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Title: Allen's 1963 book of berries
Identifier: allens1963bookof19alle (find matches)
Year: 1963 (1960s)
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. : W. F. 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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CATSKILL COMMENTS Connecticut—Fairfield Co., Apr. 4, 1962. "I was well pleased with the Catskill plants from you two years ago. I set 750 plants and had over 1,000 quarts of berries." A. C. TOMEK. Illinois—Dekalb Co., Jan. 3, 1962. "Just a note to tell you about the 18,000 Catskill berry plants I got from you last spring. They sure had good roots and I don't think I lost a dozen plants. A wonderful stand. Thank you for the wonderful plants." HARRY HARTMAN. Missouri—St. Louis Co., Jan. 8, 1962. "I just want to comment on the fine berries I had last year from the plants I got from you in 1960. They were Catskill and I had plenty of berries as large as blue plums." R. O. MATLOCK. Ohio—Auglaise Co., Mar. 12, 1962. "I have had good luck with strawberries for the past ten years since getting your plants. Catskill seems to be just right for this area. Have told a lot of my gardening friends about your plants." V. W. NUESMEYER. Pennsylvania—Crawford Co., Feb. 22, 1962. "Enclosed is my order for 1,000 plants each of Earli- dawn, Catskill and Sparkle. I never believed the testimonials in your or anyone else's catalog about 200 plants yielding 300 quarts of berries but in my 30 years of strawberry growing I never saw anything like the patch I had last year. My record is as follows: 1,000 Catskill planted, 1,461 quarts sold; 900 Tenn. Beauty planted, 1,301 quarts sold; 1,000 Earlidawn planted, 1,203 quarts sold and we probably had two to three hundred quarts which were not counted." F. A. CROWE. We have a fair supply of strong, vigorous Catskill plants. We urge you to place your order early. Price list page 32.
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SURECROP for Sure Growth Surecrop is adapted throughout the middle and northern states, even as far north as Maine. The plants are quite productive, ranking very high in total yield in most all tests that have been made. In Ohio, for example, only three other varieties did as well. Surecrop berries are large, fairly round (see picture), bright and shiny red. They are very good in quality and firm enough to ship. The berry size holds up better with Surecrop than with many other varieties because of the extreme vigor and healthiness of the foliage which functions throughout the berry season. Market reports indicate that the price for Surecrop berries stays at or near the top all season. The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station rates Surecrop as having good suitability for freezing and one of our customers, Mrs. Louelle Harpest of Shelby County, Ohio, wrote to us on May 4, 1962, as follows: "Why don't you say anything in your catalog about Surecrop berries being good to freeze? I think they are among the best for freezing. They also keep very well; do not get soft and puffy like many other do." Surecrop is one of the best varieties that has resistance to red stele and is the best variety that has triple resistance to this disease. In any berry field Surecrop will be outstanding be- cause of the vigor of plant growth and the healthy, hardy foliage. Surecrop is well worth growing for its own merits and enables those who have red stele in their soils to stay in the business of raising fancy quality berries. Surecrop continues to grow in popularity each year and we consider it as one of the great midseason berries. Price list page 32. 13

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