New Early - Wonderful For The Southern Garden 



An exceptionally fine home garden berry for the Southeast, very attractive, of the finest 

 flavor and very productive, however, the skin is too tender for a first class commercial berry 

 unless handled very carefully. For that purpose we would recommend Fairmore. 



ORIGIN— The Daybreak (N. C. 419) originated 

 from a cross between Missionary and Fairfax made 

 by George F. Waldo in 1931, in the U. S. Plant 

 Field Station near Glenn Dale, Maryland. The 

 seedlings from this cross were taken to AVillard, 

 North Carolina in 1931, and it was among the selec- 

 tions made in 1932 and 1933. In 1934 and again in 

 1935. it was outstanding in vigor, and in the extent 

 of the early crop. In 1937 and 1938 tests by co- 

 operating growers in Pender, Duplin, and Colum- 

 bus Counties indicated it was worthy of introduc- 

 tion as a home garden variety in eastern North 

 Carolina. The Daybreak is as vigorous as Fair- 

 more, and more vigorous than any other commer- 

 cial variety in eastern North Carolina, making a 

 heavy matted row, which may quickly become too 

 dense. The leaves are large and deep green, and 

 have not been seriously injured by leaf diseases in 

 eastern North Carolina, and it is considered resist- 

 ant to leaf scorch and leaf spot. Pollen production 



is abundant, even in the first flowers to open, 

 though all the berries are not fully pollinated, and 

 the primary berries and flowers are very large. 



The ripening season normally begins several days 

 before that of Blakeraore, and often 10 days before 

 that of Missionary. Though its ripening season in 

 most years is short, the Daybreak is usually as 

 productive as Blakemore and Missionary. The ber- 

 ries are larger than those of Blakemore, but not 

 so large as those of Fairmore. They are oval to 

 long, blunt conic in shape, with a pronounced neck. 

 It is very uniform in shape. The color is glossy 

 crimson, similar to that of Fairfax, but it turns 

 dull more quickly, if the berry is picked very ripe. 

 The skin is tender, which makes it more suscep- 

 tible to bruising than Blakemore. The flesh is 

 rich, bright red and tender. The flavor is sub-acid. 

 Under normal conditions in eastern North Carolina, 

 it is very aromatic and richer than either Fairfax 

 or Missionary. Most people seem to prefer its 

 flavor to that of any other variety. 



MISSIONARY "^^ ^^^' dependable shipping variety, largely grown in Florida and other 

 southern states. Does well in all types of soil and especially well in the 

 lighter types. Is very popular with the juice men. We believe Blakemore a better variety 

 generally, with the exception of in Florida where the Missionary is still the leading variety. 

 The fruit is rather tart, dark red in color, of medium size and has a very attractive appear- 

 ance. A heavy producer and sizes up the entire crop well. 



SHELTON 



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(Conn. No. 123) — Developed at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment 

 Station at New Haven, Conn, by the crossing of two inbred lines. Shelton 

 looks promising as a second early variety, usually producing the bulk of 

 its crops a day or two ahead of Premier. Last year it produced as much fruit as Premier, but 

 in previous years, has been slightly less productive. 



Shelton combines the attractiveness of Ches- 

 apeake with much of the productiveness of 

 Premier, and has fine quality and flavor. The 

 fruit is very regular in size and shape, and is 

 bright and attractive. The seed is prominent 

 and bright yellow, very similar to Chesapeake. 

 The bright color and fresh appearance of the 

 fruit is retained longer after picking than any 

 of the varieties commonly grown in Connec- 

 ticut. 



Shelton makes an abundance of plants and 

 should be given wide spacing. 



We have had Shelton and Hebron in our 

 test plot for the last three years. Both have \^ 

 been productive and very attractive, but are 

 not as good as when growing in Connecticut ; 

 therefore, we assume they are best adapted 

 to the latitude and to conditions similar to 

 those of Connecticut. Shelton is worthy of 

 trial as a general market and shipping berry, 

 especially in those localities where Chesapeake 

 is grown and appreciated. 



Shelton Berries Are Firm And Attractive 



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