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claims their trees are budded on French Crab 

 stocks. If so, this is still worse, as the so-called 

 French Crab seed is from the Perry making sections 

 of south France, and their seedlings are as tender 

 with us as the peach. Absolutely there is nothing 

 in the artful story with which so many are now 

 being gulled." 



Tree Blackberry. These are sold at the present 

 time at the same price as the following, #3.00 

 each, or two for $5.00. One hundred should be 

 bought for the price of 'one. They are made by 

 cutting back a strong cane of any common variety 

 and causing it to throw out branches. It resembles 

 a tree, and is taken up in the fall and cellared The 

 next year it bears fruit, and like all other black- 

 berries dies in the fall, so far as the tree is con- 

 cerned, but the root lives, and the next year there 

 will be a crop of sprouts or suckers, like any other. 



Evergreen Blackberry. This is not a myth, but 

 is of no value in our climate. In its native home, 

 Oregon, it is a partial evergreen. 



Half down and balance in fruit when trees bear 

 is another very ingenious scheme. The price is 

 doubled, so that half price is full price, and the 

 operator does not figure on his prospective profits 

 on fruit. 



Promises outside of the contract, are not binding. 

 If one is promised anything that he relies on he 

 should see that it is written in the order. The 

 only safe way is to demand an exact duplicate of 

 the order. A card with the names of trees and 



