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Title: Allen's book of berries : 1951
Identifier: allensbookofberr19alle_29 (find matches)
Year: 1951 (1950s)
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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ZakLf • BoUd • P^aductiue Blakemore is grown on more acres than any other strawberry in the world. It leads all others—in total production and total acres planted. Blakemore is the best early shipping berry the southern states have ever had. Blakemore territory reaches into all the southern states and as far north as southern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the coastal areas of New England and the southern half of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. With few exceptions it is not recommended farther north. Performance alone brought Blakemore its great popularity and lightening like spread over the south and lower middle states. In some areas it revived a lagging berry industry. Here are some of the details which have made possible the great record of this berry! Blakemore is a strong, vigorous grower which makes a good fruiting bed under almost any conditions. Blakemore will stand more abuse and neglect in growing, picking and shipping than any other variety ever known and still make money for the grower. Berries are very firm- ideal for long distance shipping. Berries ripen uniformly all over and have a bright attractive color which they retain even after they get quite ripe. Blakemore berries are most popular with commer- cial canners and packers. At times they will take no other variety. The fact that the berries are quite tart as well as firm may partly explain this. As fresh fruit they must have sugar added to be good. Blakemore berries are medium to large in size when beds are not too thick. Some thinning of plants helps eliminate the small berries which very thick beds and dry weather tend to produce. Due to the nature of Blakemore yellowing no one can know for sure that their stock is yellows-free. Comparatively yellows-free and yellows-resistant stocks can be maintained only by careful selection of planting stock and constant rogueing of plants which show traces of yellowing. Our Blakemore plants are yellows-resistant. You have a right to be suspicious of anyone who claims to have yellows-free Blakemore plants. However, when you walk by our Blakemore fields now you see no trace of yellows whatever. Southern Growers—All Blakemore Growers—set Blakemore for vigor, productiveness and profit. Protect your profits with Allen's yellows-resistant Blakemore plants. Price list, see page 31.

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