. Allen's 1954 book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. Oht maU 9Ao4UaUe VxtAleJU^ W/e Saxho-! If in this section we were limited to just one variety for fruiting purposes it would have to be Tennessee Beauty. It is one of the most beautiful and most productive of all strawberries, as well as being the most profitable. Tennessee Beauty is easy to grow, note the section of the plant bed below grown by us this year in a very dry season. The berries are very firm and, as with Blakemo
. Allen's 1954 book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. Oht maU 9Ao4UaUe VxtAleJU^ W/e Saxho-! If in this section we were limited to just one variety for fruiting purposes it would have to be Tennessee Beauty. It is one of the most beautiful and most productive of all strawberries, as well as being the most profitable. Tennessee Beauty is easy to grow, note the section of the plant bed below grown by us this year in a very dry season. The berries are very firm and, as with Blakemore, if shortage of labor prevents pick- ing every day or two, Tennessee Beauty can be left for several days at fruiting time with very little loss, even for shipping. The quality of Tennessee Beauty berries is excellent. Our folks go for it for fresh use as well as for freezing and preserving. Tennessee Beauty and Blakeraore are our nomination as a profit making pair in regions where they are adapted. Blakemore for early, Tennessee Beauty for late, will extend the shipping and freezing berry season to make the most use of the picking labor available. No other varieties give as much value or will bring as much money for the smaller sizes. Tennessee Beauty territory is about the same as Blakemore. It covers all the southern and middle states as far north as central Pennsylvania and the coastal areas of New York and New England. As the picture shows, Tennessee Beauty berries are beautiful. They have a large, green cap and a bright, shiny red skin. This variety would rank high in any "Berry Beauty" contest. The productiveness of Tennessee Beauty plants bears talking about. In 1951 every member of the "300 Crate per Acre Club" in the state of Tennessee made his record with Tennessee Beauty. We obtained 6,000 quarts per acre here in Maryland last year. From the look of the plant beds after they have made their tremendous set of fruit, it looks as though the possib
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