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THE IMPROVED WILD BLUEBERRY/,.,. 0° * | 
1S Lepartment f Agricultucg i 
The wild Blueberry is the object of perheps more extensive search in localltTese f 
where it mey be found, then eny of our wild fruits. The reason being that its 4 
pretty blueberries make the pie per excellence. Blueberry Pie when once tasted 
leaves 8 memory not soon forgotten. The improved verieties of this fruit ere often 
es lerge as Concord Grapes, end sometimes lerger. The delicious flevor of the wild 
Blueberry hes been trensmitted unimpeired to the improved verieties; as well as 
their herdiness snd abundence of yield. 
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The Improved Blueberry will probably ‘grew on meny types of soil, but they seem 
to do best on s rether light ecid or sour soil. It mey be wise before setting 
comnersielly, to either try e few plents on the perticuler soil, or heve it tested 
for its acid resection. ‘ : : 
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The culture for Blueberries is the seme es thet fcr Raspberries, Of course, 
they will grow end bear without cultivetion, but like the other smell fruits, 
greater yields will be obteined if the soil is stirred so thet competing vegetation 
1S kept subdued. Hend hoeing is, of ccurse, necessery, where the weeds end grass 
ere not kep down by cultivation. 3CG00 to 4000 quarts per acre have been hervested. 
thsy ere es long lived es an apple tree. hen once established, you will herve 
enurl crops of these lerge end deliciously sweet Blueberries, 
VARIC LIES 
The following verieties herve been brought out by the U. S. Government: 
CABOT - This is the first of the nrmes vericeties-to ripen, which nermelly 
is errly in July. The bush is rether spreeding, the fruit is very lerge end ships 
well, and is of excellent quelity. 
PIONEER - Metures ten deys efter Cebot. The bush is spreeding, vigorous, 
herdy and productive. The fruit is very large, light blue, firm, ships well, end 
is very gocd in quality. 
RUBEL - Ripens two weeks efter Cebot, The bush is upright, very vigorous, 
herdy end preductive. The fruit is Irrge, light blue, very firm cnc ships well. 
the quelity is good, although somewhet ecid. 
CONCORD ~ Metures ebout with Rubel, but the fruit everages much lerger end 
the flavor is sweeter. The bush is upright, vigcrous end productive. This is 
perheps cne of the best for heme use, 
RANCOCAS - Matures with Rubel. The bush is upright, vigorous, end productive. 
The fruit is very lerge, light blue, firm, ships well end the quelity is of the best, 
JERSEY - Metures © week leter then Rubel. The bush is upright, vigorous ond | 
productive. The fruit is very lerge, firm end of extre quality. 
PRICES 
Two yeer plents of ell verieties 60 cents eech, $7.00 per dozen or 4150.00 
per, 100 in lots cf 50 or more; three yerr bepring ege plents, $1.25 eegh, $14.00 
per dozen or $100.00 per 100; and ell sre sent prepeid vir percel post. 
4 Year. Large. $2.00 Each. $22.00 per Dozen. 
George 4. Morse 
: Pt ees 
Williomson, New York 
