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Title: Allen's book of berries for 1941
Identifier: allensbookofberr19alle_25 (find matches)
Year: 1941 (1940s)
Authors: Allen Co. (Salisbury, Md. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs
Publisher: Salisbury, Md. : Allen Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Blakemore. More acres grown than any other variety "It covers Dixie like the dew," says the Atlanta Journal, a famous Southern unewspaper. The Blakemore strawberry does just that! Unknown a few years ago, Blakemore today covers more acres of land than any other strawberry in existence, most of it in Dixie. Blakemore is the best early shipping berry the Southern States have ever had. It does well as far north as Maryland, Southern New Jersey and the Ohio Valley. Even though it has been success- ful in a few places, it is not recommended for planting farther north. It is the most robust grower and persistent plant maker ever known in the sections where vigorous growing varieties like Missionary and Klondyke have been supreme. Blakemore will stand more abuse and neglect in growing, picking and shipping than any other variety ever known, and still show a nice profit to the grower. Buyers and shippers like Blakemore because it is the best of all varieties in avoiding "bad condition" reports from their commission men. The berries are really solid and retain their light, attractive color even after they get quite ripe, thus often getting credit for being in even better condition than they are. "Cold pack" men who put up large quantities of berries in barrels for use in making com- mercial jams, jellies, preserves, etc. prefer Blakemore and in some places will not take any other variety. In fact, it was named for Marcus Blakemore, a former president of The American ^ Preservers' Association. In quality the berries are quite tart, which is probably why they are so popular with the cold-pack men. As fresh fruit they must have sugar added to be good. Blakemore berries are medium to large in size where the plants have been kept thinned— but they make so many plants they must be held in check or the plants will be too thick and the berries smaller. Yellows resistant strains—The tendency to sport to yellow strains which are barren or very low in productiveness, has been the chief criticism of Blakemore. Also the spotted ap- pearance of the fields badly affected with yel- lows has been a source of annoyance to the better growers who take pride in their berry fields. Strains of Blakemore found to be resistant to this trouble are now available at very low prices. We are offering only these new strains and we have very excellent stocks of them. Previous to 1940 these new strains, recom- mended by the Dept of Agriculture, had shown no yellows at all. During the growing season of 1940, however, traces of yellows appeared in these same stocks. Not enough to be a problem, but still not 100% free. Our plant inspectors tell us that all growers are finding traces of yellows in these so-called yellows-free strains. They should therefore be sold as yellows-resistant rather than entirely yellows- free. With our disease resistant plants, yellows need no longer be a limiting factor in Blake- more production. The size, vigor and root and crown development of our Blakemore plants assure you a fine start in growing large crops of these beautiful, firm shipping berries. Price list of plants, page 35. 11

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