18 J. H. Shivers Plant Farms, Allen, Maryland 
ABERDEEN 
The Aberdeen is a variety becoming very popular in eastern Pennsylvania 
and New Jersey, and justly so for it has much to recommend it. The plants 
show unusual thriftiness, making an abundance of new plants. We recom- 
mend planting Aberdeen 24 inches apart in the rows. The Aberdeen is unus- 
ually productive. The berries will average larger than Premier, being some- 
what pointed in shape, and most every berry is perfect in shape. Its ripening 
period extends from two to three weeks. 
PATHFINDER 
This variety originated in New Jersey Experiment Station. It is a cross 
of the Premier and the Aberdeen and the tests made of this variety have 
proven it very satisfactory. Under normal conditions, it ripens about 3 days 
later than Premier and is very productive over a long season. : 
The foliage is a dark green and will make a well spaced row of good 
large plants under good conditions. 
The blossom is perfect, the berries are conic in shape, bright red in color. 
The size of berries will run as an average, large, with a subacid flavor of 
good quality. 
SPARKLE 
A cross of the Aberdeen and Fairfax. It has the appearance of the Fair- 
fax as well as firmness. Berries are slightly dark red, very glossy. The plants 
are medium large and make abundance of runners. They have proven in test 
plots to be very productive, of medium to large berries, rated very high for 
quick freezing. It is fast becoming a popular berry in New Jersey, New York 
and the New England states. 
This variety is highly resistant to red-stele. 
SHASTA 
A variety developed in California, which they claim to bear all season. 
From my trial plot here it bears only in the spring. The plants are large and 
healthy. Berries are large, flat, and conic in shape with a very attractive green 
cap. From my experience it is a berry well worth trying. 
