NEW GIANT 



Cultivated 



Blueberries 



9 Profitable to Grow 

 9 Delicious Berries 

 9 Very Ornamental 



Once Planted Lasts a Lifetime 



Blueberries are not only the largest money makers of 

 all time commercially, but are also one of the easiest 

 fruits to grow. The berries bring up to 75c per quart- — 

 $400.00 per acre the third year. They are exquisitely 

 mild, sweet and delicious, and bring highest prices on the 

 market. The demand for Blueber- 

 ries is practically unlimited. A 

 planting lasts a lifetime with prop- 

 er care and the plants will pay for 

 themselves their first crop. A few 

 bushes planted in the shrub border 

 and in the garden will be sufficient 

 to supply you with berries for years. 



Tbuv! 



IMPROVED 



Varieties 



Blueberries — Easy to Grow 



Set the bushes 5 by 7 feet apart in moist, acid 

 soil. If your soil is sweet, it may be made acid by 

 mixing with it a little quantity of acid peat, rotted 

 leaves and pine needles, or similar material. Fruit 

 ripens over a period of several weeks. Plant two 

 or more varieties so as to insure proper polleniza- 

 tion. 



Very Ornamental 



As an ornamental shrub the Blueberry cannot be 



surpassed. Full of lovely pink blooms, which open 



to bell-shaped, white flowers in June. Plants are 



compact, low growing, having waxy green leaves 



which turn red during the fall. Twigs are reddish 



brown and very showy during the winter. 



BLUEBERRIES — Ornamental as well as fruitful 

 I umbo Size — Bear First Year Planted 



SPECIAL JUMBO SIZE BLUEBERRY 

 PLANTS 



Have already fruited in the nursery. Ready to bear 

 big crops of luscious berries on your own grounds and 

 are as easily grown as a shrub or Rose bush. You can 

 pick delicious berries the first season planted, and 

 each year they will produce a larger crop with very 

 little attention. We only have a few hundred of these 

 Jumbo sized plants to offer. Can supply in the follow- 

 ing varieties only: June, Rancocas, Concord, Stanley, 

 Rubel, and Jersey. 



Prices: Jumbo size 4-year-old, 2 to 3 ft., 

 $2.50 each; 3 for $6.75; 10 for $20.00 



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RLIBLUE. Originated in Weymouth, N. J., by the U. S. D. A. and the 

 N. J. Experiment Station. Earliblue is a cross of Stanley x Weymouth. 

 Fruit clusters medium size; berries oblate; light blue; very firm; subacid; 

 flavor very good. Earliblue ripens early with Weymouth and June, the 

 bushes are upright, very vigorous, well shaped and good producers. 



IYANHOE. Early. Fruit are large, firm, and have a fine flavor. They are 

 y easy to pick and have a good fruit scar. Plants are especially vigorous 

 and are very easy to grow. 



BLUERAY. Early mid-season. Just named in 1955 this wonderful new 

 r blueberry has many outstanding features. Its berries are very large 



and of high flavor. The clusters are tight and very attractive. You 



should certainly try some plants of Blueray. 



-BLUECROP. Originated in Weymouth, N. J., by the U. S. D. A. and the 

 f N. J. Experiment Station. Bluecrop is a cross of Jersey x Pioneer with 



Stanley x June. Fruit clusters of Bluecrop are large, berries that are 



roundish — oblate; color very light blue; very firm; subacid; flavor good. 



Bluecrop ripens in midseason with Concord, Pioneer and Atlantic. Bush; 



upright and vigorous; very consistent producer. 



BERKELEY. One of the newer types of blueberries originating in 

 * Weymouth, N. J., by the U. S. D. A. and the N. J. Experiment Station. 

 Berkeley is a cross between Stanley, Jersey and Pioneer. Fruit is light 

 blue color and considered one of the largest blueberries yet introduced. 

 Berries are not subject to crack, ripen about a week after Stanley. 

 Plants are very productive. 



HERBERT. Originated in Weymouth, N. J., by the U. S. D. A. and the 

 jt N. J. Experiment Station. Herbert results from crosses of Stanley with 

 f Jersey and Pioneer. Fruit clusters are loose; fruit ripens about the 

 same time as Jersey, and Dixi, earlier than Coville but later than 

 Berkeley. Berries of Herbert are large and carry their size well through 

 ripening season; firm; resistant to cracking; color about the same as 

 Jersey, Rubel and Dixi; flavor is equal to the best varieties; hangs 

 well on bush. Bushes flower late, are thrifty growers and consistently 

 productive. 



COVILLE. Extra late. Fruit are large and very attractive. Before fully 



7 ripened they are quite tart but later develop excellent flavor. A very 

 important feature of Coville is its lateness which extends the blueberry 

 season for a full month after the early varieties. Plants are very 

 vigorous and attractive. 



PRICES ON THESE NEW VARIETIES: 2 year 12 to 18 in. br. $1.95 each; 

 4 for $6.95. 



EW LOWER 



PRICES 



OF WELL-KNOWN BLUEBERRIES , nr 









3 to 9 10 to 29 30 to 99 or More 









plants plants plants plants 







Each 



Each Each Each Each 



2 yr., 9 to 



12 in. 



$ .90 



.80 .70 .60 .50 



2 yr., 12 to 



18 in. 



1.25 



1.00 .90 .80 .70 



3 yr., 18 to 



24 in. 



1.85 



1.60 1.35 1.20 1.10 



LEADING BLUEBERRIES "fty^' 



WEYMOUTH (Earliest of All). Very popular commercially because it 

 is first to ripen and makes entire crop for early market prices. Dark 

 blue, medium berries of fair flavor. 

 .JUNF Plants seldom exceed three feet in height and make a broad, 

 f low bush. The color of the new growth in winter is a light red over 

 olive. The large berries have a delicious sub-acid flavor. 

 RANCOCAS. The bush of slender, vigorous, upright habit rarely surpasses 

 7 five feet in height. The winter twigs are a dark red. The berries are 

 somewhat larger than those of Rubel and begin to ripen several 

 days earlier. 

 ,. CONCORD. The bush is of upright habit and at maturity exceeds six 

 f feet in height. The young growth is bright red in winter. The berries 

 are large, frequently reaching three-quarters of an inch in diameter. 

 They usually ripen a few days earlier than Rubel and are fine in 

 flavor and appearance. 

 -^STANLEY. Tall, vigorous bush with large, thick, shiny leaves. Good pro- 

 / ducer of large berries, considered best flavored of all varieties. 

 RUBEL. A vigorous, productive variety. Well developed bushes stand six 

 feet high and the winter color of the young wood is a rich red. The 

 large berries of fine color are usually ready to pick the first week 

 in July. Best commercial variety. 

 JERSEY. The bush is of vigorous habit and grows very large. The winter 

 color of the young growth is a light red over golden brown. The berries 

 are the largest of any here listed, light blue, and ripen about the 

 same time as Rubel. 



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