. Allen's 1949 book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. Fine Beds of Midland Plants IDLAND It might well be said that Midland is the best all-around variety of strawberries ever introduced if it made plants a little more freely. Midland has so many points of unusual merit that it is best described by comparing it with other leading berries. So here goes: Midland berries average large, just as large as Catskill, Chesapeake and the other big ones. Quality Superb—Very near the top. n
. Allen's 1949 book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. Fine Beds of Midland Plants IDLAND It might well be said that Midland is the best all-around variety of strawberries ever introduced if it made plants a little more freely. Midland has so many points of unusual merit that it is best described by comparing it with other leading berries. So here goes: Midland berries average large, just as large as Catskill, Chesapeake and the other big ones. Quality Superb—Very near the top. not quite as good as Fairfax and Fairpeake, but many of our customers disagree with us on this point. Firmness: The berries are unusually firm, fruit of the same size is just as solid as Blakemore and other well known shipping berries. Beautiful: Berries are very attractive, darker than Premier, lighter than Fairfax, glossy skin, occasional slight green tip detracts very little. Tops For Freezing: Tests made by the Mary- land Station and other places show Midland one of the best of all varieties for commercial or home freezing. Tremendous Cropper: For heavy yields Midland rates with Premier, Catskill and other master croppers in total quarts per acre. Plant Growth: Midland makes strong, vigorous, individual plants, sometimes plenty for a good fruiting bed, sometimes not enough. In the last three years, since we have con- sidered Midland a major variety, our own record of plant production with Midland is this: 1946, good growing year, plenty of plants with beautiful wide beds; 1947, mostly very dry, very poor beds with few plants; 1948, too much rain, with one severe hot spell, good strong plants, fine beds, but plants not too numerous. IN PLANTING MIDLAND be sure to get GOOD plants, use good soil and pet them a little, as should be done for a variety which might well be called THE BEST STRAWBERRY IN THE WORLD. Price list, page 31. MIDLAND NEWS To save space we are not naming a
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