Title: Allen's 1948 book of berries
Identifier: allens1948bookof19alle (find matches)
Year: 1948 (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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Big Joe Beauties
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BIG JOE A fine old variety that crowds our Big Six Group in all around value. Another thing, it may be the better land we are using to grow them, but for some reason our Big Joe have shown us a resurgence of vitality. -They are big and strong and vital—more vigorous and productive than we remember the variety in years past. The big rugged plants need little thinning. Plants are moderately produc- tive of big brilliant red juicy berries. Prominent red to yellow seeds and a big green cap combine to make Big Joe a very showy and attractive berry. Berries are fairly firm, as good shippers as Catskill, and on the local auction market often sell with Chesapeake. Big Joe is not as hardy as Premier and Catskill. Frosty sites should be avoided especially if planted in northern states. Locally Big Joe is badly mixed with Lupton in growers fields, Big Joe often being called improved Lupton. Big Joe berries are far better in quality than Lupton and deserve to be kept straight. We have them straight and the plants are beautiful. Price list, page 31. TENNESSEE BEAUTY A new variety from Tennessee. A scientific cross, Premier X Missionary, same parentage as Blakemore. Tennessee Beauty makes a vigorous growth with plenty of new plants. They are very productive. Berries are medium to large in size, a bright shiny attractive red color, and quite firm—solid enough for a shipping berry. First and largest fruits generally wedge shaped, others round, conic. Quality good. Tennessee Beauty berries hold their light color well, so if further tests continue favorable, it may replace Aroma or Catskill as a late berry with some growers. Tests in Tennessee have shown a very high percentage of No. 1 berries as compared to Blakemore. Also rated very high as a berry for freezing. Well worth trying in the southern and lower middle states. Tennessee Beauty is a patented variety that we can sell you only with the understanding that you are not to progagate them for sale to others. Price list, page 31. ROBINSON (Scarlet Beauty)—Many pages of nice things have been writ- ten about this new variety from Michigan. It is said to be a cross between Premier and Washington. Like other good varieties Robinson is not universally good but some growers are enthusiastic about it. Robinson makes plants very freely, the foliage being very vigorous and free from disease, resembling Premier but with smaller leaves. The plants are quite productive but under good growing conditions will get too thick for best production unless kept thinned. The berries are an attractive bright red in color, almost as light as Blakemore. They average large in size with the big berries quite deeply furrowed or ridged. This would be a rather serious fault except for the bright color which makes the berries in the basket rather pretty in spite of the ridging. From reports, the berries are firm enough for local and nearby markets or short shipping distances. A northern variety mostly as the berries as far south as Maryland are not firm enough to ship well. Robinson berries must be better in quality than they are here because some descrip- tions say "quality excellent." We are rather critical of berry quality, but we have never tasted a good Robinson. The berries here are very tart without the flavor which makes a tart berry good. It seems to us like another Lupton in that vigor, productiveness, size and appearance make it commercially profitable—but a good one to keep out of the home garden. A report from the Manager of the Fruit Growers Association of Alma Center, Wisconsin states "The Robinson variety did not yield here according to the advertisements. It was a very poor color." However, other reports are more favorable: Wyandotte Co., Kansas—Have grown Robinson one sea- son. First berries as large as eggs. Customers took them on sight. Yield may be low.—W. R. Smith. Carroll Co., Inc.—Scarlet Beauty (Robinson) wonderful ior me. Berries large, flavor very good. Plants healthy and vigorous. Yield heavy. Sell well. Better than any- thing except Premier. —Chester A. Kuns. Wilson Co., Tenn.—Tried 15 varieties, Robinson far ahead of them all. Big as eggs, some of them, and fine like they speak of them in Michigan.—B. A. Williams. Where adapted, Robinson may prove a very profit- able commercial variety. We have some good plants. Price list, page 31.

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