Houston Hardy Grown Blueberry Plants ■ Strong, Heavily Rooted 
How to Grow Blue¬ 
berries Successfully 
Plant them in rows, in clumps on the 
lawn or in the shrubbery border. A hedge 
of Blueberries is both profitable and orna¬ 
mental, a delight to look upon and to care 
for. Choose a moist piece of ground easily 
supplied with water during the dry summer 
months. Plant in full sun if possible; they 
will also do well in partial shade. 
As the Blueberry roots are distributed 
under the surface of the soil, cultivation 
should be very shallow, not over 2 inches 
deep, so as to leave the roots undisturbed. 
KEEPING SOIL ACID 
lo have Blueberries at their best, the 
acidity of the soil should be maintained by 
mulching liberally with partly decayed 
leaves or with ordinary commercial peat 
moss, or a mixture of both is excellent to 
condition the soil, keep down weeds and 
prevent evaporation of the moisture so 
necessary for proper growth of these new 
Blueberries. Do not remove this mulch, let 
it remain around the plant throughout the 
year. 
ALL PLANTS BALLED AND BURLAPPED 
All plants come to you Balled and Burlapped for 
safety. This is most important, as Blueberry roots 
are tender, and must not be broken or exposed to the 
air. "Sure to grow" plants are always Balled and 
Burlapped. 
A case of Rubel alongside a Rubel bush, 4 years old. Picture 
taken August 3, 1937. Each box is wrapped in cellophane 
GROWER S PRICES 
F.O.B. Hanover, Mass. 
Terms: Cash with order, or shipment 
made C. O. D. if 25% accompanies order. 
The actual plant sizes approximate 12 
inches tall, weight 2 lbs. each for 2-year- 
olds; and 18-20 inches tall, weight 4 lbs. 
each for 3-year-old plants of all varieties. 
Our choice Home Garden assortments 
are as follows: 
10—2-yr.-olds .$5.50 
6—2-yr.-olds . 3.50 
10—3-yr.-olds . 8.50 
6—3-yr.-olds . 5.00 
3—3-yr.-olds, heavier set. 3.50 
3—4-yr.-old budded bushes just coming 
into bearing . 5.00 
QUANTITY PRICES: 
2- yr.-old bushes . $50.00 per 100 
3- yr.-old bushes . 80.00 per 100 
ROOTED CUTTINGS: 
1 -yr.old . $3.00 for 10; $28.00 for 100 
BLUEBERRY 
LEADERS 
CABOT 
Grows to a height of 4 1 /2 feet; dense, flat 
top, very ornamental. Berries delicious, very 
sweet, clear blue color. Early bearer. 
PIONEER 
Grows to 5 feet; loose branches like a lilac; 
large, slightly flattened berries in elongated 
clusters; a good cropper, delicious, and good 
blue color. Comes into bearing after Cabot. 
RUBEL 
Late bearer, will attain a height of 7 feet if 
allowed its own way; should be kept to 6 feet 
to facilitate picking; bears large quantities of 
very fine, slightly acid berries; the best com¬ 
mercial variety so far developed. 
CONCORD 
Growing habit very much like Pioneer, berries 
largest of any so far developed. We also have a 
limited number of Jersey and Rancocas for dis¬ 
tribution this season. Growing habits almost 
the same as Concord. Last three varieties not 
considered as very heavy bearers. We include 
one of either variety in garden lots of 10 or 
more plants if specified. Otherwise, we select 
from our THREE leading varieties, Cabot, 
Pioneer and Rubel. 
In rooted cuttings we have besides the above 
six varieties, Stanley and Wareham. 
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The BEST in Blueberry Plants. GROWN RIGHT' 
HANDLED RIGHT; PACKED RIGHT; at RIGHT 
PRICES. 
HOUSTON ORCHARDS 
Blueberry Nurseries 
HANOVER - - MASSACHUSETTS 
BLUEBERRIES 
at Houston Orchards 
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No pruning is required the first year, 
and little or none the second year. Be 
sure to pull off all blossoms the first 
two years on two smallest sizes. 
The third year, take out weak and 
small growth near the ground. Let the 
plants bear some fruit but not too 
much. This can be regulated by prun¬ 
ing. 
In following years, thin out old and 
weak growth so the plants do not over¬ 
bear. The varieties Pioneer and Cabot 
will need heavier pruning than Rubel. 
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BLU€B€RRI€S 
Blueberry pie, blueberries in cream, blueberry preserves. The thought 
of these makes the mouth water and yet they are within your reach in an 
ever-increasing quantity. It is almost impossible to find a description of the 
Blueberry's flavor. The Blueberry is in a class by itself, with its delicious melt¬ 
ing flesh, full of rich creamy juice and a delicate tang all its own. 
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The demand for Blueberry plants is growing 
by leaps and bounds, and while our supply of 
plants is large, we cannot guarantee to fill 
orders for late comers. So we advise our cus¬ 
tomers to order early, right NOW is not too soon 
to get your orders on our books. Every order re¬ 
ceived will be acknowledged immediately, and 
at proper time for planting in your section, 
plants will be shipped a few days after a notifi¬ 
cation card has been sent you. 
Order at least three varieties for pollination 
purposes. Leave proportioning of Home Garden 
Lots to us, we assort for best results in your 
section. Wherever you live, try a set (3 is a 
set) of these valuable plants, we show you just 
how to grow them anywhere. 
year 
Cultivated Blueberries are hardy shrubs of rare beauty; they are doubly valuable because they are fruitful and ornamental throughout the entire 
