Shipping and Freezing Berry 



Early, Solid, Productive 



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BLAKEMORE 



rAe Great Southern Shipping and Processing Berry 



For many years Blakemore has been the leading shipping berry throughout the southern 

 and middle states. Even today, after much competition with other varieties in local areas, Blake- 

 more is still more widely grown there than any other early variety. The plant is very vigorous, 

 making a satisfactory row under almost all conditions. Generally the plants should be thinned 

 some to keep from getting the bed too thick. 



Blakemore is very productive, turning out a high yield per acre, particularly if some thinning 

 of plants has been practiced. The berries are light in color, very attractive in appearance, 

 holding the light color after several days. The berries are very firm and will remain in good 

 condition from the time the berries are first ready to pick, either on the vines or on the route 

 to market, for several days. The berries ripen evenly all over, making good picking rather easy. 

 Many of the berries are large in size but in thick beds and dry seasons tend to run down quite 

 badly unless irrigated. 



For processors Blakemore is the Number One berry. In southern areas especially processors 

 prefer Blakemore and in many instances will have no other variety. 



In quality Blakemore berries are quite tart. When consumed as fresh fruit they must have 

 sugar added to be real good. 



In some areas of the south Dixieland is inching into Blakemore territory. In eastern North 

 Carolina Albritton has almost taken over as their one best berry. On the other hand Blakemore 

 is popular in many areas of the northern states. Blakemore territory reaches into all the 

 southern states and as far north as southern Pennsylvania and New lersey, the coastal areas 

 of New England and the southern half of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Generally it is not recom- 

 mended farther north. In the territory mentioned anyone who wants berries that are easy to 

 grow and sure to grow can do no better than choose Blakemore. Properly grown it has proved 

 to be a great money maker for large numbers of growers. Virus free stock retains and empha- 

 sizes the outstanding vigor of this fine variety. Price list page 32. 



ALBRITTON 



The great majority of all berries grown in 

 the coastal region of North Carolina are Al- 

 britton. The plants make a very vigorous 

 growth and are quite productive of very 

 large, bright, shiny, firm, high quality berries. 

 They are real beauties and quickly came to 

 dominate the North Carolina berry industry 

 after they were introduced. 



Excellent crops of Albritton have been ob- 

 tained outside the North Carolina area, but 

 generally speaking Albritton has limited 

 adaptation. In southern New Jersey, Maryland 

 and Virginia, Albritton is worth trying. Here 

 at Salisbury, Md. we have grown some ex- 

 cellent crops of Albritton that have been very 

 profitable. The fact remains, however, Albrit- 

 ton has not made its way to the top of the 

 heap anywhere except in eastern North 

 Carolina. 



As with other varieties, virus free plants of 

 Albritton retain all the original vigor and pro- 

 ductiveness of the variety. We have some 

 beautiful Albritton plants which will produce 

 beautiful berries for you. Price list page 32. 



DORSETT 



Dorsett is a high quality berry which has 

 many good points and a few bad ones. 

 Dorsett ranks about with Premier in plant 

 growth and production. It is superior to Pre- 

 mier in attractiveness and firmness. The qual- 

 ity of Dorsett is much better than Premier, in 

 fact surpassed only by Fairfax. The bad points 

 of Dorsett are that it is susceptible to frost 

 injury and it is hard to make all the blossoms 

 set fruit. To help overcome these things avoid 

 frosty sites, don't over-fertilize the row mak- 

 ing it too dense, and don't let the plants 

 become too thick in the row. 



Certified virus free plants of Dorsett are not 

 yet available but our present stock grows 

 freely and makes an excellent fruiting row. 

 Price list page 32. 



