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DORSETT 
^bosi&eit Sbemattdd, • climate and conditions to its liking. 
SboJiiett jbeliuefoL • wonderful crops of berries! 
As many as Premier! And such berries! They are larger, firmer and far 
better in quality than Premier. In fact, Dorsett is the most delicious of all 
berries except Fairfax and some think 
very beautiful, too—a bright rich red 
Our records show that Dorsett has 
been the most profitable early berry we 
have ever had, although Blakemore is 
grown more generally in this section. 
Where Dorsett is to be shipped some 
distance it should be kept picked fairly 
close and shipped direct to market. 
Dorsett is not a favorite with auction 
buyers at shipping point, but where it 
is well grown it sells with the best on 
either wholesale or retail markets. 
What about Dorsett’s demands? A 
climate not too severe. From the lati¬ 
tude of North Carolina and Tennessee 
to Southern New England, or slightly 
further North in protected locations, 
Dorsett is superb. Under severe con¬ 
ditions of frost and cold, Dorsett just 
can’t “take it” like Premier, Fairfax 
and Catskill. However, Dorsett might 
justly be called the tip-top high qual¬ 
ity early berry for the middle states. 
Dorsett too vigorous? Individual 
it even equals Fairfax. The berries are 
which darkens very little on holding. 
plants of Dorsett from a well set row 
are not always as robust as Fairfax 
and some others, but when set early 
under even fairly good conditions, Dor¬ 
sett makes a truly remarkable growth. 
Too many plants are likely to be made. 
If they are limited to four to eight 
plants per square foot of fruiting row, 
it will be easier for Dorsett to set a 
crop and the berries will be larger, 
prettier, and better in quality. 
“Last year I picked around 10,000 
quarts of Dorsett to the acre” says Mr. 
W. G. Niven of Norfolk Co., Virginia, 
whose letter is-printed in full on page 
28. Growers who can make Dorsett do 
what it is capable of, really “have 
something.” No commercial growers 
or home gardeners should pass Dor¬ 
sett by without a trial. It may be the 
best berry for them. Our Dorsett plants 
this year are unusually strong and 
well rooted. Price list, page 35. 
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