WORLD'S FINEST STRAWBERRY SELECTIONS 



EARLY VARIETIES 



BLAKEMORE 



Pride of the Processors 



BLAKEMORE was introduced in 

 Maryland in 1923. It has not lost any 

 of the qualities that made it No. 1 with 

 the processors — firmness, brightness of 

 color, high pectin content and ease of 

 hulling. BLAKEMORE is a great 

 southern shipping and processing berry. 

 It grows well on varied soils, ranging 

 in adaptability from the southern states 

 westward to Oklahoma and Missouri. 



Plants of BLAKEMORE are vigor- 

 ous and make runners freely. Some- 

 times, too freely — and thinning is re- 

 quired. High tolerance to virus dis- 

 eases, resistance to leaf scorch and leaf 

 spot, as well as good resistance to 

 verticillium wilt are some of the in- 

 herent characteristics of this fine old 

 variety. 



Berries of BLAKEMORE are small, 

 blunt conic and firm. They have bright, 

 light red skin and light red flesh. Ber- 

 ries ripen evenly and hold their color 

 well. BLAKEMORE berries are quite 

 tart and need plenty of sweetening for 

 table use. Order your plants now. 



EARLIBELLE 



Firmness and beauty 



EARLIBELLE was introduced to 

 growers in 1964 by the North Carolina 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. EAR- 

 LIBELLE originated as a seedling 

 from the cross of Albritton x Md-US 

 2101 and was recommended for use in 

 North Carolina and southward as an 

 early commercial variety. 



Plants of EARLIBELLE are com- 

 paratively small but produce runners 

 so freely on most soils that fruiting 

 beds must be thinned for best results. 

 Foliage has resistance to leaf spot and 

 scorch. EARLIBELLE berries ripen 

 earlier than Albritton in eastern North 

 Carolina. Berries are medium-large, 

 averaging 62 to the pound. Skin color 

 of EARLIBELLE berries is originally 

 bright red, turning deep red at ma- 

 turity, and the flesh color is a uniform 

 bright red. The surface of the berries is 

 very glossy and firm. Size is uniform, 

 long-conic in shape with few rough 

 fruits. Flavor is tart and good. EARLI- 

 BELLE berries are fine for freezing or 

 processing. 



According to Mr. Ralph M. 

 Schwartz, of Noble, Illinois, we fail to 

 praise EARLIBELLE as much as we 

 should. He believes that Earlibelle is 

 one of the very best varieties for keep- 

 ing — he says the berries can set in the 

 garage for days and in the refrigerator 

 for two weeks and never lose a thing! 

 His wife wants only the Earlibelle for 

 freezing! He believes we should tell 

 all our growers that Earlibelle is great 

 in Missouri and for all western states. 

 See color page 3. 



W. F. Allen Co., You may or may not be 

 interested (and we are) but my father 

 (D. D. Boatwright, Troy, Va.) bought plants 

 from you folks some 40 or 45 years ago. 

 Had the most beautiful berries and sold 

 them locally for many years. I can re- 

 member the taste of the Fairfax which was 

 one of the great favorites of all. 



Sincerely, 

 Lois B. Mitchell 

 Manakin-Sabat, Va. 



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