J. H. Shivers Plant Farms, Allen, Maryland 19 
AROMA 
The best thing in Aroma’s favor is its selling qualities. On all the 
Middle West markets Aroma is always quoted higher than average varieties, 
which in a season of over-production means a lot. My own experience leads 
me to recommend it as a good pollenizer, though it has not usually been 
recommended for this purpose. I have found it better than Chesapeake, for 
it is much more vigorous in growth. Certainly no grower can make a mistake 
in planting Aroma as it is a real money-maker in many sections. 
GIBSON (PARSONS’ BEAUTY) 
GIBSON (Parsons’ Beauty). Plants very productive, berries very good 
in quality and excellent for canning. I do not recommend it, however, except 
for a moist, swampy soil of fair fertility; but when given that, it is one of 
the greatest berries ever grown, provided the season is not wet at picking 
time. If there is much rain when they are ripening they are sure to rot badly. 
MASSEY 
A late shipping variety that makes plenty of plants. They are large 
with a bright red color and a very green cap, more of a southern berry. Well 
worth your trying. 
