W BLAKE MORE 
Blakemore is one of the greatest shipping berries that southern growers have ever 
had. Throughout southern shipping areas where Klondyke and Missionary have been 
so widely grown, Blakemore has spread almost like wildfire. Even as far north as Mary- 
land and Virginia where Premier was formerly the main early shipping berry, Blakemore 
has almost completely displaced the Premier. Blakemore is a cross of Missionary and 
Premier, ripening a little earlier than either of its parents. It was introduced several 
years ago by The U. S. Department of Agriculture. Many outstanding qualities make 
Blakemore the great shipping berry that it is. 
Vigor 
It is a vigorous grower, making lots of plants and a 
rank, healthy foliage that stands up through the fruit- 
ing season whether it is wet or dry. On good soil 
Blakemore makes so many plants that they must be 
kept thinned for best results. 
Productiveness 
The plants are very productive, often producing as 
much as ten thousand quarts per acre, and the record 
indicates that it is fairly frost resistant. 
Color and Firmness 
The light color and firmness of the berries make 
them very attractive to buyers. If picking has been 
delayed by rain or other causes the berries retain their 
light color so well and stand up for so long that the 
crop can easily be harvested with very little waste. 
Size and Quality 
In size, Blakemore berries do not run large unless 
the plants have been kept thinned or spaced. They 
make so many plants norrnally that the berries are 
medium to small, especially in a dry season. They are 
rather tart in quality, making them very desirable for 
jams, jellies, etc., although not of high quality when 
eaten fresh. Blakemore is one of the favorites with 
commercial firms who use strawberries in various manu- 
factured products 
Adaptation 
Blakemore is adapted to southern and middle states 
and has been generally unsatisfactory in the north, al- 
though occasional growers in the north report good 
results with it. It cannot be recommended for that 
region. 
Yellows 
Blakemore is subject to yellows, or Golden Leaf as 
it is sometimes called. Certain stocks of Blakemore 
containing infestation of crimps or bud nematode have 
also been disseminated widely. Our own stock is en- 
tirely free from crimps and has a minimum of yellows. 
Our planting stock was taken from a field which our 
State Inspector said was the cleanest he had seen. 
This stock was carefully selected and the fields have 
been carefully rogued by State men several times dur- 
ing the season in the effort to clean the stock entirely. 
We believe this to be the freest from yellows of any 
stock you can buy even though it cannot be guaranteed 
100% free as yet. 
A Money Maker 
Blakemore has proved to be the best money maker 
for many strawberry growers in the region where it is 
adapted. Its vigor, size, productiveness, color, and 
shipping qualities make it an ideal shipping berry for 
the average grower who sells the berries at a local 
auction or ships them to the general market without 
attempting to produce an extra fancy product which 
will bring an extra high price. 
Set Good Plants 
We have seen yellows and crimps reduce the crop of 
Blakemore by as much as one third. We believe it 
will pay growers who plant this variety to get the best 
plants available and we believe that we have them. 
Price list, page 35. 
Other Early Varieties 
Bellmar 
This variety is a seedling of 
Premier and Missionary and 
ripens about the same time as 
those varieties. As compared with Premier, the berries 
are about the same size but are somewhat darker, 
firmer, and of better quality. The plant makes a 
vigorous growth and under good conditions is very 
productive. Bellmar foliage does not stand up as well 
under hot, dry conditions as either Premier or Blake- 
more. When the foliage fails, the berries, of course, 
run down quickly. Small berries of Bellmar are some- 
what unattractive because the caps are so large. We 
feel that in the latitude of Maryland or Pennsylvania 
Dorsett or Fairfax would prove much more satisfactory. 
Farther north Premier would be better. We have a 
stock of nice plants for those who want to try Bellmar. 
Price list, page 35. 
a. A New York Station 
£f 1X1 OUt seedling of Marshall and 
Premier. It has been 
highly praised in some sections of the North. In New 
York state it bears a heavy crop of large, smooth, 
bright glossy red berries with an attractive green calyx. 
With us it makes a strong vigorous fruiting bed but 
the foliage does not stand up, nor do the caps remain 
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