TENNESSEE BEAUTY 



The Money Maker 



For several years Tennessee Beauty hcis been the most profitable 

 variety of strawberries for us. However, in 1955 we sold all of our 

 Tennessee Beauty plants and we had no young plants of Tennessee 

 Beauty fruiting. In that year Pocahontas took the lead as a profit 

 maker. Tennessee Beauty is one of the most beautiful and productive 

 of all varieties as well as being the most profitable. Our yield of 

 12,700 quarts per acre in 1954 still stands as a record for this section. 



All our plants of Tennessee Beauty are from virus free sources, 

 which helps account for their vigor of plant growth. Tennessee Beauty 

 being a late variety needs to be planted on moist soil if it is to size th 

 tremendous yield of fruit which the plants normally set. Irrigation 

 would help a lot with Tennessee Beauty. Keeping the plants fairly 

 thin in the bed (4 to 6 per sq. ft. of matted row) would also be a big 

 help in holding up the size. 



Use good land for Tennessee Beauty and Tennessee Beauty will be 

 good to you when all the returns are in. 



Here are some of the details about this fine variety: 



1. Virus free strains of Tennessee Beauty which we offer are very 

 vigorous in plant growth and rarely fail to make plenty of plants for 

 a good fruiting row. 



2. The plants are very productive, as noted above. 



3. The berries are among the most beautiful of all varieties with a 

 large light green cap adding to their beauty. 



4. The berries average medium to large in size where moisture is 

 available — smaller under dry conditions and very thick beds. 



5. The berries are very firm, being excellent for shipping. If bad 

 weather or shortage of help delays picking Tennessee Beauty will 

 keep for several days with very little loss of fruit. 



6. In addition to being a fine beautiful berry for the fresh market 

 Tennessee Beauty is one of the best for freezing and processing. 



7. The berries are excellent in quality — not quite as good as Fairfax 

 and Fairpeake but better than Premier, Catskill and Robinson. 



8. Tennessee Beauty territory is about the same as Blakemore. It 

 covers all the southern and middle states as far north as central 

 Pennsylvania and the coastal areas of New York and New England. 



For large commercial plantings or for the small home gardens 

 Tennessee Beauty where adapted is certainly a winner. Price list 

 page 32. 



Greenbrier Co., W. Va., Feb. 5, 1955. "I heartily agree with you on 

 your statement that if you were limited to one variety and had your 

 choice that is would be the Tennessee Beauty." RUSSELL H. BAILES. 





