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Title: Allen's 1962 book of berries
Identifier: allens1962bookof19alle (find matches)
Year: 1962 (1960s)
Authors: Allen Co. (Salisbury, Md. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs
Publisher: Salisbury, Md. : W. F. Allen Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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C ATSKILL /(//fg of the Midseason Hinds Judging by our demand for plants Catskill might well be called King of all Strawberry Varieties." In 1954 virus free plants of Catskill became available. It was soon learned that this stock had regained all the original 1932 vigor of Catskill and would again produce the tremendous yields of big berries for which it was noted. In that period yields of ten to fourteen thousand quarts of Catskill per acre were not unusual. For m^ony years Catskill has been the best seller on our list. WHY CATSKILL LEADS 1. VIRUS FREE. Catskill plants make a very strong, vigorous, healthy plant growth. Our Catskill plants again this year are very beautiful, equalled in vigor by only a fev^r varieties such as Surecrop and Pocohontas. 2. PRODUCTIVENESS. You just can't beat Caskill for total quantity of berries produced. They are nice berries too, with more large size fruit than any other equally productive variety. 3. BERRIES. Catskill berries have large size, moderate firmness, good quality and very attractive appearance that will hold their own in any parade of fancy berries. 4. USE. Catskill berries are fine for the fresh market and very acceptable for freezing. They cap easily, very important where capping machines are in use. 5. HARDir^SS. Catskill has been a sure-cropper over a long period. It has an amazing record of producing successive crops of fine fruit. If there is any one "must" berry for growers in the northern and upper middle states it is CATSKILL. 6. ADAPTATION. Catskill is well adapted to all the northern states and the higher altitudes as far south as North Carolina and Kentucky, westward beyond the Mississippi River. 7. CATSKILL EXTRAS. Strawberries provide one of the best of all sources of Vitamin C, so neces- sary for good health. Catskill carries a higher than average percentage of this important Vita- min C. For some reason Catskill berries will stand wet weather at picking time much better than other varieties which are really firmer. We don't know why, but it is true. CATSKILL COMMENTS Indiana—Hancock Co., Jan. 24, 1961. 'The Catskill strawberry plants we bought three years ago were wonderful. Everyone said they had never seen such large, firm and beautiful berries. We picked as many berries the second year as the first. They are wonderful for freezing, eating or 14

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