. Allen's book of berries : 1951. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. ^tadi-Ptco^ A £u>ie GncfL Zveby IfeGA, Premier has dominated the strawberry industry for many years in the entire northeastern United States. It is still the outstanding berry in general popularity and in total acreage planted in this "Premier region" which extends up into Canada, down through the middle states as far south as Virginia and in the higher altitudes of North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee—westwa
. Allen's book of berries : 1951. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. ^tadi-Ptco^ A £u>ie GncfL Zveby IfeGA, Premier has dominated the strawberry industry for many years in the entire northeastern United States. It is still the outstanding berry in general popularity and in total acreage planted in this "Premier region" which extends up into Canada, down through the middle states as far south as Virginia and in the higher altitudes of North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee—westward across the Mississippi valley. In parts of this area other varieties are beginning to replace or supplement Premier because of greater vigor, red-stele resistance, etc. But even after Premier as a variety is largely replaced by other kinds "Premier blood" will continue to dominate the strawberry industry in the region indicated. This is because Premier is either the parent or grandparent of all the new varieties which are coming in to replace Premier in part. These include Catskill, Fairfax, Sparkle, Temple, Midland, Blakemore, Dorsett, Tennessee Beauty, Tennessee Shipper, Fairpeake, Redstar and probably Robinson. All of them are either one-half or one-fourth Premier. Premier is a grand old variety which has not missed a crop since it was introduced in 1915. But even Premier is not the perfect berry. Among its weaknesses we would list the following: (a) It does not always make enough runner plants, especially in dry seasons; (b) Premier bears so much fruit that in dry seasons it just can't size up the late part of the crop to a size the market likes; (c) The berries hug the ground closely and in thick beds tend to rot worse than some others in wet years; (d) Premier has very little resistance to red-stele. Premier is still "King Pin" among strawberry varieties in the Premier area despite its admitted weaknesses. It has held this crown of leadership lon
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