MAYTIME 



A FINER, EXTRA EARLY 

 COMMERCIAL AND HOME 

 GARDEN VARIETY OF FIRM, 

 HIGH QUALITY 



This extra early berry has proved its merits from Virginia to Southern Massachusetts 

 and westward to Oklahoma and Kansas. For the past eight years we have fruited MAYTIME 

 from four to eight days earlier than Dorsett, Premier and others. Berries ripen quickly, 



usually giving two biggest pickings at premium 

 prices before other early berries are ripe. MAY- 

 TIME is a valuable addition to other varieties. 



Free Growth — Vigorous, medium size 

 plants produce runners very freely, and 

 readily form good fruiting bed. Leaves 

 cover flower cluster, providing extra 

 frost protection. Resistant to leaf spot 

 and scorch. 



Large to Medium Berries — Average 

 large at first and medium to large later 

 in season. Slightly smaller than Dorsett. 

 First berries cone and wedge shaped ; 

 later cone shaped. 



Sweet and Juicy — Flavor much sweeter 

 and superior to Blakemore and Mission- 

 ary. Fine, juicy dessert quality. 



Glossy Bright Red — Firm, glossy, 

 bright red skin does not darken with 

 holding. Uniform seeds even with sur- 

 face. 



Good Shipper— MAYTIME'S firmness, 

 fine appearance and earliness makes it 

 i0P a profitable commercial berry in areas 

 to which adapted. 



Good Frost Resistance — Despite early 

 blossoms we have experienced no notice- 

 able loss from frost, either through re- 

 sistance or in fruiting results. 



Photographed from Our Own Picking 



BLAKEMORE 



THE SOUTH'S MOST POPULAR, 

 MOST PROFITABLE BERRY 



Berries so firm that they hold up in 

 color and quality on long distance ship- 

 ments. BLAKEMORE has brought the 

 Southern grower vast new markets' 

 and consistently high returns. Berries 

 may be shipped 1000 miles or more by 

 refrigerator car or truck. RAYNER'S 

 fine Yellow Free Strain brings bigger 

 profits to the grower and finer, firmer 

 fruit to the consumer. 



Abundant Growth — Under practically all con- 

 ditions and soils, BLAKEMORE will make 

 abundant growth free from leaf troubles. Need 

 thinning in North or on very rich soils to pro- 

 duce larger berries. 



Actual Photograph 



Uniform Size — Very uniform, medium size berries hold up well all season. 



Produces Freely — Free bedding habit makes good fruiting row. Dependable year after year. 



Long Distance Shipper — One of firmest varieties. Good skin with light red color that does not darken when 

 overripe. Their fine arrival condition means customer satisfaction and repeat orders. 



Fine Field Keepers — Fruit may hang on vines two or three days after normal ripening without loss in color 

 and firmness. Minimizes loss from weather delays or picking labor shortages. 



Excellent for Freezing and Canning — Medium sub-acid, firm flesh of fine texture, red to center. 



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