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Title: Allen's 1954 book of berries
Identifier: allens1954bookof19alle (find matches)
Year: 1954 (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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20 FAIRPEAKE ERIE Fairpeake late and Fairfax early are the quality twins. No other leading straw- berries are so delicious to eat. For home garden and local market the quality of Fairpeake will make it a winner, and in many sections Fairpeake is very well received commercially. Fairpeake makes a strong, vigorous plant with runner production rather shy, especially under unfavorable conditions. Plants are fairly productive and carry many of the good points of their famous parents, Fairfax and Chesapeake. The beauty and high quality of the berries usually enable the grower to get better prices for Fairpeake than for ordinary kinds. Like* Redstar, Fairpeake blooms so late that it usually escapes late frosts. It is grown successfully in most of the Premier territory. Ripening season late. Price list page 31. Erie, like Empire, is a recent introduction of the New York State Experiment Station. Its parentage is Sparkle and Premier, certainly an excellent start for any new kind. Erie makes strong, vigorous plants and plenty of them for a heavy fruiting row. Beriies are large, maintaining their size well throughout the season. Fruit color is medium red, bright and attrac- tive, with a skin somewhat tougher than Premier. In quality Erie about equals Premier but ripens about eight days later, or about with Sparkle. Dr. George L. Slate, the originator, says Erie is suggested for trial for market purposes because of its heavy crop, attractive appearance and large size of the berries which is well maintained throughout the season. Ripening season medium to late. Price list page 31. -\ VERMILION -^ REDSTAR OAt B^At Ue^(^ £ate and the A new variety recently introduced by the Univer- sity of Illinois where as a seedling it did well in com- mercial trials in Edgar County of that state. In addi- tion to being a good commercial sort, Vermilion showed a high degree of resistance to red stele. Following are the notes taken in examination of our own small fruiting plot: Vermilion—Plant growth healthy, moderate vigor. Very productive, berries about medium size with very few extra large ones even where plants are quite thin. Berries mostly irregular in shape, ripen close to the ground with some tendency to green sides. Quality good with well developed berries. About as firm as Premier, color same as Temple, getting fairly dark when full ripe. Ripening season, midseason to late. Price list page 31. The outstanding value of Redstar lies in> its extreme lateness o£ season. Redstar blooms so late there is never any frost injury. It bears so late the market is almost bcu-e of other berries so that prices are always good. By running a week or more after the regular season, the labor you have can handle a larger volume of berries. The individual plants are very large and robust, but Redstar often fails to make sufficient plants for a good fruiting row. We suggest that they be planted closer than other varieties. Where a good bed is made, Redstar plants are extremely productive, the berries average large in size, firm enough for shipping, excellent in quality and very attractive in appear- ance with a light red color which darkens very little on holding. Because of its extrenae lateness Redstar should be grown where ample moisture is available at fruiting time, either from natur- ally moist soil or from irrigation. The last berries are always the best ones. In home garden or commercial planting use Redstar and have a whole crop of the last berries. Price list page 31.
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