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Title: Benton County Nursery Co., Inc
Identifier: bentoncountynurs1947bent (find matches)
Year: 1947 (1940s)
Authors: Benton County Nursery Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture), Catalogs; Fruit trees, Catalogs; Perennials, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Shade trees, Catalogs
Publisher: Rogers, Ark. : Benton County Nursery 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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Strawberries
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Everbearing Variety GEM—The universal everbearer, an old favorite; succeeds in all soils and climates except in the extreme south; fruits heavily the first sea- son the plants are set; very heavy cropper of medium large, sweet, mild, and beautifully colored ber- ries. Grow it in hills or narrow rows. Have Them fresh and Luscious from Your Own Garden Blakemore MAY TIME Introduced as the highest quality extra early berry and recommended as far west as Oklahoma and Kansas. May Time is usually fruited 4 to 8 days earlier than the old early varieties, as it is equal to the best standard berries in firmness, beauty, and dessert quality. The color is darker than the Blakemore and lighter than the Premier. They do not turn dark on holding. SENATOR DUNLAP—This is a great pro ducer and a money maker and a good, all purpose variety. Easy to grow, just the thing for the beginner. Will grow a full crop on most any kind of soil. Is considered one of the very best for can- ning and home use. Exceedingly produc- tive, plants small but have long roots that make it a sure cropper and a drouth resister. We have a wonderful produc- tive strain of Dunlap that never fails to please. BLAKEMORE—The new straVberry that is creating a sensation among strawberry growers everywhere it has been grown. This berry,, originated by the U. S. De- partment of Agriculture, is a cross of Premier and Missionary. The berries are slightly blunted, conic with broad shoulders, slight neck, much firmer than Premier or Klondike, Blakemore has proven considerably superior as a mar- ket variety. Berries are-bright red color, tough skin, firm flesh, solid center, with excellent flavor; very productive, fine shipper and earlier than Klondike; blooms later and will escape frost when Klondikes are killed. PREMIER—The Premier is one of the most popular varieties that we offer and it well deserves all the praise that can be given it, for several reasons: 1. Premier is among the first to ripen. 2. Fruit large size and deep red color. 3. Firm flesh and excellent quality. 4. Heavy yielder and makes thrifty growth. 5. You can depend on Premier for a good crop when other varieties are a failure. 6. Foliage is not susceptible to the leaf spot which has ruined many strawberry patches. We unhesitatingly recommend the Premier for either home or com- mercial planting. AROMA—An old standby that we have been growing for over thirty years. The demand for Aroma plants is tremendous, there is never enough to supply the de- mand. In matters of productiveness, quality, flavor and market value, the Aroma is so much superior to the other old standard late varieties that we urge our customers to plant Aroma heavily and increase their profits by prolonging their berry season. KLONDIKE (Improved)—This is the stand- ard berry for the southern and middle states and does fairly well in the north- ern states. Productive, brilliantly colored and so firm that on the northern market it classes a re-shipper; that is, a berry firm enough to re-ship to the smaller tributary markets and therefore com- mands top-notch prices. Chicago, 111. Gentlemen, Very early this year I ordered some little trees, strawberry plants, etc., and they arrived earlier than I expected. At your suggestion I 'Heeled' them in and want you to know everything sur- vived and thrived 100%. Please keep me on your mailing list. Thank you. WILBUR CRONWELL.

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