Show Bla blakemore hemore Is vigorous and resistant to various i diseases prepared by the united states department of 0 agrical agriculture t ure A new variety of strawberry tile the blaken blakemore jore has been developer developed by th the a united department of agriculture and will be introduced in the region from froin north Ca carolina caroland rolind to new jersey this winter the Bla blakemore hemore a cross between betwee n missionary and howard 17 premier Is adapted to the region beginning wit with the carolinas Caroll nas on the south up to and including new jersey on the north extensive trials indicate that the new variety Is superior in many respects to any of the varieties now krown grown in territory vigorous and resistant the blakemore Is more vigorous and more resistant to disease than the missionary runners are produced freely and perfect blossoms tire are borne in eastern north carolina the blake biake more has been more productive than the missionary or klondike and ripens there two or three days earlier than missionary about the same time as klondike nail and two weeks earlier than howard 17 blakemore berries are blunt conle conic in I 1 shape have fewer white tips than missionary and color well on the under side they are a bright light red which does not turn dark on holding as the Mission missionary nry and klondike do because of tills this feature the blakemore berries are more attractive in the market especially utter after they have been field several days they do not shrivel as much on standing as the klondike or blis missionary flonary berries and have flare a n tougher skin than either cither ot of these varieties alch which makes them excellent for the market marke t Is an acid berry the blakemoore Blaker Is an add acid berry of tile missionary and klondike type being higher in pectin than standard varieties rie ties it has hai better dessert quality than missionary AlIssio nary or klondike and Is excellent for preserving it has been selected by representatives of the national preservers as the most desirable of all commercial varieties for pm pis serving A new publication of the united states department of agriculture Agil culture circular no 93 03 C tile blakemore str strawberry iw gives nn an account of the origin of the variety and the results of extensive held trials tind and suggests cultural methods odi it may be obtained free from tile office of information department of agriculture washington D C as long iong as there Is a supply available for free distribution |