. Allen's book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. |IYI>II< Like Blakemore, this variety is a scientific cross of Premier (Howard 17) and lllldl Missionary made in 1922 by the United States Department of Agriculture. It has been tried in a number of different places and in many of them has shown up exceedingly well. A Department circular states, "Because of superior characteristics Bellmar is recom- mended for trial in Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey and should be tes
. Allen's book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. |IYI>II< Like Blakemore, this variety is a scientific cross of Premier (Howard 17) and lllldl Missionary made in 1922 by the United States Department of Agriculture. It has been tried in a number of different places and in many of them has shown up exceedingly well. A Department circular states, "Because of superior characteristics Bellmar is recom- mended for trial in Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey and should be tested in comparison with the Premier wherever it is adapted for the general ; As Bellmar has been suggested for conditions under which Premier succeeds and has been grown in the territory where Blakemore has been most widely grown we will describe Bellmar largely in comparison with these two varieties. Plant Growth. Bellmar is an exceptionally vigorous grower making more plants than Premier and practically as many as Blake- more. The foliage is healthy, though perhaps not quite as good as Blakemore and Premier in this respect. The plants should be kept thinned for best results. Productiveness. Bellmar has produced heavy crops of superior fruit in Georgia and North Carolina and other places where it has been tried. With us in 1930 Bellmar was about as productive as Blakemore, but not as produc- tive as Premier although the crop averaged better in size and appearance. Quality. The berries rank high in dessert quality being less acid than either Missionary or Blakemore. Bellmar is too dark and not acid enough to be a commercial preserving sort. Firmness. The berries are firm in texture. One prominent New Jersey berry grower car- ried some berries from North Carolina to his home in New Jersey and kept them for several days. He found that the Bellmar stood the ride and held up fully as well as the Blake- more. The berries will ship well, but the dark color gives them an ap
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