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Show Mastodon Strawberry Is Recommended by Ithaca Small fruit catalogues contain several sev-eral new strawberries, but (he only one of these that the New York experiment ex-periment station at Iihaca feels lt ought to recommend is one of the everbearing sorts-. Of the several everbearing straw berries that have been tried at Ibis station Mastodon is most deserving of culture foi' lis iiiituinn crop. Its chief claims to attention are vigor and productivity pro-ductivity of the plants. In which re- ' spect It Is far superior lo Progressive or Superb, the I wo sons commonly grown for their fall crop Mastodon excels these varieties as a plant maker. mak-er. The rrult Is la-go In size, although a little loo variable In shape; Is borne profusely and Is ol especially good 1 1 1 1 1 II I .v . Uiiloiiiiiiaiely Ihe berries grow somewhat unevenly. Ma-dodoii originated In Peru, In. I., nlioul 1'.)I7. It Is now generally offered by small fruit growers. |