CATSKILL 
Catskill is one of the best commercial varieties. The foliage is 
vigorous and healthy. The plants are large, strong and rugged. They run 
freely, and easily attain a good row. The flower stalks are heavy and 
stand high, blossoms are quite large. 
Primary berries are liable to be rather deeply furrowed and have a 
generally rough appearance. Later ones are smooth and round. They are 
quite large, bright red at first, shading darker with full ripening and 
after picking. They are firm and solid, too, as good as Premier in this 
respect. All right for ordinary handling and hauling. 
Catskill is a good main crop, commercial berry. The total 
yield is usually high, especially in case of rains in proper sea- 
son. Ripening about a week later than Premier, Catskill be- 
comes a choice kind for supplementing Premier and extending 
the fruiting season. 
BLAKEMORE 
Blakemore is probably grown on more acres than any other variety, 
especially in the South, where it has met the need of productiveness and 
Tirmness for shipment for long distances. 
It is a fine runner and prolific plant maker, often requiring 
thinning for best production. A sort of rough and ready 
variety which does well in spite of neglect and abuse. The 
foliage is light green, with the cupped leaves of Premier. 
The fruit is of good, even size, smoothly rounded, with a fairly at- 
tractive appearance. It ripens uniformly, medium early. Quite tart, firm 
and solid. Probably the best shipping berry there is, and a pretty good 
yielding kind, too, if the plants are not too thick. The firmness of this 
variety makes it a prime favorite in the South, but we have seen many 
good patches this far north. Some local growers like it as well as Premier. 
It is a pretty good kind to be growing if you cannot get over the 
field when it should be picked to-day. Those firm berries will hold well 
until to-morrow. 
With us, the quality of this berry has not been as good as we like 
to have. It is quite tart, without the redeeming feature of rich flavor. It 
is also susceptible to ‘'yellows'' which is liable to develop at any time, 
in spite of most careful selection. 
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