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MIDLAND 



What a berry Midland would be if only it made plants a little 

 more freely! In all the other things which go to make up a great 

 strawberry variety Midland stands at or near the top. Where a 

 good bed of plants has been produced Midland equals Premier, 

 Catskill and Sparkle in productiveness. In quality it is much 

 better than Premier being surpassed only by Fairfax and Fair- 

 peake. In size Midland berries will probably average as large as 

 any variety grown today except possibly Catskill and Robinson. 

 In firmness Midland surpasses Premier, Catskill and Sparkle and 

 is almost equal to Blakemore and Tennessee Beauty. In appear- 

 ance Midland is beautiful, bright red when it first ripens but 

 becomes fairly dark on holding. As a freezing berry 

 Midland is at the very top. Most tests show none better, 

 few equal to Midland for this purpose. 



For those who want to grow plants by the hill system 

 or who have trouble in holding down the number of 

 runners, Midland is a good bet. 



Even though 1952 on the 

 whole was a poor growing 

 season we have a better 

 lan usual supply of Mid- 

 land plants. The ripening 

 season of Midland is 

 medium-early, about with 

 Fairfax. For two or three 

 years we have not had 

 enough Midland plants to 

 last throughout the season. 

 Order Midland plants early. 

 Price list page 31. 



TENNESSEAN 



A fine new variety orginated by Dr. 

 Brooks Drain at the West Tennessee Ex- 

 periment Station. Tennessean is an early 

 berry, resembling Blakemore somewhat 

 but a little longer and more pointed. The 

 plant growth is very vigorous, probably 

 equalling Blakemore. Tests in Tennessee 

 indicate that Tennessean outyields Blake- 

 more, is very good for freezing and is ^n 

 equally good shipping berry. 



We fruited Tennessean for the 

 first time in 1952. We found it 

 moderately productive, prob- 

 ably not quite equal to Blake- 

 more but with very nice looking 

 marketable berries. They were 

 firm enough to be excellent 

 shippers. We have an excellent 

 stock of plants. Price list page 

 31. 



TENNESSEE SHIPPER 



This is a Missionary x Blakemore cross, introduced 

 in 1941 by the Tennessee Experiment Station. Ten- 

 nessee Shipper is a very vigorous grower, making 

 larger, stronger individual plants than Blakemore 

 but generally not quite as many of them. The plants 

 are very productive; the berries ripen early, about 

 with Blakemore, and are the firmest of any variety 

 we know. They can be neglected for several days at 

 a time if necessary and still be picked and shipped 

 to market without loss. Tennessee Shipper berries are 

 excellent for freezing. We have fruited Tennessee 

 Shipper several times and often have 

 found it very small but in 1952 we had 

 a beautiful crop that equalled Blake- 

 more and almost equalled Tennessee 

 Beauty in size and productiveness. 



In its territory Tennessee Shipper 

 may be a good berry to grow where 

 labor is a limiting factor. Tennessee 

 Shipper may be ready to pick today but 

 will wait on you until day after to- 

 morrow or even until next Tuesday and 

 still be in good shape. Price list page 

 31. 



