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Jerseybelle is a very large-fruited variety with a late ripening season. The 

 berries have a shiny skin, a tough surface and rather prominent yellow seeds. 

 The cap is large and showy which helps to attract the eye of the buyer. The flavor 

 of the fruit is best described as mild, even becoming bland when fully ripe. Under 

 our very dry conditions at picking time in Maryland in 1962 Jerseybelle was our 

 highest quality variety. One reason for this is that Jerseybelle does not set up too 

 heavily on the vines and thus the competition for water and nutrients was not as 

 intense as with heavier yielding varieties. 



Jerseybelle plants with virus free stocks are vigorous and will make a fair amount of runners 

 under most conditions. Jerseybelle berries are really fancy (see color picture) and so outstanding 

 for beauty and size that they always bring top prices. Jerseybelle fruit should be picked at just 

 the right time and handled carefully and promptly. It is firm enough for retail trade and over- 

 night shipment if kept -picked closely while the berries are still bright red, rather than waiting 

 until they get a deep red color. 



Jerseybelle was first listed in our catalog in 1957. At that time it had been grown successfully 

 and profitably for several years by New Jersey growers under the name 7A. Growers who have 

 not tried the virus free stocks of Jerseybelle should re-evaluate the variety in the area where 

 Jerseybelle is grown. From our sales we consider Jerseybelle territory to be primarily Delaware, 

 New Jersey and New York but we still get scattered reports from states adjacent to the area 

 mentioned. It is certainly worthy of trial for the grower who has good berry land and a fancy 

 market available. 



Our plants of virus free Jerseybelle are vigorous and the runner production has been good 

 even in a dry season. Price list page 32. 



VERMILION 



Vermilion was originated at the University of Illinois. In addition to being very productive 

 it has shown a high degree of resistance to red stele. Plant growth is strong and upstanding. 

 It makes an adequate number of big, strong plants rather than a great number of small ones. 

 Vermilion has shown great productiveness in the central states of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois 

 but has not been grown widely enough to recommend it much outside of this territory. One 

 grower from Ohio writes, "Vermilion is by far the most successful berry on our heavy soil. It 

 grows more than a foot tall — picking is easy and the plants make long runners and are easy 

 to hoe in between. We get a good crop the second season." 



The berries run medium to large in size, somewhat irregular in shape and they ripen very 

 closely to the ground causing some tendency to green sides. Quality is fair to good with well 

 developed berries. It ripens midseason to late and is fairly firm. Price list page 32. 



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