. Allen's 1958 book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. DIXIELAND Better than Blakemore ? Answering the above question we would say, "Yes, it is better than Blakemore under some conditions and in some localities; in other places their relative merits have yet to be ; Dixieland is best described by comparing it with Blakemore. Vigor: Both varieties make a wonderful plant growth, Dixieland making fewer plants but larger, stronger ones. Season: Both varieties ripen v
. Allen's 1958 book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. DIXIELAND Better than Blakemore ? Answering the above question we would say, "Yes, it is better than Blakemore under some conditions and in some localities; in other places their relative merits have yet to be ; Dixieland is best described by comparing it with Blakemore. Vigor: Both varieties make a wonderful plant growth, Dixieland making fewer plants but larger, stronger ones. Season: Both varieties ripen very early. Productiveness: In most tests to date Dixieland has outyielded Blakemore by a wide margin. Shipping: Both varieties are quite firm. If there is any difference Dixieland is slightly firmer than Blakemore for berries of equal size. Dixieland's parents, Midland x Tenn. Shipper, should produce a variety of unusual firmness—Dixieland has it. Color: Both varieties are an attractive light red, Dixieland being very slightly darker than Blakemore. Quality: The varieties are equally good in quality, both being somewhat tart. Size: Dixieland berries are definitely larger than the Blakemore, and have sold well ahead of Blakemore on different markets. Virus free: Our plants of both varieties are grown from virus free stocks. Processor: Blakemore has long been a favorite processing berry, but we are fully convinced that once it becomes better known Dixieland will be fully as good if not better for freezing and other processing uses. In 1955 Dixieland produced for us about 8,000 quarts per acre—large beautiful berries. On one occasion, in hot midseason weather, we fell behind in our picking and this Dixieland field went one week without being picked. When we did get to it, an ordinary crowd of pickers picked a tremendous amount of berries from the area and in spite of the ordeal we found no leaky berries. The richness of the color of these one week ripe Dixieland berries met ou
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