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beautiful fruit. We advise the planting of at least a dozen plants of thia 

 promising new variety. A profitable berry for market and unexcelled for 

 home use; one of our favorite berries; ripens early. 



Gregg. — Requires a good, strong soil to produce best results, and re- 

 sponds liberally to generous treatment. The canes are large and pro- 

 ductive of fruit of the very largest size, not as fine in quality as some of 

 the other sorts, but a good market fruit; Gregg ripens late in the season. 



Kansas. — A most desir- 

 able Black Cap in every 

 respect. The canes are 

 magnificent, strong, vigor- 

 ous growers, of ironclad 

 hardiness, they . are im- 

 mensely productive of jet 

 black fruit of large size 

 and are very attractive, 

 hence a first class market 

 berry, as well as one of 

 the best for the family 

 use. The Kansas ripens 

 in mid-season, and the 

 fruit is very firm, but its 

 superior flavor is the 

 principal reason for its 

 growing popularity. A 

 fine berry in every way; 

 quality une.xcelled. 



Mills. — The growth very 

 vigorous, fruit medium to 

 large, firm, fine flavored, 

 juicy, sweet, very good to 



best in quality. Productive and remains a long time in fruit; a good berry 

 for all purposes. 



Munger. — The fruit is black and resembles Gregg very much. It is 

 a better flavored berry than Gregg, tougher in texture, and therefore a 

 better shipper. In size it excels Gregg by almost 25 per cent., being ex- 

 tra fine for canning and evaporating. The canes, too, resemble Gregg, 

 are free from disease, upright in growth; a good market fruit and also 

 valuable for home use. 



Ohio. — Ripens mid-season, between Souhegan and Gregg. The fruit 

 is nearly as large as the Gregg. Very uniform in size and holds out large 

 to the last picking. The color is nearly as black as the Souhegan. It 

 is of splendid quality, firm, and a very excellent shipper; valuable for 

 market. 



Palmer. — The first to ripen; fruit good size and quality; canes won- 

 derfully productive, vigorous and hardy; ripens its crops in short time; 

 one of the best varieties of Black Caps; desirable for market on account 

 of its fine appearance and high quality; one of the best for the home 

 planting. 



Soughegan. — Enormously prolific of jet black berries, and the best 

 in quality of any Black Cap; the very earliest to ripen, coming with the 

 later varieties of strawberries; perhaps the best early variety we have 

 for all purposes. 



KANSAS. 



