^^M Blueberries 



With the introdnction of the hirge. firm hy- 

 brid varieties, the production of blueberries has 



quickly become a very profitable business, and ^^^^^^^ m^m^""'^ "^ v 



these large delicious berries are now 



seen on almost all the important mar- .^^^^^^^^^^P^ "* ■ .,-^^* 



kets, selling at very attractive prices, ^^^^^^Ifl^^^L ^"^^^ **" 



with never enough available to supply ^^^^^^^^^ 



the growing demand for them. ^^^am^^ma^^^^Bst^ — ^ JV 



The great possibilities of blueberries, 

 both for the home garden and for the 

 commercial grower have been clearly 

 demonstrated in the past 6 years, and 

 during this period, they have consist- 

 ently returned greater profit and sat- 

 isfaction, when properly grown, than m^m 

 any bush fruit. We are offering the ^^P > 

 finest hybrid varieties, which are ideal ^^^^^^fe -""^c JT -^ Cluster of iLarge, 



for both home garden and long distance ^^Z ^^fc ;= ^#^^ Delicious Blueberries. 



shipment. ^^*^- 



^ Blueberries require an acid soil, doing best on soils with a p.h. value of 5.5 or lower, 

 which contain an abundance of peat or other partly decayed vegetable matter. If your soil 

 is deficient in this material, a heavy application of peat, woods mould, rotted sawdust, or 

 similar material should be made, and worked into the top six inches of soil. On clay soils, 

 sand may also be added to improve aeration and mechanical condition. 



On natural blueberry soils, cultivation may be practiced as with any fruit crop. Culti- 

 vation near the plants should be shallow, as they are shallow rooted and are injured by deep 

 cultivation. When grown on other soils, a heavy permanent mulch has given very good re- 

 sults. Straw, salt hay. leaves, or any similar material may be used, making additional appli- 

 cations each year. The mulch should not be disturbed after it is applied, and any weeds which 

 come through should be pulled by hand. 



Blueberries require an abundance of moisture, and the next season's crop is largely de- 

 termined by the amount in the soil in April. May and June, as the fruiting wood is growing at 

 that time. The heavy permanent mulch will retain this necessary moisture in the soil. 



An application of fertilizer in early June will greatly increase the yield of blueberries. 

 Experiments have shown that applications up to 600 pounds per acre will give good results. 

 A mixture that has given fine results is composed of 100 lbs. of nitrate of soda. 100 lbs. dried 

 blood, 400 lbs. rock phosphate, and 66 lbs. sulphate of potash. Good results have also been 

 obtained with a standard 5-10-12 fertilizer. 



Plants should be set 4 feet apart, in rows 8 feet apart. As blueberries will produce sat- 

 isfactorily for 50 years or even longer, if properly cared for and most varieties reach a height 

 of 6 feet or more, too close spacing should be avoided. 



The blueberry bushes have beautiful winter colors on the young wood, shading from light 

 to dark red. and in summer, lush green foliage and blossoms, and later the beautiful blue clust- 

 ers of berries make them very desirable ornamental plants, besides their usefulness as fruit 

 producers. 



As blueberries are somewhat self-sterile, two or more varieties should be planted to assure 

 proper pollination. 



CABOT (Early) — Bush is rather low and spread- STANLEY (Mid-season) — Ripens about with 



in?, seldom reaching: a height exceeding 4 feet. Rancocas. Has a tall, vigorous bush, with large. 

 One of the earliest varieties, a good producer, ex- thiclc. shiny leaves. The berries are large, firm. 

 cellent flavor, and a good shipper. Fruit is large. with an excellent flavor. Productive, 

 firm and attractive. A fine commercial or home va- rx,, , , • • i, 



riety JERSEY (Mid-season)— The bush is upright, 



JUNE (Early)-Begins ripening a few days be- ^'jf.^^^^t'ive ^S?m^'of^''fi'ne'%uamv ^Ind^ ver%'%arg7 



fore Cabot. The entire crop ripens, qiiickly usual- fll^'-^l^i je?sev is ideal'f or home or comme^rciai 



ly a week or more before the last picking of Cabot. i;iQTif^riS- '^^'-^^^ 



Medium high bush, with small leaves. Productive. Piduim^. 



firm and of good quality. SC.\3IMEE (Late)— A variety that is especially 



RANCOCAS (3Iid-season)— One of the most pop- adapted to southern conditions. Is not sufficiently 



ular varieties. Ripens about 2 weeks after Cabot. hardy in exposed locations in the norths but has 



The bush is tall, vigorous, and productive. The given fine results as far south as North Carolina, 



fruit is large, light blue. firm, and attractive. Fine The bush is medium high, productive of large, 



quality, and an excellent shipper. firm fruit of excellent flavor. Ships very well. 



PRICES FOR RAYNER'S STRONG THRIFTY BEVEBERRY PLANTS 



Each 6 to 10 11 to 50 51 to 100 100 or more 



10-15 in.. 2 vr S .05 $ .85 $ .70 S .65 S .60 



15-18 in., 2 yr 1.20 1.00 .90 .85 .80 



18-24 in., 3 yr 1.40 1.20 1.05 1.00 .95 



These prices are F.O.B. Salisbury, Md. 



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