^BLUERAY 



BLUERAY 



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. 



July 23, 1969 "-^hmi 



The blueberry plants I bought from you are growing very nicely. These 

 pl-anis are the best phnts I have ever had. I know you have the best plants 

 thai money can buy. 



Me. Paul Houch, Douglassville, Pa. 



MIDSEASON 



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BLUECROP 



BERKELEY 



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. 



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BERKELEY 



MILD 



SWEET 



MOST BEAUTIFUL 



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

 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 an, 

 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 usuall}^ a heavy main stem. The leaves are ver; 

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

 northern states, we strongly recommend Berkeley as an outstandin 

 blueberry. \ 



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