. Allen's 1962 book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. V^ -^i - "'-V. ;:-'^ ^:mi:^ EARLIDAWN earnest of a// Five days earlier than Blakemore Earlidawn is a cross of Midland and Tennessee Shipper. It was originated at Beltsville, Md. in 1947 by the and first selected for merit in 1948. After observation and testing Earlidawn ( 3939) was released for introduction in the fall of 1956. The original release best describes the variety. "The ripening seas
. Allen's 1962 book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. V^ -^i - "'-V. ;:-'^ ^:mi:^ EARLIDAWN earnest of a// Five days earlier than Blakemore Earlidawn is a cross of Midland and Tennessee Shipper. It was originated at Beltsville, Md. in 1947 by the and first selected for merit in 1948. After observation and testing Earlidawn ( 3939) was released for introduction in the fall of 1956. The original release best describes the variety. "The ripening season of Earlidawn is about 5 days before Blakemore and Howard 17 (Premier). Earlidawn is the earliest of all to ripen; its flower stems are short and the flowers are well covered by leaves to protect them from frost. It has escaped frost even better than Premier. The berries average large in size and maintain large average size throughout the picking season. The color of the berries is strong to vivid red, a little deeper than the Blakemore color. They are glossy, have a moderately tough skin, and are firmer than Premier, Catskill and Sparkle, about as firm as Pocahontas and less firm than Blakemore. The seeds are slightly sunken. The berries are fairly uniform in shape and their flavor is tart and ; "The plants are vigorous, fairly free of leaf spot and leaf scorch, produce fewer runners than most other varieties and are very productive and have shown no yellow variegation. They are not resistant to red stele root-rot. The plants are productive in wide matted rows. Yields of Earlidawn have been above those of most other varieties in Maryland," As further evidence accumulates it . is certainly safe to say that Earlidawn is frost resistant if not frost proof and, in addition, under good growing condi- tions with adequate moisture Earlidawn is a vigorous producer of runners and can hide the middles. (See Inset) Earlidawn has been sieadily in- creasing in popular
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