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Blueberries 



9 Profit-able to Grow 

 9 Delicious Berries 

 9 Very Ornamenl-al 



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 core 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. 



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IMPROVED 



Varieties 



Blueberries — Easy to Grow 



Set the bushes 5 by 7 feet opart jr. 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 grov/ing, 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 

 (umbo Size — Bear First Year Planted 



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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 hove 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 



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

 4 for $6.95. 



NEW LOWER PRICES OF WELL-KNOWN BLUEBERRIES 



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

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

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

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

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



IVANHOE. Early. Fruit are large, firm, and hove a fine flavor. They ore 

 easy to pick and hove a good fruit scar. Plants ore especially vigorous 

 and are very easy to grow. 



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

 blueberry has many outstanding features. Its berries ore very large 

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

 should certainly try some plants of Blueray. 



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

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

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



ERKELEY. 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 ore not subject to crack, ripen about a week after Stanley. 

 Plants ore very productive. 



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

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

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

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

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

 ripening seoson; 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 ore large and very attractive. Before fully 

 ripened they cire quite tort but later develop excellent flavor. A very 

 important feature of Coville is its loteness which extends the blueberry 

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

 vigorous and attractive. 



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LEADING BLUEBERRIES ■^'miiTe^^f' 



-7 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. 

 P' JUNE. Plants seldom exceed three feet in height and moke a broad, 



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 

 "^ 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. 

 -7 CONCORD. The bush is of upright habit and at maturity exceeds six 

 y'^ 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. 

 -7 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 ore 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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