16 H. D. Richardson & Co., Willards, Maryland 


JERSEY — A late big blueberry. It is a good canning, freezing, and 
shipping berry. Really a general purpose berry. AS an ornamental bush it 
has the style of any ornamental tree. 
BURLINGTON — Bush vigor and upright. Spread with large leaves. 
The fruit is a good blue color. It’s flavor carries the dessert qualities of 
any fruit. Doesn’t leave your taste wishing for something else. 
RANCOCAS — A big rugged bush shoulder high. It is dependable in 
production, in qualities, style, and beauty. I wish to say it will give a lot 
of pleasure and profit and no trouble to grow. 
RUBEL — We believe the Rubel is about the widest planted blueberry 
that we know of. It is hardy and productive, light blue, very firm, and 
ships well. The bush grows up in a desirable manner. 
The Blueberries are a comparatively new branch of agriculture to the 
farmers of America. The U. S. Department of Agriculture test plot is lo- 
cated right here in the neighborhood. We are personal friends of the man- 
ager of the government test plot. He is also a large grower of Blueberries. 
The blueberry has alarmed the land in pleasure, profit and food value. 
Large canning and freezing plants buy them by truck loads here. The secret 
of growing them is to keep the ground worked shallow so that the air can 
penetrate into the soil. 
Blueberry Culture 
You should have two different varieties near each other then they are 
bcth benefited thrcugh the blossom pollination. 
The land shculd be damp, but well drained with the plants set either 
4 feet by 10 feet cr 6 feet by 6 feet and remember that it is to bear fruit 
for 70 years or more. 
This is one subject that we should be in a position to answer your 
questions having the government test plot for our neighbcr. 
Blueberry Price List 
100 or 
each 3-9 10-29 30-99 more 
Meee ee WO PRE 5 ic at ove pod $.65 $.60 $.50 $.40 $.35 
2°. GLO C) Zale scat cue creep aeneeesue ays IL PAS 1.05 .90 15 .65 
2. YE. ALTEOa LS aie. en ures 1.65 1.40 1.20 1.05 .90 
2 Vis AS BtO224 Vie ee ner eee 2.50 2.10 1.80 1.60 1.35 
£N an 
So ay a MARY WASHINGTON 
Hag RD) Mary Washington asparagus has been so 
N y satisfactory that other varieties are prac- 



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tj tically forgotten. I want to mention that the 
, Mary Washington stocks come out of the 
Y ground p'umb straight. When you go to 
bunch them they lay in the form straight as 
pencils. 
MARTHA WASHINGTON 

We can discover very little difference between Mary and Martha Wash- 
ington, but as long as the seed comes to us labcled Mary and Martha it is 
no trouble to keep them separate and we Sell them as we buy the seed. 
We prefer one year old selected roots. Years of experience have taught 
us that the older any plant is the more shock it has from transplanting. 
This proof has been so definite that it seems there is very little to gain in 
buying c'der stock. At the same time, you understand, we can furnish it. 
Asparagus Price List 
25 50 100 250 500 750 1000 
1Syic PNO2 Lk Ge aera $1.30 $2.15 $3.40 $6.80 $10.65 $14.05 $17.00 
Day tse INO a lev vers cient ere 2.05 3.35 5.40 10.80 1690 22.30 27.00 
