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Title: Allen's book of berries for 1941
Identifier: allensbookofberr19alle_25 (find matches)
Year: 1941 (1940s)
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. : 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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MASTODON When all the votes are counted, Mastodon is found to be still the most popular of all the Everbearing varieties. It has stood tlie test of a great many years and STILL LEADS. Our own record of plant sales m 1940 showed Mastodon ahead of all others. One of the reasons for Mastodon being so well liked is a vigorous plant growth, with strong, rugged, individual plants. These can survive and start and make a good growth under unfavor- able conditions where other varieties less rugged, might fail. This fact alone helps make Mastodon almost a universal Everbearer, doing well in nearly all sections from Virginia north. Normally Mastodon plants are very productive of large, well shaped, good quality berries. These are pleasing to the home gardener and profitable for the commercial grower. The spring crop of 3Iastodon is a dandy. It is a good midseason spring cropper and quite likely to be profitable entirely apart from the summer and fall crop. Take our advice and set some Mastodon plants for berries this summer and fall. Mr. T. A. Forseman of Mercer Co., N. J., did just that and here is his report. "I set out 50 plants of Mastodon and 50 plants of Gem. Last summer I hud a bountiful supply of berries. The Mastodon produced better than the Gem, so I am ordering all Mastodon this year. It is a pleasure to grow such healthy plants." Another report, from a midwestern State, reads, "I want to tell you about my 25 plants of Mastodon. From the latter part of July on I would pick as high as a pint of berries every other day until frost. I never tasted as good a flavored berry in my life." —Mrs. Anna Saffell, Belmont Co., Ohio. Pennsylvania is a great state for nice strawberry gardens and this report from Mr. Charles H. George of Adams Co. shows that he has been enjoying his Mastodon. The Mastodon plants we got from you several years ago have been quite a satisfaction for our own home use. We have been having berries in October and sometimes November as well as in spring and summer." Price list of plants, page 35. Champion This was the first good Everbearer. It is still the sweetest of all. The plants (Progressive) are very productive al- though the berries are rather small. Champion is not as strong a grower as the Mastodon or Green Mountain, but has done w^ell in most states and is one of the best in the South. Sweetness and productiveness are the strong points of this variety. Price list, page 35. Gemzata A new Everbearer, said to be a cross of Gem and Way- zata. It looks good. The berries with us this year had the light attractive color and firmness of Gem, together with much of the high quality of Wayzata. Plant growth healthy. Fair plant maker. We have a small stock of plants which we will sell at SI.00 per dozen as long as they last. 22

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