ABOUT OUR BLUEBERRIES 
SUPERSIZE CULTIVATED BLUEBERRIES are delicious. Practically seedless, 
the fruit is firm, meaty, and not perishable. By far the most profitable of bush 
fruits, blueberries range in price from 40 cents to 70 cents a quart. There is a 
strong demand for Cultivated Blueberries that present production cannot satisfy. 
Not only is the fruit of the Cultivated Blueberry magnificent but the bushes 
themselves, entirely without thorns, are of great beauty the year around. As 
shrub or hedge plants, they rival all others. In spring when the pink buds open 
into waxy white flower bells, the leaves are light bronze green. Later against 
the rich green of the summer foliage, great clusters of frosty blueberries, the 
size of grapes, hang majestically. In autumn, the leaves are a gorgeous crimson 
and through the winter the twigs and branches show a brilliant red. 
Cultivated Blueberries are unusual in their dependability, permanence and 
abundant production. They are delicious as a fresh fruit eaten with sugar and 
cream, and when baked in muffins and pies. The flavor is similar to the wild 
huckleberry. Blueberries keep for weeks after being picked and are excellent for 
commercial shipping. They may be preserved commercially and for home use 
by canning or by quick-freezing. Frozen blueberries maintain the shape, color 
and flavor of the fresh fruit. 
VARIETIES 
Blueberry plants vary in size and shape of bush, color of berry, and time of 
ripening. Our blueberry classification chart lists the varieties according to 
certain characteristics of ripening, size of berry, and dessert quality. Two 
varieties are needed to insure cross pollination. The varieties ripen in suc- 
cession, providing a picking season of 7 weeks. Select plants listed as early. 
midseason, and late to extend the blueberry season. The following hybrid 
varieties are the best developed by the government from the wild high bush 
blueberries found from Maine to North Carolina: 
EARLY SEASON: Ripen about June 20 
WEYMOUTH, JUNE, CABOT 
MIDSEASON: Ripen about July 1 
~, RANCOCAS, “CONCORD, STANLEY, PIONEER, SCAMMELL 
LATE SEASON: Ripen about July 7 
ATLANTIC, * DIXI, PEMBERTON, RUBEL, ‘JERSEY, BURLINGTON 
PLANTING 
Cultivated Blueberries first appeared on the market in 1917. They are now 
grown commercially in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina, Minnesota, 
Michigan, and Massachusetts. The plants are hardy to winters in these areas. 
To grow blueberries successfully, acid soil is absolutely essential (4.5 to 5.5 
PH). If the soil is not acid, it can be made suitable by mulching with sawdust, 
peat moss, etc. Small amounts of finely ground sulphur (1 to 2 lbs. per 100 sq. ft) 
