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• CABOT (Early] One of the earliest of ail varieties, this highly pro- 

 lific blueberry plant is an established favorite with growers. Its depend- 

 able and heavy bearing habits, coupled with the extra large size of its 

 well formed attractive berries, account for Cabot's popularity. A vig- 

 orous grower, Cabot develops naturally to well formed plants. 



• RANCOCAS (Medium Early) This unusually heavy fruiting va- 

 riety has a tendency to produce extra heavy crops on young plants. In 

 fact, the yield is so heavy that special care must be taken to prune the 

 bushes severely in order to insure a good crop in the following year. 

 Rancocas ripens later than Cabot but earlier than Pioneer, and the berries 

 often exceed 19 mm in size. 



• CONCORD (Mid-season) often attaining height in excess of six feet. 

 Concord is of upright habit and matures at about the same time as Prioneer. Its 

 berries are often three-quarters of an inch in diameter, and when its large clusters 

 all ripen at the same time, they resemble Concord grapes. Concord berries are 

 delicious to the taste, and if allowed to remain on the bush until they are fully 

 ripe, they lose the excessive acidity they possess when they first turn blue. Not 

 onh does Concord possess tremendous commercial value, but it is also an at- 

 tractive, eye-catching, ornamental plant. 



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BLUEBERRIES ARE 

 EASY TO GROW 



They can be classed as 

 one of the easiest plants 

 to transplant. For the 

 home planting, set the 

 plants about 5 ft. apart, 

 (for commercial plantings, 

 set in rows 8 to 10 ft. 

 apart and space plants 4 

 ft. apart down the row). 

 Blueberries require a 

 somewhat ACID SOIL, 

 (ranging in test P. H. 3- 8 

 to 5.5). If >our soil is 

 not acid, it may be made 

 so very easily by mixing, 

 with some pulverized 

 PEAT and sand, half and 

 half, mix thoroughly with 

 water, and place in hole 

 where the plant is to be 

 set, below the root and 

 above the roots. Fruit 

 ripens over a period of 

 several weeks. 



• PIONEER (Mid-season) Classed as an ex- 

 cellent shipper, this is the first named variety to 

 come as a result of intensive blueberry breed- 

 ing. Its fruit ripens about ten days to two 

 weeks after Cabot, and its large, light blue, acid 

 free, sweet tasting berries have given Pioneer an 

 impressive market record. The bush makes a 

 vigorous growth and tends to spread in width 

 rather than height. Its stout, stiff stems give 

 Pioneer a hardiness that all but guarantees a 

 maximum of productivity. 



• RUBEL (Large Mid-season Variety) Recog- 

 nized as the best of all commercial varieties, 

 Rubel is undoubtedly one of the finest of the 

 wild selections. The bush is upright, very vig- 

 orous, hardy and productive. Many of the pres- 

 ent hybrid varieties can trace their parentage to 

 this variety. Rubel is widely planted, and a pro- 

 fitable and popular favorite with thousands of 

 commercial growers because of the excellent, 

 though somewhat acidy, quality of its berries, 

 which not only ship well but are in constant 

 demand. With Rubel blueberries as your pro- 

 duct — you can't miss in a profit yielding market. 



• JERSEY (Season Late) The berries of Jersey 

 are unquestionably the largest of all the varieties, 

 however until dead ripe, they are too acid for 

 the taste of most persons. Jersey is a firm, 

 robust berry that stands up well in transit, and 

 is considered by growers to be one of the lead- 

 ing late varieties. Its light blue berries ripen 

 about the same time as Rubel, and Jersey's re- 

 markably beautiful growth also makes it at- 

 tractive as an ornamental plant when grown in 

 any home garden. 



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