WORLD'S FINEST STRAWBERRY SELECTIONS 



EARLY VARIETIES 



BLAKEMORE 



— Pride of the Processors 



Plants: Easy to grow. Vigorous. Ex- 

 cellent for southern and middle 

 states. Disease tolerant. Plants 

 may need thinning. 



Berries: Extra firm. Light red skin. 

 No darkening of the light red 

 flesh on holding. High pectin 

 content. Easy to hull. Tart to 

 the taste. Small to medium in 

 size. 



Something Special: Blakemore pre- 

 ferred by the ice cream makers. 

 Fair for desserts — delightful for 

 preserves and jams. 



EARLIBELLE 



— Vigor and Beauty 



Plants: Small but great for producing 

 runners. Productive. Adapted 

 from Virginia south. 



Berries: Medium to large. Bright red. 

 Glossy and firm. Slightly tart. 



Something Special: Earlibelle is out- 

 standing for firmness, tough- 

 ness, flesh and skin color in 

 freezing and canning. 

 See COLOR Page 13. 



If you received a letter from us recently, 

 you may have noted that we thought 

 Earlibelle berries lovely enough to use 

 on our letterheads. It is a great compli- 

 ment to Earlibelle that our printer (and 

 he's more than a printer to us) has just 

 received an award for the excellence and 

 beauty of these letterheads and enve- 

 lopes. Isn't that something? 



EARLIDAWN 



— Earliest of all 



Plants: Adapted from Alabama to 

 Maine and West (even in Ber- 

 muda, one of our customers 

 tells us). Fewer runners than 

 most varieties. Need good soil 

 and plenty of moisture. Very 

 productive. The best money 

 maker here in Maryland. Sus- 

 ceptible to red stele and verti- 

 cillium wilt. 



Berries: Large. Glossy. Vivid red. 

 Firm. Delicious flavor, on the 

 tart side. Conic and somewhat 

 irregular. Ripen very early. 



Something Special: Fruiting habit 

 makes Earlidawn frost resistant 

 if not frost proof. (Premier is 

 the only other variety with this 

 distinction). Be the first in your 

 area to have berries when the 

 price is right — at the start of 

 the season. See COLOR Page 9. 



FAIRFAX 



— Home Garden Favorite 



Plants: Full foliage, fast growing. 



Shy on runner making. Our 



virus free Fairfax plants have 



good resistance to leaf spot and 



scorch. Productive. 

 Berries: Large. Dark red. Extra 



sweet. 

 Something Special: Best for use 



from patch to table. Highest 



flavor of all varieties. 



See COLOR Page 21. 



PRICE LIST PAGE 38 



