. Berry 1971 book : Rayner Bros. Sunecno^ COLOR PHOTO INSIDE COVER DISEASE RESISTANT, DROUGHT RESISTANT, UNUSUALLY VIGOROUS Year after year Surecrop continues to be the most popular variety we have to offer. Because of its rvigor and dependable crops of delicious fruit, Surecrop is highly in demand by both the home gardener and the commercial grower. In a test of seven locations, it averaged quarts per plant set. One of the locations reported 13,600 quarts per acre. Its fruit was rated large in size, firm in texture, and of good freezing quality. Similar reports are obtained from so many


. Berry 1971 book : Rayner Bros. Sunecno^ COLOR PHOTO INSIDE COVER DISEASE RESISTANT, DROUGHT RESISTANT, UNUSUALLY VIGOROUS Year after year Surecrop continues to be the most popular variety we have to offer. Because of its rvigor and dependable crops of delicious fruit, Surecrop is highly in demand by both the home gardener and the commercial grower. In a test of seven locations, it averaged quarts per plant set. One of the locations reported 13,600 quarts per acre. Its fruit was rated large in size, firm in texture, and of good freezing quality. Similar reports are obtained from so many customers in so many locations that we can unhesitatingly recommend Surecrop as a truly remarkable strawberry for both home garden and commercial production. Surecrop has such vigor that it will often grow in poor or dry land where other strawberries fail. Also it has multiple resistance to the red stele disease as well as resistance to Verticillium wilt and other troubles. Because of its vigorous growth it is most important to prevent the fruiting bed from becoming too heavily matted and to avoid any spring application of fertilizer. This excellent midseason variety has beautiful, firm fruit, with nice flavor and quality. Try Surecrop for one of the finest strawberries you have ever seen. 25 Plants $; 50 for $; 100 for $; 1,000 for $ Complete Prices Page 17. 'Ptoni^U 90 BEST FOR FLORIDA Because of the lack of cold weather in Florida there is not sufficient winter dormancy for fruit develop- in ment in most varieties of strawberry. Florida 90 was developed in Florida for Florida conditions. This sis the berry that is grown so extensively for shipment to the North. Its berries are large and elongate uand have a rich red color and wonderful flavor. Not satisfactory north of Georgia. 25 Plants $; 50 for $; 100 for $; 1,000 for $ Complete Prices Page 17. 'Poc^AoHta^ EXTRA BIG YIELDS OF HIGH QUALITY BERRIES Pocahontas was introduced in 1954 by the


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