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Title: Allen's book of berries for 1944
Identifier: allensbookofberr19alle_28 (find matches)
Year: 1944 (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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Nice cluster of Dorsett berries AT ITS BEST THERE IS NO BETTER
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Dorsett is usually at its best in the latitude of Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey. Even farther north on the New England coast and in the Hudson River Valley, as well as in states as far west as Missouri, some growers rate Dorsett as one of the best. Where it grows well there is plenty of reason to put it at the top. The plants are more vigorous and just as productive as Premier. The berries run larger in size, are brighter and more attractive in appearance and will outsell Premier on most markets. Dorsett berries are extra fine in quality, better than any except Fairfax and Starbright, and about equal to them as a dessert berry. Dorsett is excellent for home garden and local market and is firm enough to ship if picking is kept up reasonably well. In spite of being better in so many ways, Dorsett will never be universally popular because of two weak points. It is not as hardy as Premier, Catskill or Fairfax. When planted far north or on cold frosty sites it is more susceptible to injury from winter cold and from late spring frosts than most other good varieties. Also, Dorsett is a fairly weak pollenizer. It is so vigorous that it often sets far too many plants which not only cuts down the size and yield of fruit by excessive competition for water and plant food, but also by making damp, shaded conditions where proper pollenation is difficult. Fairly well thinned beds enable Dorsett to set the tremendously heavy crops of which it is capable. Growers who can produce Dorsett at its best are really "sitting pretty." Price list, page 23.

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