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Title: Armstrong Nurseries
Identifier: armstrongnurseri1954arms (find matches)
Year: 1954 (1950s)
Authors: Armstrong Nurseries (Ontario, Calif. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) California Catalogs; Nursery stock California Catalogs; Fruit trees California Catalogs; Ornamental trees California Catalogs; Shrubs California Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental California Catalogs
Publisher: Ontario, Calif. : Armstrong Nurseries
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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World-famous Con- cord grape—only one of the many fine varieties you will find at Armstrong Magnaberry, giant Armstrong-originated berry. It's tops for jelly making Berries All of the best varieties of berry plants are available in our salesyards or for shipment during the months of January, February, March, and April. Blackberries, including the sensational newjOlallie, Raspberries, red, purple, and b i a< L Boy sen berries, Loganberries—just to name a few. Also i available are the two special Armstrong-introduced berry varietiesA^-Bonanza, a good red raspberry for Southern California and ^Magnaberry, which produces huge purplish-black fruits with a flavor resembling a blackberry and raspberry combined. Also, Rhu- barb, Artichokes and Asparagus are among the easy-to-grow garden vegetables. Prices range from 40c to 75c per plant. Honey-sweet Rockhill Strawberries Luscious Strawberries If garden space is limited you can still enjoy strawberry plants by using them as a border, ground cover or even planting them in a barrel. Big, plump, fully ripened strawberries are something for the whole family to enjoy and at today's market prices, home grown f? berries will make a big difference in the food budget. Your Armstrong salesman will gladly recommend a good strawberry variety for you from among such splen- did kinds as Donner, a new introduction of the Univer- sity of California; Klondike, one of the best known and most productive of all strawberries;^ Streamliner, an everbearing type of high quality; and\20th Century, a super-flavored new everbearing type. Prices start at $1.50 for 25 plants for some varieties. Famous Rockhill No. 24 When you've tasted one of these huge, bright red, honey-sweet berries, you will say that it is just about the best strawberry you have evei eaten. Rockhill is the ideal variety among ever- bearing types for home planting because it starts producing early and you can continue to pick big, plump berries until late fall. Then, too, you will never have a runner which makes it a good variety for border planting. The best strawberry for growing in jars or barrels. With- out runners from which to propagate, the plants are expensive, but they are worth it. 10 for $2.50, 25 for $5.00, 50 for $8.50.
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