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Title: Allen's book of berries
Identifier: allensbookofberr19alle_19 (find matches)
Year: 1934 (1930s)
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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Southland This vaiety was int0 duced by the U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture in the spring of 1932. Its behavior since that time has emphasized the fact that it is the first really good home garden berry the South has ever had. Had it not been for Dorsett and Fairfax we would be suggesting it for the Northern states also. Southland seems to be well adapted to the Southern states. In eastern North Carolina it is much more vigorous than Blakernore, Dorsett or Fairfax. The berries are unusually large and very fine in quality. Most southern varieties, like Mis- sionary, Klondyke, Blakernore and others are not of high dessert quality. There should be a place for Southland as the home garden berry for all sections from North Carolina south. Even as a local market proposition it seems almost certain that the people in Southern towns and cities would appreciate and pay for very con- siderable quantities of berries that have the size, appearance and quality of Southland. In that section, also, there are usually two crops pro- duced : the early crop from the fruit buds formed just before the dormant season, and the second crop from those formed just after the dormant season. Even in this community where Premier is fine, local grocers to whom we have sold crates of Southland tell us that they could not sell any Premier until the Southland were all gone. In many communities of the South we believe Southland offers an opportunity not only to en- joy better strawberries than ever before, but to start also a profitable business supplying fancy, large, high-quality berries to the markets in Southern towns and cities. The chart of compara- tive values, pages IS and 19, indicate a very high comparative rating for Southland under a wide range of conditions. However, on its showing to date, Southland ranks first for the South in all ways, except for long-distance shipping. Price list, page 35. Shelby Co., Term., Sept. 21st, 1933.— Southland is an excellent straw- berry for the South and is a much better variety than is usually grown through the South. There is nothing but praise for the berry— its growth, flavor, etc.—Mr. Hubert F. Fisher.
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