> EARLIDAWN 
Earlidawn Berries Ripen Very Early! 
Five days earlier than Blakemore or Premier!! 
This fine new berry, recently released by the U.S.D.A., is a cross of Midland x Tenn. 
Shipper. First selected in 1947 it has behaved well, yielding year after year very early 
crops of nice berries. Earlidawn berries are quite firm with a tough skin, the seeds 
being sligntly sunken. The color of the berries is a vivid red, only slightly darker than 
Blakemore, the light color persists well on holding. The berries are fairly uniform in 
shape and their flavor is tart and good. In tests for the frozen package trade Earlidawn 
has rated high for color, texture and flavor. 
Earlidawn has been tested from Pennsylvania to North Carolina and westward to 
Indiana. Tests in Maryland and New Jersey have been very favorable and outstanding 
at Worcester, Ohio. An unusual feature of Earlidawn is its ability to produce so large 
a part of its crop so quickly. In 1955 at Beltsville, Md. 58% of the large total crop of 
Earlidawn was harvested in the first week compared with 22% Blakemore and 45% 
for Midland. 
Earlidawn is a heavy producer. A yield at the rate of 9640 quarts per acre was noted 
at Beltsville in 1955. Except for small test plots our own plants have either been sold or 
set so we have no yield records here, but the earliness we can vouch for. Four or five 
days start in marketing could sometimes make the difference between just a profit and 
a big profit. 
Under good conditions Earlidawn makes plenty of plants for a good fruiting row, not 
very many plants but large in size. This year after the summer drought they did not 
make many runners so the supply is short in spite of a fairly large acreage. They are 
well worth trying. Price list page 372. 
> MIDLAND 
Beauty, size, color, quality, productiveness, firmness, freezing! Midland has every- 
thing and you should have Midland. We firmly believe that the virus free stocks now 
available will restore Midland to its former prominence as one of the best of all early 
berries. Ripening with Premier and Blakemore it is just as productive as either and the 
berries average larger in size. Compared with Catskill Midland is equally productive 
and the berries are almost as large in average size. In quality Midland berries are near 
the top. Many consider them the equal of Fairfax, not quite as sweet but with just as 
much appealing flavor, much better than either Premier or Blakemore—tully as good 
as Sparkle. Midland has also been re-named and sold as Crimson Flash and Adonis. 
The berries are beauties, very attractive in the package with a medium rich red color, 
darkening somewhat on holding. Freezing tests have shown Midland to be one of the 
best of all, either commercially or for home use. 
We have substituted Midland for Premier in our Middle States Gardens Collections 
because Midland is a better berry in every way except possibly its ability to resist 
severe frosts and in number of plants produced. 
This year Midland made a wonderful growth in May and early June. As with other 
varieties the worst drought in 25 years almost completely checked growth from mid- 
June to mid-August. As with other varieties which make very large plants Midland 
failed to make runners freely after the drought was broken. Our beds are beautiful for 
fruiting with individual plants of tremendous size but the rows will not dig very many 
and the supply will be short. You should try a few Midland but if you really want 
them please order early. Price list page 32. 
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