Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc.

Harold A Johnson, Jr

Amado Q Amorao

Joseph I Espejo, Jr

Thomas M Sjulin

David W Small

A new and distinct everbearing variety of strawberry characterized by its low growing plant that responds to nitrogen fertilizer and cold storage chilling and is considered a high chilling type. The variety is also distinguished by its ability to initiate a large main crop even late in the fall and winter following a summer planting. The fruit that is produced is of good quality and is easily accessible to pickers.

Strawberry plant named `E26`

A new and distinct spring bearing variety of strawberry plant, characterized by its ability to produce large, glossy, dark crown crop berries during the early spring when given adequate chilling before being winter planted in southern California. It is distinguished by its consistently good shaped fruit that reflect an abundance of pollen production and uniformly fertilized pistil and achenes that develop. This crown crop fruit with its large calyx is borne on long thick pedicils. The plant is considered dark, and is vigorous only if given adequate chilling before being planted. This variety has the ability to continue cropping even in the summer, after the picking for the fresh market has been terminated.

Strawberry--Anacapa

A new and distinct spring bearing variety of strawberry plant, characterized by its ability to produce large attractive primary fruit from the main and subsequent crops that meet the standard required for Driscoll's long stem fruit. These berries are produced if given the chilling necessary before winter planting. This production of large fruit can be produced in mid-summer, as well as during the spring. The variety is particularly distinguished by its good fruit appearance with yellow seed and a medium to large plant. This plant is considered to have a high degree of susceptibility to mildew and its large attractive fruit is susceptible to shipping injury which influences its shelf life.

Strawberry plant named K1

A new and distinct spring bearing variety of strawberry plant, characterized by its ability to produce a strong plant, but which remains in production consistently from April to October, if given adequate chilling before and after being planted. The variety is particularly distinguished by its consistently good flavor, large calyx, large smooth and attractive fruit, and heavy total production. Its long shelf life also becomes a distinctive character. The dark and glossy leaflets are characters that help identify this new variety.

Strawberry plant `Commander`

A new and distinct spring bearing variety of strawberry plant, characterized by its firm good appearing fruit, both during the crown and subsequent crops. The variety has the ability to produce from April to October, but the transplants require correct chilling both at the nursery and cold storage if summer and fall crops are produced. The variety is particularly distinguished by its late developing plant and crop during the spring. The fruit is distinguished because of its consistent appearance, flavor, and its good shelf life.

Strawberry plant `Ken Sheehy`

A new and distinct spring bearing variety of strawberry plant, characterized by its ability to produce an early large crown crop, even in central California, with large fruit size. It has the ability to produce from April to October with a minimum of runners if transplants are given the correct chilling, at both the nursery and cold storage, before being planted. The variety is particularly distinguished by its good fruit appearance and flavor, and its dark small to medium sized plant. The fruit are produced close to the plant, but located so that they are easily available to pickers, making the variety desirable to the pickers.

Strawberry plant named `Swede`

A new and distinct everbearing variety of strawberry plant characterized by fruit which is consistently large, especially for an everbearer, that is medium wedge to conic in outline and has a noticeably good flavor. The plant is also characterized by its ability to produce many crowns by the time the main crop is harvested after being planted if favorable soil moisture and nutrition is maintained. Its cropping is characterized by a heavy peak in production that occurs in the central coast region of California during August if planted during late January, February or March.

Strawberry plant--`Mr. P`

A new distinct winter planted spring bearing variety of strawberry plant, characterized by its large fruit produced both during the crown crop and subsequent crops. The primary berries have distinct longitudinal furrows. The fruit is produced on long thick pedicels. The hair on pedicels is perpendicular to the pedicel. The berries are considered firm giving the fruit a long shelf life for strawberries. The plant is considered low growing and open, allowing good exposure to its fruit. The leaflets are large, dark rugose. The inflorescences are mostly long which also helps expose its fruit.

Strawberry plant--`The Crown`

A new distinct spring bearing variety of strawberry plant characterized by its large volume of fruit production in late April and early May and continued production through June. The variety is particularly distinguished by its lack of tertiary fruit in May and consistent maintenance of large fruit size making it a variety of high total yield. A conspicuous light colored band around the calyx is characteristic of the berries which, in shape, are short to medium conic, to short to medium wedge. The plant is a vigorous and abundant runner producer at the nursery and the fruit has good color, flavor and a typical strawberry aroma which provides excellent dessert quality.

Strawberry plant

A new and distinct everbearing variety of strawberry plant characterized by fruit which is conic to long wedged. The plant is lacking in berries of irregular shape or which have longitudinal furrows. The plant is further characterized by attachment of fruit to a reflexed calyx and by pedicel hairs which are perpendicular to the pedicel. When planted in January and February, peak production occurs in late July and continues through fall. The berries have a good appearance due to their regular shape, high gloss and consistent color. Fruit flavor equals Heidi in excellence and the berry has a mild pleasant strawberry aroma.

A new distinct spring bearing variety of strawberry plant characterized by its prolific runner production and ability to produce large, glossy, smooth berries throughout the first and second fruiting seasons. The variety is particularly distinguished by having one leaf per plant generally with four or five leaflets rather than three, and further by an abundance of pubescence with pedicel hairs which grow substantially perpendicular to the pedicel. The large fruit and strong pedicel will make the variety popular for 'long stem' use.

A new and distinct ever-bearing variety of strawberry plant characterized by its vigorous plant growth and heavy crops when planted in December. The variety is a prolific runner and is further characterized by its showy long, abundant inflorescence and large amount of pollen, and its reddish-brown pedicels. The fruit is smooth and firm with exerted seeds and rounded at the apex, and has a mild, pleasant aroma and high dessert quality.

A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant characterized by its wedge shaped primary and secondary berries of greater length than width. The plant is distinguished by its large calyx and overlapping sepals. Its leaflets show a somewhat pointed apex at the margin rather than being rounded. Firmness of the berries are also distinguishing and have consistent fruit size. The variety is also characterized by the semi-openness of the plants throughout the season with fruit always accessible to pickers.

A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant characterized in having deep serrations at the leaflet margins, especially during summer growth; the plant crops early in spring following summer planting. The primary fruit is large medium wedge in shape and is distinguished by its strong sweet flavor and noticeable aroma.

A strawberry variety chiefly characterized by its ability to produce large, showy berries from its crown crop early in March.

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Watsonville, CA, United States of America

Harold A Johnson, Jr