GROWERS 

 FAVORITE 



BLUE RAY 



EXTRA 

 VIGOROUS 



This early variety includes as parents such fine old varieties as 

 Jersey, Pioneer, Stanley, and June and is closely related to Blue- 

 crop. It was released in 1055 by the U. S. 1). A. and the New 

 .Jersey Agriculture Experiment Station. Since then it has gain- 

 ed rapid acceptance as a commercial berry because of its unusual 

 vigor and tremendous yields of large berries. Blueray has good 

 winter hardiness giving fine results in Michigan and the New 

 England states. 



April 15, 19(52 Asheville, North Carolina 



Your blueberry bushes are wonderful. We bad a few berries 

 last year and are looking forward to a good crop this season. The 

 asparagus plants are the best we ever saw. 



J. Calvin Palmer 



jv«w/ COLLINS 



WONDERFUL 

 FLAVOR 



In 1959 this variety was released by the U. S. D. A. and the 

 X. J. Experiment station. It is a cross between Stanley and 

 Weymouth and ripens midway between Earliblue and Bluecrop. 

 Berries are large, firm, light blue in color, and have a mild sweet 

 flavor. Collins appears to have excellent prospects as a home 

 garden berry because of its fine flavor, excellent quality, and de- 

 pendable production. Plants are reasonably hardy and should 

 give good results in most of the New England and central states. 



July 6, 1962 Freeport, Pennsylvania 



The plants are growing beautiful. My older blueberry plants 

 are loaded with blueberries this year. We expect a bumper crop. 

 Last year we picked 126 quarts off 21 bushes. This year I know 

 we will have more. 



Carl H. Collier 



EXTRA 

 LATE 



COVILLE 



BIG 

 BERRIES 



This very late ripening variety greatly prolongs the blueberry 

 season. Under our conditions we begin to pick Earliblue about 

 June 10 and Coville in early July. Berries are large and very 

 attractive and continue to ripen for several weeks. Good flavor 

 does not usually develop in Coville until after the berries have 

 fully ripened but allow them to remain for a week after turning 

 blue and the quality can be very good. 



June 4, 1962 Woodstock, Connecticut; 



I would like to say that the blueberry plants I purchased two 

 years ago are covered with blooms. I am looking forward to a fine 

 crop of berries this year. Thank you again for such fine plants. 



Michael T. Janket 



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BLUERAY 



COVILLE 



VERY 

 EARLY 



EARLIBLUE 



FINE 

 QUALITY 



This excellent commercial berry is about as early as Weymouth 

 and has many fine commercial features. The berries are large 

 and ripen uniformly in big, tight clusters. The picking scar is 

 k r ood and berries are resistant to cracking. Of special interest 

 to home gardeners is the mild sweet flavor of Earliblue. Plants 

 are vigorous and have a fine upright growth. This variety has 

 good cold resistance and has proven to be a fine berry both for 

 commercial and home use. 



EARLIBLUE 



BUY RAYNER'S PLANTS AND YOU BUY THE BEST 



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