WESTBURY STATION, N. Y. 



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Fruits for Long Island 



RE,D AND YLLLOW RASPBfcRRILS, continued 



Shaffer's Colossal. Very large, dull purplish ber- 

 ries, soft and rather acid. It is the most prolific 

 and vigorous variety we have tested. 



Columbian. A new variety, resembling the last, 

 but sweeter. 



Golden Queen. Yellow, soft, juicy, sweet fruit. 

 Resembles Cuthbert in form and flavor, and 

 therefore is an excellent dessert variety. 



BLACK-CAP RASPBERRIES 



These ripen earlier than the red kinds, and fol- 

 low Strawberries. 



Souhegan. Fruit large and handsome ; plant a 

 strong grower and hardy. Ripens early. 



Gregg. One of the largest of the black-cap family ; 

 fruit large, black, with a slight bloom ; moder- 

 ately juicy, sweet and rich. Ripens late and 

 evenly. 



BLACKBERRIES 



Price, 50 cts. per doz., $4 per 100 

 Being easy to grow, Blackberries are a valuable 

 fruit for home use. As they ripen from early July 

 to the middle of August, they complete the season 

 of small fruits until the peaches begin to ripen. To 

 avoid too strong a growth and straggling habit, the 

 ends of the shoots may be cut off at 3 feet in mid- 

 summer. Plant 6x3 feet. 



Lucretia Dewberry. Large, coreless, juicy, sweet 



fruit ; most delicious for the table. Ripens be- 

 fore all the others. A running Blackberry that 



can be trained to a trellis. 

 Erie. A valuable new variety ; large, very early 



and productive. Desirable as a market berry. 

 Eldorado. Large berries, borne in large clusters ; 



vines are vigorous and hardy. One of the best 



for table use. 

 Early Harvest. Of medium 



size, good quality and 



prolific ; very early. It is 



firm, and therefore a 



good shipper. 

 Agawam. A large berry of 



excellent flavor. Hardy 



and productive. 

 Snyder. Berries of medium 



size, nearly globular, of 



good flavor ; very hardy.' 



STRAWBERRIES 



Price, $1 per 100 ; in Aug. 

 and Sept. $2 per 100. 



A garden without Straw- 

 berries is incomplete. If 

 Strawberry plants are put 

 out in August and Septem- 

 ber they will bear fruit the 

 following June. They may 

 be planted in April and May, 

 and each plant allowed to 

 make a dozen or more run- 

 ners and young plants, 

 which bearfreely the follow- 



ing season. The beds had best be allowed to fruit 

 only two years and then be renewed. Free cultiva- 

 tion should be followed the first year, and the plants 

 covered with straw, manure, or salt hay for the 

 winter. In spring, as the growth commences, this 

 litter may be raked off between the rows to form a 

 mulch, which prevents the growth of weeds and 

 conserves the moisture, as well as protects the 

 ripening berries from the soil. Clippings from the 

 lawn make an excellent mulch for this purpose. 

 By planting four or six varieties, early, medium 

 and late, and giving them good cultivation, the 

 fruiting season will extend from the last week in 

 May to the first week in July. 



PER. indicates perfect-flowered. 



IMP. indicates imperfect-flowered. Plant with 

 perfect-flowered varieties near. 



Excelsior. Per. A firm, productive, high-colored 

 berry ; the chief quality is earliness. 



Sharpless. Per. Very large, conical or wedge- 

 shaped ; white at the tip when not fully ripe ; 

 good flavor. 



Bubach. Imp. Fruit of largest size and excellent 

 flavor. A prolific grower with vigorous foliage. 

 A standard sort. 



Bismarck. Per. This resembles the Bubach in its 

 excellent qualities, and is slightly smaller. 



Beecher. A vigorous, strong-growing variety with 

 healthy foliage. Good flavor and size. 



Glen Mary. Per. A long, tapering fruit of mild, 

 sweet flavor. 



Clyde. Per. Fruit large, abundant, mild flavor. 

 Foliage not so strong as some others. 



Nick Ohmer Per. A vigorous grower ; hand- 

 some berries of good market quality. 



Gandy. Per. One of the latest, if not the latest 

 in cultivation. 



