. Allen's book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. Sparkle Berries— How They Sbirxe! TEMPLE berrieB ave, Q holding. Temple berries ither Sparkls oi Fairland. irry in eastetn Maryland, me the most widely grown rily and ia of good quality, i spreading rapidly north berries have a beautiful bright color, almost as light as Blakemore, and darken very little on holding. They are very attractive m the package and are firm enough for shipping moderate distances. In one sec- tion of Michi
. Allen's book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. Sparkle Berries— How They Sbirxe! TEMPLE berrieB ave, Q holding. Temple berries ither Sparkls oi Fairland. irry in eastetn Maryland, me the most widely grown rily and ia of good quality, i spreading rapidly north berries have a beautiful bright color, almost as light as Blakemore, and darken very little on holding. They are very attractive m the package and are firm enough for shipping moderate distances. In one sec- tion of Michigan where a con- siderable acreage was marketed they were well rsceived by buy- ers. Fairland berries average larger in size than Sparkle and Blakemore. Bear in mind that in two years out of four in the Massa- chusetts tests cited above. Fair- land produced over quaris per acre, with an average of over 7,500 quarts per acre for the four Price List page 31. SPARKLE berries are round, deep red in color clear through the berry, with a shiny sparkling skin which makes them very at- tractive. Sparkle berries are only medium in size eve' vhere it is best adapted. When own as far south as Maryland, Sparkle ber- ried are rather soft. Howi New York State they are firm enough for nearby markets are rated very high as a freezing berry. We believe no one berry will ever replace Premier ly. but if furiher trial establish the hardiness of Sparkle this variety will be grown instead of Premier in many areas where it IS best adapted. Every northern berry grower should try Sparklt Introduced several years ago by the New York Experiinent Station at Geneva. It has always been a puzzle to us why Culver did not make more of a "hit" with berry growers generally. Very few varieties that we know make larger, stronger, more beautiful foU- age, and very few make larger, brighter, more hand- some berries. Quality is not high but sufficiently good for a commercial berry; firm enough for
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