. Berry 1972 book : Rayner bros. IKectc^e^ NEW RED STELE RESISTANT HIGH QUALITY MIDSEASON VARIETY. REDCHIEF, introduced in 1968 by USD A and Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, is a new midseason variety that is suitable for the home gardener as well as the commercial grower. It is ideal | for "pick your own" plantings. Redchief's sweet flavor, uniform red color, and firm glossy surface make | it a high quality dessert berry. It makes good jam, and its high quality is also maintained when frozen. \ Being a firm berry it ships very well and holds up during the picking season. RE


. Berry 1972 book : Rayner bros. IKectc^e^ NEW RED STELE RESISTANT HIGH QUALITY MIDSEASON VARIETY. REDCHIEF, introduced in 1968 by USD A and Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, is a new midseason variety that is suitable for the home gardener as well as the commercial grower. It is ideal | for "pick your own" plantings. Redchief's sweet flavor, uniform red color, and firm glossy surface make | it a high quality dessert berry. It makes good jam, and its high quality is also maintained when frozen. \ Being a firm berry it ships very well and holds up during the picking season. REDCHIEF is resistant to five strains of red stele, leaf scorch, mildew, and moderately resistant to Verticillium wilt. The plants have medium vigor, make a good matted row, and produce above average j yields. Redchief has performed very well from Maryland north to Massachusetts and west to Illinois. There are nothing but good reports from commercial growers in Michigan. With Rayner's virus-free f I plants, you will be more than pleased with this wonderful new variety. " 25 Plants $; 50 for $; 100 for $; 500 for $; 1,000 for $ July 19, 1971 The, Redchief berries were the largest berries I ever saw and most productive. I picked over 300 quarts from my small patch {100 plants). J. MuMMA, Greenville, Ohio Ift^ EXTRA LATE — EXTRA LARGE Marlate is a new extra late, high quality variety that extends picking well past the regular season. The plants are vigorous and it appears to be resistant to leaf diseases. The berries are large, bright, firm, and very attractive. Marlate holds its size throughout the harvest season, and the fruit stems snap freely making them easy to pick. This variety has been tested thoroughly in Maryland, Pennsylvania and neighboring states and cer- tainly, appears worthy of trial for those who want an extra late variety that ripens after Jerseybelle but before Redstar. Supply is limited for this variety. 25 Plants $; 50 for


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