Blueray 



BLUER AY 



EXTRA VIGOROUS-— WINTER HARDY 



This early variety includes as parents such fine old varieties as Jersey, 

 Pioneer, Stanley, and June and is closely related to Bluecrop. It was re- 

 leased in 1955 by the U. S. D. A. and the New Jersey Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. Since then it has gained rapid acceptance as a com- 

 mercial berry because of its unusual vigor and tremendous yields of 

 large berries. Blueray has good winter hardiness, giving fine results in 

 Michigan and the New England states. 



May 3, 1974 



Since starting with your strawberries and blueberries two years ago, 

 the production has been excellent. I am now at the point of being flooded 

 with berries this year and will be able to sell some locally. 



J. W. SiEwicK, Falls Church, VA 



MIDSEASON 



Bluecrop 



BLUECROP 



WINTER HARDY— HEAVY PRODUCER 



This excellent midseason variety is another of the outstanding intro- 

 ductions of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Within just a few 

 years Bluecrop has rapidly gained an outstanding reputation as one of 

 the best of all blueberries for commercial production. It is very winter 

 and frost hardy and can be grown in most of the northern states. Berries 

 are large and maintain their size through the long picking season. Yields 

 are very heavy and quality is good. The plants are fairly upright and 

 have a tendency to develop several stems from the ground. 



During winters that are unusually severe, causing direct cold injury 

 to blueberries in some areas, also when a late frost occurs which may 

 severely reduce the crop on some varieties, Bluecrop proved its real 

 value by coming through with a large crop of excellent berries. This is 

 undoubtedly one of the finest of all blueberries. 



Berkeley 



MILD 



SWEET 



MOST BEAUTIFUL 



BERKELEY 



This is our selection for the best of all blueberry varieties — for the 

 home garden and commercial planting. It ripens in midseason, pro- 

 ducing large loose clusters of the biggest, most beautiful blueberries 

 you have ever seen. Unlike some varieties, the flavor is good almost as 

 soon as it turns blue. Our local customers call for Berkeley when we are 

 picking. They want the best. They want Berkeley. We have one cus- 

 tomer who drives over 150 miles to our field to get Berkeley blueberries. 



Plants of Berkeley are very vigorous and have an excellent semi- 

 spreading shape and usually a heavy main stem. The leaves are very 

 large and very attractive in summer and fall. For all but the most 

 northern states, we strongly recommend Berkeley as an outstanding 

 blueberry. 



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