﻿DELIVER 
  THE 
  CREAM 
  OF 
  NURSERY 
  PRODUCTS 
  TO 
  THEIR 
  CUSTOMERS 
  

  

  17 
  

  

  FOR 
  INCREASED 
  PROFITS 
  

  

  OF 
  A 
  GENERAL 
  PLANTING 
  OF 
  SMALL 
  FRUITS. 
  

  

  ARE 
  IN 
  DEMAND 
  AND 
  BRING 
  FAIR 
  'PRICES. 
  

  

  INCOME 
  NEXT 
  YEAR 
  AND 
  THE 
  YEARS 
  TO 
  FOLLOW. 
  

  

  BLACKBERRIES 
  

  

  Blackberries 
  are 
  among 
  the 
  best 
  known 
  and 
  most 
  valued 
  of 
  our 
  ber- 
  

   ries. 
  No 
  fruit 
  of 
  any 
  kind 
  is 
  more 
  wholesome. 
  A 
  liberal 
  use 
  of 
  berries 
  

   and 
  other 
  good 
  fruits 
  will 
  save 
  doctor 
  bills. 
  Blackberries 
  should 
  be 
  

   planted 
  in 
  rows 
  to 
  7 
  feet 
  apart, 
  3 
  to 
  4 
  feet 
  in 
  the 
  row. 
  Keep 
  the 
  

   ground 
  light, 
  rich 
  and 
  clean, 
  and 
  pinch 
  the 
  canes 
  back 
  when 
  they 
  have 
  

   reached 
  four 
  feet 
  in 
  height. 
  

  

  Prices 
  — 
  Strong, 
  Well-Rooted 
  Plants, 
  All 
  Varieties: 
  

   $1.00 
  per 
  25; 
  $3.00 
  per 
  100; 
  $22.00 
  per 
  1000. 
  

  

  BLOWERS. 
  Large 
  size, 
  jot 
  black, 
  good 
  shipper, 
  best 
  quality 
  and 
  un- 
  

   excelled 
  productiveness 
  are 
  the 
  main 
  characteristics 
  of 
  this 
  splendid 
  

   new 
  sort. 
  

  

  ELDORADO. 
  Vine 
  is 
  vigorous 
  and 
  hardy; 
  berries 
  are 
  very 
  large, 
  black, 
  

   borne 
  in 
  clusters; 
  ripens 
  well 
  together; 
  sweet, 
  melting 
  and 
  pleasant 
  

   to 
  the 
  taste. 
  

  

  DEWBERRIES 
  

  

  The 
  Dewberry 
  is 
  a 
  dwarf 
  and 
  trailing 
  form 
  of 
  the 
  

   Blackberry. 
  The 
  fruit 
  is 
  highly 
  prized 
  as 
  a 
  market 
  

   fruit 
  owing 
  to 
  its 
  large 
  size 
  and 
  fine 
  quality. 
  Set 
  the 
  

   plants 
  two 
  feet 
  apart 
  in 
  the 
  row 
  and 
  cover 
  in 
  winter 
  

   with 
  coarse 
  litter. 
  Should 
  be 
  mulched 
  in 
  the 
  spring 
  to 
  

   keep 
  them 
  off 
  ground. 
  

  

  Prices, 
  No. 
  1 
  Plants— 
  75c 
  per 
  25; 
  $2.00 
  per 
  100 
  ; 
  

   $12.00 
  per 
  1000. 
  

  

  CURRANTS 
  

  

  The 
  Currant 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  valuable 
  of 
  small 
  

   fruits. 
  They 
  mature 
  just 
  before 
  raspberries 
  and 
  can 
  be 
  

   used 
  either 
  raw 
  or 
  cooked. 
  Being 
  very 
  hardy, 
  they 
  

   do 
  not 
  winter-kill 
  and 
  are 
  easy 
  of 
  cultivation, 
  requir- 
  

   ing 
  little 
  care. 
  They 
  can 
  be 
  grown 
  in 
  any 
  good 
  garden 
  

   soil. 
  Currants 
  should 
  be 
  planted 
  four 
  feet 
  apart. 
  

   PRICKS 
  OF 
  ALL 
  VARIETIES 
  

   Two-Year, 
  No. 
  1, 
  Strong 
  Bushes: 
  

   25c 
  each; 
  $2.00 
  per 
  10; 
  $15.00 
  per 
  100. 
  

  

  CHERRY. 
  The 
  largest 
  of 
  all 
  red 
  currants; 
  berries 
  

   sometimes 
  more 
  than 
  one-half 
  inch 
  in 
  diameter; 
  

   bunches 
  short; 
  plant 
  very 
  vigorous 
  and 
  productive 
  

   when 
  grown 
  in 
  good 
  soil 
  and 
  well 
  cultivated. 
  

   FAY'S 
  PROLIFIC. 
  For 
  size, 
  beauty 
  and 
  productive- 
  

   ness 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  remarkable 
  red 
  currant. 
  The 
  berry 
  is 
  

   equal 
  to 
  cherry 
  currant, 
  while 
  the 
  llnvor 
  is 
  superior. 
  

   The 
  stem 
  is 
  long, 
  which 
  permits 
  rapid 
  pic*king. 
  Val- 
  

   uable 
  for 
  both 
  market 
  and 
  home. 
  Fruit 
  hangs 
  on 
  

   well, 
  never 
  dropping, 
  as 
  in 
  other 
  currants. 
  

   PERFECTION. 
  Bright 
  red. 
  and 
  of 
  a 
  size 
  larger 
  than 
  

   the 
  Kay; 
  size 
  of 
  berries 
  is 
  maintained 
  to 
  end 
  of 
  

   bunch. 
  It 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  productive 
  currants. 
  

  

  Rich, 
  mild, 
  sub-acid 
  

   flavor 
  and 
  having 
  

   plenty 
  of 
  pulp 
  with 
  

   few 
  seeds. 
  You 
  can 
  

   pick 
  Perfections 
  fast 
  

   as 
  Cherries. 
  

  

  WHITE 
  GRAPE. 
  

  

  Very 
  large, 
  yellow- 
  

   ish 
  white; 
  sweet 
  or 
  

   very 
  mild 
  acid; 
  ex- 
  

   cellent 
  for 
  table. 
  The 
  

   finest 
  of 
  White 
  sorts. 
  

   Very 
  productive. 
  

  

  WILDER. 
  Very 
  large; 
  

   bright 
  red 
  and 
  at- 
  

   tractive; 
  a 
  splendid 
  

   sort; 
  not 
  so 
  acid 
  as 
  

   most. 
  Bush 
  very 
  

   productive; 
  large 
  

   bunches 
  ; 
  ripens 
  

   rather 
  early 
  ; 
  fruit 
  

   keeps 
  well. 
  

  

  CHERRY 
  CURRANT 
  

  

  LUCRETIA. 
  Perfectly 
  hardy 
  and 
  remarkably 
  pro- 
  

   ductive; 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  the 
  best 
  of 
  this 
  class 
  of 
  fruit; 
  

   ripens 
  early, 
  is 
  often 
  1% 
  inches 
  long 
  by 
  1 
  inch 
  in 
  

   diameter; 
  sweet, 
  luscious 
  and 
  melting. 
  This 
  variety 
  

   is 
  highly 
  recommended. 
  

  

  AUSTIN'S 
  DEWBERRY. 
  Fruit 
  very 
  large. 
  Enormous 
  

   bearer. 
  The 
  most 
  productive 
  market 
  variety 
  we 
  liave^ 
  

   ever 
  grown, 
  and 
  is 
  8 
  to 
  10 
  days 
  ahead 
  of 
  any 
  other., 
  

   Strong 
  and 
  vigorous 
  grower. 
  

  

  YOUNGBERRY 
  

  

  Youngberries 
  are 
  universally 
  liked 
  and 
  easily 
  grown. 
  

   They 
  are 
  among 
  our 
  largest 
  berries 
  of 
  dark 
  wine 
  color, 
  

   have 
  a 
  minimum 
  of 
  seeds, 
  are 
  highly 
  flavored, 
  and 
  yield' 
  

   a 
  rich-looking, 
  cherry-colored 
  juice. 
  

  

  Youngberries 
  thrive 
  where 
  any 
  other 
  bush 
  fruit 
  grow, 
  

   but 
  do 
  best 
  in 
  states 
  the 
  same 
  latitude 
  as 
  Ohio 
  and 
  

   South. 
  ) 
  

   Price, 
  20c 
  each; 
  $1.25 
  per 
  dozen; 
  $9.00 
  per 
  100 
  

  

  Strawberry-Raspberry 
  

  

  (TREE 
  STRAWBERRY) 
  

  

  Bushes 
  grow 
  one 
  to 
  three 
  feet 
  high 
  and 
  are 
  covered 
  

   with 
  red 
  berries 
  in 
  the 
  shape 
  of 
  strawberries. 
  Up- 
  

   right 
  in 
  growth. 
  Perfectly 
  hardy, 
  very 
  productive, 
  and 
  

   a 
  distinct 
  novelty 
  in 
  small 
  fruits. 
  

  

  Price, 
  10c 
  each; 
  70c 
  per 
  10; 
  $5.00 
  per 
  100 
  

  

  BLUEBERRIES 
  

  

  A 
  NEW 
  AND 
  DELIGHTFUL 
  FRUIT 
  

   The 
  fruit 
  is 
  most 
  profitable 
  to 
  grow 
  and 
  the 
  plant 
  

   adds 
  to 
  the 
  beauty 
  of 
  a 
  home 
  planting 
  should 
  you 
  

   only 
  want 
  a 
  few 
  plants. 
  Almost 
  as 
  large 
  as 
  grapes 
  they 
  

   are 
  a 
  delicacy 
  that 
  sells 
  for 
  a 
  premium 
  on 
  any 
  market. 
  

   We 
  list 
  tw«» 
  of 
  the 
  better 
  varieties. 
  

  

  Rl'llRL. 
  Well 
  developed 
  bushes 
  stand 
  6 
  ft. 
  or 
  more 
  

   high, 
  vigorous 
  and 
  beautiful. 
  The 
  stems 
  are 
  slender, 
  

   but 
  sturdy, 
  the 
  older 
  ones 
  covered 
  with 
  smooth, 
  

   gray 
  bark, 
  while 
  the 
  winter 
  color 
  of 
  the 
  young 
  Wood 
  

   is 
  a 
  rich 
  red. 
  The 
  large 
  berries 
  are 
  of 
  fine 
  Blue 
  col- 
  

   or. 
  Planted 
  extensively 
  for 
  commercial 
  fruit 
  produc- 
  

   tion. 
  None 
  can 
  be 
  more 
  beautiful 
  and 
  none 
  can 
  be 
  

   more 
  depended 
  on 
  for 
  a 
  good 
  crop 
  every 
  year. 
  

  

  PIONEER 
  (Coville 
  Hybrid 
  620-A). 
  Named 
  by 
  Dr. 
  Co- 
  

   ville 
  of 
  the 
  U. 
  S. 
  Department 
  of 
  Agriculture. 
  The 
  

   bushes 
  are 
  stocky, 
  seldom 
  exceeding: 
  4 
  ft. 
  in 
  height,, 
  

   with 
  a 
  tendency 
  to 
  be 
  broad 
  rather 
  than 
  high. 
  Its/ 
  

   stems 
  are 
  stout 
  and 
  stiff 
  and 
  the 
  winter 
  color 
  of 
  the 
  J 
  

   young 
  growth 
  is 
  a 
  delightful 
  red. 
  Pioneer 
  produces 
  

   heavy 
  crops 
  of 
  berries 
  close 
  set 
  in 
  the 
  cluster. 
  They 
  

   are 
  larger 
  than 
  Itubel; 
  of 
  medium 
  blue 
  color 
  and 
  tine, 
  

   flavor. 
  

  

  Prices, 
  both 
  varieties: 
  10 
  to 
  12 
  inch, 
  B&B, 
  $1.50 
  each; 
  

   $12.00 
  for 
  10; 
  15 
  to 
  18 
  inch, 
  B&B, 
  $2.00 
  each; 
  $15.50 
  for 
  

   10. 
  

  

  