2 The Tingle Nursery Company, Pittsville. Maryland 

We recommend Blakemore for a trial as an early shipping berry 
A promising new variety originated by Prof. Beatty of 
Blakemor ©. the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. 
C., and introduced by the Department in 1930. It has been thoroughly 
tested in most of the strawberry producing sections of the United States 
and seems to readily adapt itself to conditions existing where planted. 
Said to be a cross between Premier and Missionary, resembling the Missionary 
very much in plant growth, being a free plant maker of medium size plants, a very 
heavy producer of bright red berries, ripening two or three days ahead of Missionary 
or Premier, which show the unusual ability to hang on the vine from one to three days 
after it is apparently ripe without any waste. Size medium large, round to conical in 
shape, red to the center without any green tips. Its outstanding characteristics are 
its uniformity of ripening, firmness and ability to stand shipment to distant markets 
and arrive fresh and bright. We advise our customers to give this variety a thorough 
trial as we believe it will prove a real money-maker. 
Ab d This is a mighty fine variety and is becoming very popu- 
e€rageen. lar in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey and will 
probably be widely planted when its merits are better known. Makes a 
rank growth of strong, healthy plants, very productive and said by some 
growers to be better than Premier. 
Fruit is medium to large, of conical shape, an attractive dark red, and of very good 
quality. We cannot recommend this variety for distant shipping in refrigerator cars 
but for markets within 300 miles it is a berry hard to equal and is very profitable 
because of its hardiness, ability to fruit under most trying conditions, its productiveness 
and quality of fruit. Fruiting period extends from two to three weeks. We would like 
to have our customers try them for comparison with Premier and Big Joe. 

