22 J. H. Shivers Plant Farms, Allen, Maryland 
EVERBEARING VARIETIES 
GROW EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES 
Be sure to include some of the Everbearers in your order. You can have 
berries for your own use all summer and sell your neighbors enough to pay 
all costs of growing them. There is a good local demand for these berries. 
SUPERFECTION 
A new Everbearer, originated in Michigan and seems to have similar 
characteristics in plant growth and fruiting as the Gem. Like Gem it will 
produce more plants than the Mastodon. When Superfection is planted in the 
spring, with proper care and conditions, a good crop of summer and fall ber- 
ries will be a certainty. It can not be depended upon for spring production, as 
the Mastodon. If you wish berries in your garden in the summer and fall, try 
MASTODON 
THE KING OF THE EVERBEARERS 
If planted in good land under favorable conditions, they will make a good 
bed of plants, but under reverse conditions, they are inclined to stool up. The 
plants are large, the foliage having a dark green glossy color. The berries 
are of good size, rich in color and are firm enough to ship to moderate dis- 
tances. Every gardener or farmer should have a plot of Mastodon or Gem 
plants or both for Fall berries. 
STREAMLINER 
A new everbearer with a rich red color as the Mastodon, but not as firm 
as the Gem. It grows well in any section and is recommended for local mar- 
kets and fruit stands. If you wish to plant everbearers, would advise Stream- 
liner for trial. 
GEM 
From our experience, this variety is equal to any Everbearer and really 
has surpassed all, even the Mastodon over a test of several years. 
GROWTH OF PLANTS: Under most conditions, Gem will make a good 
bed of plants. The plants are very prolific. We have seen the runner plants 
-put out blossoms before they had taken root. The berries are medium to large 
in size, a bright red color and a very good flavor. 
STEUBEN CO., N. Y. LOCAL PAPER REPORTS SUCCESS 
WITH SHIVERS PLANTS 
ATOMIC AGE SEEN — WOODHULL GARDEN 
“WOODHULL — The atomic age, its mark made on the science of war, 
pervaded a new field on endeavor this week, the strawberry patch of Howard 
Leach, no less. 
For from one plant rumored bolstered by atomic energy, adrenin and 
sulfa drugs, Mr. Leach plucked the king of kingsized strawberries, one which 
measured two and an eighth inches in length and five and five eighths inches 
in circumference, quite a mouthful on any man’s strawberry shortcake.” 
This berry was grown from plants bought from the J. H. Shivers Plant 
Farms - Allen, Md. 
