A cross of Pre- 

 ((JJ mier and Mission- 

 [fy/ ary, originated by 

 >^ the U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agricul- 

 ture an released 

 by them in 1930. Blake- 

 more has quickly taken 

 the lead over all southern 

 shipping berries, except in 

 Florida where Missionary is more 

 suitable. All over tlie southeastern 

 states it hfis shown itself outstand- 

 ing as an early shipper. Surpassing Prem- 

 ier in firmness, color and carrying qualities. 



GROWTH— Being one of the most l)eavily bedding varieties, 

 P.]akeinoi-e will make an abundance of plants on comparatively poor 

 land and on rich soil or in the north thinning is necessary to 'obtain 

 satistartory size and yield. If this is neglected tlie results are sure to l)e 

 disappointing, (he berries will l)e small and the vield poor, but if 

 properly tliiiined r.Iakemore will make a very good sliowing even 

 under very dry conditions. The foliage is very clean and holds up 

 well all through the fruiting season. 



SIZE— The berries are of medium size, some- 

 what smaller than Premier at the first picking, 

 but for the entire season they average about the 

 same. 



FIRMNESS— Tn this Blakemore is really out- 

 standing, (he berries are very firm and can l)e haul- 

 ed great distances witli no loss in attractiveness. 

 AVe liave compared (liein witii Premier after being 

 trucked 2.10 miles. Tlie IM-emier were badly i)ruis- 

 ed, sliaken down and the baskets stained, wliile the 

 P.lakemore were tinii and briglit, tlie baskets well 

 filled and almost as clean as if there had been no 

 berries in them. The color is very light red, this 





BI.AKEMORE 



is also in their favor as a commercial variety, as 

 on most wholesale markets, the buyers feel * that 

 light berries are not so ripe and will keep longer. 

 Then too, when help is short or weather condi- 

 tions delay picking, the berries will hang on the 

 vines for several days Avithout loss from decay or 

 over-ripening. 



PRODUCTIVENESS— Blakemore, though not 

 quite as i)rodiictive as some varieties, will produce 

 Avell above (he average and on the poorer soils, 

 almost equal to the best. For best yields do not 

 let the plants become too thick in the row. 



Bellmar ^notlier of the U.S. Department creations. Like Blakemore, a seedling of Prem- 

 ier and Missionary. Bellmar was introduced in 1J)31 and has gained quite some 

 popularity along the Kast Coast, as far south as North Carolina and on up into the New Eng- 

 land states. Jts success h;is not been outstanding, although in some cases it has proven superior 

 to the older varieties. The fruiting season is two to three days later than Blakemore, the ber- 

 ries are large, firm, uniform, of a rather dark glossy red, somewhat darker than Premier but 

 their gloss gives them a fresh, bright appearance and they do not appear over-ripe as most 

 dark lierries do. Very productive, in normal seasons running close to Aberdeen or Premier 

 sizing up the entire crop very well. The plant growth is very vigorous, though more suscept- 

 ible to leaf spot th:in Premier. Usually, under dry conditions, Bellmar does not hold up as 

 well as we would like except when planted on low. moist soil. Takintr these facts into con- 

 siednition we ndvise that, before planting heavily of Bellmar, you try them out in your own 

 soil to find if they are suitable. 



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Amherst Co., Va., :May 1, 19.35.-We received the plants in good 

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