. Allen's 1963 book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. BLAKEMORE The Great Southern Shipping and Processing deny. Blakemore is still a standard shipping berry throughout the southern and middle states. The plants are very vigorous, making a satisfactory row under almost all conditions. Usually it is necessary to thin some plants to keep the bed from getting too thick. Blakemore berries are attractive in appearance, light in color and hold the light color for several days. Berries
. Allen's 1963 book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. BLAKEMORE The Great Southern Shipping and Processing deny. Blakemore is still a standard shipping berry throughout the southern and middle states. The plants are very vigorous, making a satisfactory row under almost all conditions. Usually it is necessary to thin some plants to keep the bed from getting too thick. Blakemore berries are attractive in appearance, light in color and hold the light color for several days. Berries are very firm and will remain in good condition from the time the berries are first picked until they reach market. The berries ripen evenly all over and will stay firm on the vines, making good picking rather easy. Some of the berries are large in size but with thick beds and a dry season Blakemore will run down in size very badly unless irrigated. Blakemore is guite productive, giving a high yield per acre, particularly if some thinning of plants has been done. Processors in many southern areas still prefer Blakemore and in some cases will have no other variety. In quality Blakemore berries are quite tart and need sugar when consumed as fresh fruit. Blakemore territory includes all the southern states and goes as far north as southern Penn- sylvania and New Jersey, the coastal area of New England and the southern parts of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Some Blakemore is also grown in Kentucky. If you want berries that are easy to grow and sure to grow Blakemore is a good choice. In the right situation it is still a money-maker. We have beautiful plants of virus free stock. Price list page 32. PREMIER The frost Proof Berry For nearly fifty years Premier has been grown in the territory as far south as the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee and north to Canada. As recently as 1955 Premier reigned supreme as our sales leader and as the most popular, profitable and widely pla
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