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BLAKEMORE. This fine, extra early variety was originated 
by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture and was a scientific cross of 
Premier and Townsend’s Missionary. In the past few years, 
since it was introduced, it has become one of the leading 
varieties of strawberries throughout the South, including 
Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Indiana, taking the place of 
the well known Klondyke and Missionary in many berry 
growing sections, and we can safely recommend this grand 
variety for all states south of the Maxon-Dixon line and 
possibly in some sections of Pennsylvania and New Jersey 
where plant control is practiced, as it seems to make a heavy 
fruiting bed, and in these sections gives better results when 
the beds are kept down to maximum width of two feet. 
Shipping Qualities—Fruit of Blakemore is very firm and 
holds up well on long distance hauls. It will also withstand 
heavy rains while ripening on the vines, showing very little 
loss of fruit. 
Production—It is a heavy producer and one of the outstand- 
ing values of this berry is the fact that it produces 80% of its 
crop within one week after first picking, making it a very 
valuable variety for large growers who wish to strike the 
early berry market in large quantities. 
Size—Fruit is medium to large, running uniform in size 
and having very sprightly flavor, which makes it an excellent 
variety for canning or preserving. Since introduction Blake- 
more has become the leading canning variety. 
Vigorous Grower—Another outstanding feature of Blakemore 
is the fact that it will make a heavy plant growth on most 
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any type soil. Foliage stands up well above the berries and of 
a rich, dark green. If you are in doubt about an early variety 
we would recommend giving Blakemore a trial. 
BLAKEMORE DEVELOPING YELLOW LEAVES 
Yellow foliage in the Blakemore strawberry first appeared 
about three years ago and we think it is due to a sporting or 
mutation, which has occurred in all sections of the country. 
No method of the transfer of this trouble from an affected 
plant to a healthy plant has ever been found and there is 
no reason whatsoever to think that setting healthy plants 
in an adjoining field or in a field where Blakemore yellows 
have appeared will, in any way, affect the healthy plants, as 
this particular yellow on Blakemore is not contagious, but is 
the characteristics of the Blakemore variety, and can be 
classed as a heritage. 
Our Blakemore planting is constantly being rogued and 
any plants showing signs of yellow are immediately taken out. 
Although we do not guarantee that our Blakemore plants 
will not show some signs of yellows, we do believe that by 
this practice it will eliminate the yellows to a very small 
proportion of your fruiting bed and by our plant selection 
method of propagation it is possible that within a year or 
two qownsend’s strain of Blakemore will outgrow this herit- 
age 100%. 
When placing your order for Townsend’s Select Strain 
Blakemore you are assured of getting plants that are as 
near perfect as it is possible to grow. 
During our day’s digging of strawberry plants we usually run over 
on some varieties we have dug to fill orders, and, as we do not ship any- 
thing but fresh dug stock, carrying no plants over from one day to the 
next, we use these plants to fill surplus plant orders. 
are not particular about varieties, will find these plants a real bargain, 
as every plant is 
Customers, who 
strictly 
fresh dug, labelled and true 
; to name. Please do not ask 
aa for any particular variety 
when ordering these plants. 
At the prices we are offering 
them, it would be impos- 
sible to comply with this 
request. 
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