TOWNSEND NURSERIES - SALISBURY - MARYLAND 

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Hybrid Blueberry Plant in Bearing 
Adaptability Soils 
Cultivated blueberries are being successfully grown 
from North Carolina to Maine, and in any section 
where wild blueberries are found. The natural 
blueberry soil has an abundance of humus, which 
naturally runs acid. And with a high water level, 
this type of soil must have a good surface drainage, 
or the plants will become injured after heavy rain- 
fall. This can be overcome by planting the plants 
on wide ridges, 6-10 inches high. 
CABOT (Season Early) 
Cabot is an early variety, for many years the earliest of 
the named varieties and has been planted very extensively 
by blueberry growers. It is slightly acid, fruit of attractive 
purple color, of an unusually large size. 
RANCOCAS (Medium Early) 
Rancocas is a second-yearly 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. 
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. Concord is a mid-season 
variety, ripening at about the same time as Pioneer. 


Commercial Blueberry Planting 
Photo by U. 8. D. A 
SELECTIVE LIST 
Mulching — Fertilizers — Yields 
Now to hold the moisture in the upper part of 
soil, which is very important, to a blueberry plant- 
ing. Is to apply. a heavy and permanent mulch 
around the plants, and to widen this mulch out to 
the middle of the rows as the plants get larger 
each year. The standard commercial 5-10-12 fer- 
tilizer, is being used successfully, at the rate of 
about 600 pounds per acre. This is the rate of 
about one-half pound per plant. Cultivated blue- 
berries are very productive, third year plants should 
produce 1900 pts., fourth year 2800 pts., fifth year 
and on 5,000 pts. per acre. 
PIONEER (Midseason) 
Pioneer was so designated because it was the first named 
variety developed as a result of blueberry breeding. Its 
berries are of light blue color, sweet, of excellent flavor, 
and when fully ripe are without acidity. We recommend 
Pioneer for a fine mid-season variety. . 
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 proportion 
of their plantings to this variety. The quality is consid- 
ered to be fairly good, although somewhat acid. From the 
standpoint of growth, yields and other characteristics this 
variety can be classed almost ideal. 
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 remarkably robust 
growth and makes an attractive ornamental plant when» 
grown in the home garden. 
TOWNSEND SELECTED STRAIN GIANT BLUEBERRIES 
Each 
vear 2-6; inch erage 9). Ae 5 = Sze 
a.year J-12 mich prade.2 1.40 
puvear 12-08 inch grade... 8. ee 1.85 
«year, 18-22 inch. grade. 2.75 
10-29 30-99 100-299 300 or more 
Plants Plants Plants Plants 
Each Each Each Each 
$0.55 $0.45 $0.40 $0.35 
1.00 85 75 .70 
1.35 1.15 1.00 .95 
2.00 1.75 1.50 1.40 
Blueberry culture bulletin mailed free on request 
