GROWERS 

 FAVORITE 



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BLUERAY 



EXTRA 

 VIGOROUS 



BLUERAY 



This early variety includes as parents such fine old varieties as Jersey, 

 Pioneer, Stanley, and June and is closely related to Bluecrop. It was re- 

 leased in 1955 by the U. S. D. A. and the New Jersey Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. Since then it has gained rapid acceptance as a com- 

 mercial berry because of its unusual vigor and tremendous yields of 

 large berries. Blueray has good winter hardiness, giving fine results in 

 Michigan and the New England states. 



August 9, 1968 



/ have 11 blueberry bushes which are about 15 years old. I don't think 

 they have ever missed a year producing and stiU are. 



Gbovee Caster, Rock Hall, Md. 



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New/ COLLINS 



WONDERFUL 

 FLAVOR 



COLLINS 



EXTRA 

 LATE 



In 1959 this variety was released by the U.S.D.A. and the New Jersey 

 Experiment Station. It is a cross between Stanley and Weymouth and 

 ripens midway between Earliblue and Bluecrop. Berries are large, firm, 

 light blue in color, and have a mild sweet flavor. Collins appears to have 

 excellent prospects as a home garden berry because of its fine flavor, ex- 

 cellent quality, and dependable production. Plants are reasonably hardy 

 and should give good results in most of the New England and central 

 states. 



April 1, 1968 



A note of appreciation for the quality of your stock that I have re- 

 ceived from you over the past several years. Two years ago I picked 250 

 quarts of blueberries from 20 of your plants and I consistently pick 

 between 500 and 600 quarts of strawberries from 200 of your plants. 



John J. Davis. Putnam, Conn. 



COVILLE 



BIG 

 BERRIES 



This very late-ripening variety greatly prolongs the blueberry season. 

 Under our conditions we begin to pick Earliblue about June 10 and 

 Coville in early July. Berries are large and very attractive and continue 

 to ripen for several weeks. Good flavor does not usually develop in Co- 

 ville until after the berries have fully ripened, but allow them to remain 

 for a week after turning blue and the quality can be very good. 



June 14, 1968 



/ want to let you know that all the plants and bushes we bought from 

 you this year are growing beautifully. We are most proud of our patch 

 of forty Rayner blueberry bushes. Twenty-eight are 14 years old and 







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COVILLE 



very productive bushes. 



Mrs. Alfred Fox, Linglestown, Pa. 



VERY 

 EARLY 



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EARLIBLUE 



FINE 

 QUALITY 



This excellent commercial berry is about as early as Weymouth and 

 has many fine commercial features. The berries are large and ripen uni- 

 formly in big, tight clusters. The picking scar is good and berries are re- 

 sistant to cracking. Of special interest to home gardeners is the mild 

 sweet flavor of Earliblue. Plants are vigorous and have fine upright 

 growth. This variety has good cold resistance and has proven to be a fine 

 berry for both commercial and home use. 



EARLIBLUE 



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