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TEMPLE: 
TEMPLE • SPi 
These varieties will really grow. One of the many things they hav:i 
All of them are very resistant to red -stele root rot. They have a j 
measure, but is not as good in other respects as Temple, Sparkl* M 
of these three varieties could well be -the nucleus around whic: >i 
Piaduc&veHedd: Temple, Sparkle and Fairland rank with t> 
in productiveness. Temple has made outstanding yields in a 
Sparkle in New York and New England has been a very he y 
Fairland in two four-year tests in Massachusetts out yie »i 
Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. All three varieties are very « 
tlip&tWf Seoitm: All three ripen midseason to late. 1 r 
few days ahead of Sparkle. All three bear over a long rij i: 
Adaptation: Results to date indicate that these vari e 
the northern states as far west as the Mississippi Valley .v 
all of New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylln 
ently not as universally good as in the east. Temple, n< 
in all the northern states as far south as Virginia « id 
Being very heavy producers all of these varie's 
crops of fruit, but even on lighter soils there is x 
TEMPLE berries average large 
in size, attractive in appearance 
(see picture) becoming dark on 
holding. Temple berries are firmer 
than either Sparkle or Fairland. 
As a shipping berry in eastern 
Maryland, Temple has become the 
most widely grown of all varieties 
even on soil not infected with red 
stele. Temple berries are very good 
in quality, better than Premier and 
Catskill, not as good as Fairfax and 
Fairpeake. While Temple has not 
been well received in limited 
trials as a freezing berry it has 
become very popular 
very quickly as a garden 
and shipping berry in 
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TENNESSEE 
Tennessee Beauty is one of the most valuable new late varieties introduced 
in years. It is a cross of Missionary x Premier, the same parentage as Blake- 
more. Introduced by the Tennessee Station in 1942. Tennessee Beauty has 
very healthy foliage and is almost as vigorous as Blakemore. The plants are 
very productive; in fact in five year tests conducted in Kentucky, Tennessee 
Beauty gave a greater average yield than either Blakemore or Tennessee 
Shipper and two and one-half times the average yield of Aroma. Berries are 
light in color, darkening very little on holding; they have a 
beautiful green cap, prettier than either Blakemore or Tennessee 
Shipper ; berries are very firm and very attractive in the package. 
In the 1950 fruiting season we considered it either the best or next 
to the best variety we fruited out of about fifteen varieties. 
Berries ripen about with Catskill and extend through a long 
ripening period. Dozens of experiences have proved that it is a far 
better berry than Aroma; very, very few Aroma growers ever go 
back to Aroma once they have tried Tennessee Beauty. We recom- 
