. Allen's 1954 book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. CATSKILL Kinq. a§ tde )7UcUeadXKft KinxU Large size and terrific productiveness have kept Catskill at the top of the midseason berries. LARGE SIZE: Catskill will produce as many large berries as an/ variety. In addition, it produces many marketable medium size berries which others of the large fruiting kinds do not yield. TERRIFIC PRODUCTIVENESS: Many growers in northern states will remember yields of ten to fourteen thousand
. Allen's 1954 book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. CATSKILL Kinq. a§ tde )7UcUeadXKft KinxU Large size and terrific productiveness have kept Catskill at the top of the midseason berries. LARGE SIZE: Catskill will produce as many large berries as an/ variety. In addition, it produces many marketable medium size berries which others of the large fruiting kinds do not yield. TERRIFIC PRODUCTIVENESS: Many growers in northern states will remember yields of ten to fourteen thousand quarts per acre from Catskill, We believe with the *'virus free" strains mentioned below it will again be possible to grow as many Catskill per acre as ever before. As a sure cropper Catskill is excelled by no variety but Premier. It bears every year. Catskill berries are firm, firmer than Premier but not as firm as Blakemore. With rainy weather at picking time Catskill holds up better than other varieties which are actually firmer. As a freezing berry Catskill rates very high. It has added value for this purpose because it is so easy to cap. Vitamin C is the main health factor of strawberries. In careful analyses Catskill berries had the highest vitamin C content of a dozen varieties tested. The high quality of Catskill berries comes largely from one of its parents, the Marshall variety. Catskill berries are really good for every purpose. The bright color of Catskill makes them very showy and attractive in the package so that they bring top prices along the roadside or in whole- sale markets. The vigorous growth of Catskill was one of the things which made it become so popular so fast. However, it must be admitted that in recent years most stocks of Catskill have not retained their original vigor. Virus diseases have affected Catskill more than most other varieties. By careful selection from many strains we still have an unusually vigorous stock of Catskill from our reg
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