8 H. D. Richardson & Co., Willards, Maryland 
TEMPLE 
A new Red Stele resistant strawberry named in 1937. 
The Temple is a very heavy plant maker, also a heavy cropper if handled 
right. It takes about one-half the amount of plants to set one acre compared 
to other varieties. The plants should be set 24 to 30 inches apart in the row. 
Then along about August you should apply the top dressing of Fertilizer. This 
way the food nourishment is stored into the crown of the plant to produce 
a heavy crop of berries. If the Fertilizer is applied in the spring it is not used 
to produce fruit but is used to produce an awful lot of foliage which will 
cut the production and quality of the berries. Some other varieties, such as 
Blakemore and Premier, need the fertilizer in the spring to produce more 
foliage to protect the berries. 
The Temple is a sparkling red berry with a beautiful green cap. The 
seeds stand out to protect the flesh of the berry which makes it a good ship- 
per. The above applies to this locality. You should try Temple under these 
directions. 
In planting, growing, packing and shipping our thoughts are always 
of our customers to make sure we do them a good job. 
