the way through and 
even when not fully ripe are sweet, with a wonderful flavor. They 
seldom rot even when touching the ground. However, they seldom 
touch the ground as the Rockhill habit is to bear the blossoms and 
berries on long stems which hold the fruit out of the dirt and away 
from sow and pill bugs, etc. They have borne continuously, large, 
(and I mean large) beautiful berries in great quantity and only 
yesterday I picked a pint from the 50 plants I have growing as a 
border of my flower bed. They are still full of blossoms and green 
berries. The Rockhill has wonderful aroma, also.’’ She had other 
varieties, too, including Streamliner, but rated Rockhill as by far 
the best. 
A Vista, San Diego Co., grower wrote Nov. 19, 1947: “I have a 
small patch of ROCKHILL strawberries which you shipped me last 
spring. They have been doing extremely well and have been bearing 
fruit all summer until now.” 
Prices on page 33 
