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HE gradually diminishing supply of blueberries 
in latter years has created a greater interest in 
the possibilities of improving the blueberry and 
growing it under cultivation. In 1908 Dr. F. V. 
Covill of U. S. Department of Agriculture became 
interested in this work and his efforts in the de- 
termining soil requirements and in breeding and 
selecting varieties of unusually large size have 
been of great value in developing the cultivated 
blueberries. Various State Experimental Stations 
have taken up the work and are making rapid 
progress. The improvement over the wild blue- 
berries has been such as to merit the planting on 
a commercial scale. They are also being grown 
successfully by the market gardener and are being 
planted throughout the country for home use. 
The varieties that we are offering are all intro- 
ductions made by the Department of Agriculture 
and cover the season from early to late. 
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SELECTIVE LIST 
GIANT HYBRID 
YIELDS—Quite a little depends on varieties and proper 
soil and cultivation as determining yields. Under good 
soil and good business management one-third of an acre 
of seven year old plants yielded at the rate of 96 bush- 
els per acre. Fruit sold for a little over $10.00 per bush- 
el. The next year this same acre yielded at the rate of 
117 bushels per acre. Gross receipts: $1,280 per acre. 
TIME TO PLANT—To insure plants getting off to a 
good start before hot weather it is best to prepare 
ground and set as soon as possible in the spring. In 
the southern states and mid-western states October 
and November plantings can be made. 
FRUITING AGE—cCommercial planters usually set 
strong one-year plants. Under proper cultivation these 
produce some fruit the second summer after set. The 
two-year plants if set in the spring will fruit the sec- 
ond summer, and three-year old plants have been 
known to set fruit the first year if no great amount 
of check in transplanting takes place. The size of 
plants has a great deal to do with the amount of 
fruit set early after transplanted. However, this has 
no bearing on the amount of fruit produced from 
plants after they have been set at least two full years. 
Selective List New-Better Varieties Giant Blueberries 
@ CABOT (Season Early) 
Cabot is an early variety, for many years the earliest of 
the named varieties and has been planted very exten- 
sively by blueberry growers. It is slightly acid, fruit of 
attractive purple color, of an unusually large size. 
@CONCORD (Midseason) 
The Concord blueberry was so named because of its 
large clusters of berries, which, all ripe at the same 
time, resemble clusters of Concord grapes. Concord 
berries are delicious when they are allowed to remain 
on the bush until fully ripe and have lost the excessive 
acidity they possess when they first turn blue. Con- 
cord is a mid-season variety, ripening at about the 
same time as Pioneer. 
@ PIONEER (Midseason) 
Pioneer was so designated because it was the first 
named variety developed as a result of blueberry breed- 
ing. Its berries are of light blue color, sweet, of excel- 
lent flavor, and when fully ripe are without acidity. 
We recommend Pioneer for a fine mid-season variety. 
@ RANCOCAS (Medium Early) 
Rancocas is a second-early variety, ripening its berries 
later than Cabot and earlier than Pioneer. The original 
bush bore berries up to 18 mm in diameter. Berries in 
commercial plantations sometimes exceed 19 mm. Ran- 
cocas tends to the production of heavy crops on young 
and healthy bushes, so heavy indeed that unusual care 
must be taken to prune the bushes severely in order to 
insure a good crop in the following year. The leaves of 
Rancocas have finely toothed margins. The berries have 
@ small, dry scar and are very easily picked. 
@ RUBEL (Large Mid-Season Variety) 
This variety ripens about two weeks later than Cabot. 
The bush is an upright grower, very vigorous, hardy and 
productive. Fruit is medium large of a light blue, very 
firm; can be shipped long distance. Some of the largest 
Blueberry plantings in New Jersey have a good propor- 
tion of their plantings to this variety. The quality is 
considered to be fairly good, although somewhat acid. 
From the standpoint of growth, yields and other char- 
acteristics this variety can be classed almost ideal. 
e@ JERSEY (Season Late) 
The berries of Jersey are large to extra large and, until 
dead ripe, too acid for the taste of most persons. It is 
a good shipping berry and one which stands up well in 
transit. It is considered by commercial growers to be 
one of the leading late varieties. Jersey is of remark- 
ably robust growth and makes an attractive ornamental 
plant when grown in the home garden. 
@ PRICES e 
TOWNSEND SELECTED STRAIN 
GIANT BLUEBERRIES 
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Plants Plants Plants Plants 
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4 yr. 18-24 in....... 1.50 1.30 1.15 1.00 
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