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or horse manure, or, in the absence of that, some concentrated fertilizer, such as bone dust or 

 guano, should be sprinkled over the surface thick enough to cover it entirely, but great care must 

 be taken that it is well mixed with the soil to a depth of at least a foot. By middle of December, 

 a covering of hay, leaves, or straw must be spread over the Strawberry Beds, of two or three 

 inches thick, sufficient to cover them up entirely. In spring, when they start to grow, the cov- 

 ering should be pressed aside a little from the plants, but not taken off, as after having protected 

 them from the winter's cold it yet answers the purpose of protecting them from the summer's 

 drought and heat, besides making a clean bed for the fruit. For more extended details, see 

 ' ' Gardening for Pleasure. ' ' 



The Varieties we name in the order of what we consider their merit for general cultivation. 

 We offer them at two prices. Those layered in pots cost fully three times that of the ordinary 

 ground layers. But we most confidently assure our customers that one hundred plants of these 

 will produce more fruit next season than one thousand will of the ordinary layers; besides, not 

 one plant in one thousand need be lost in planting, while we all know that the ordinary straw- 

 berry layer is one of the most difficult plants to transplant. 



VARIETIES. 



Seth Boyden. Early, strong grower; very productive ; one of the largest berries; good qual- 

 ity, but not high flavored. 



Monarch, of the West. Large , color bright red ; one of the best flavored sorts we grow. 



Champion. A large, irregular-shaped berry ; dark crimson color; plants vigorous; an immense 

 bearer; quality medium ; acid. 



Triomphe de Gand. A popular sort, requiring heavy soil; fine flavor, and a good bearer. 



Wilson. The common market sort; very productive, but acid. 



Any of the above varieties grown as POT LAYERS. Price, $3.00 per 50 ; $5.00 



per 1.00; $40.00 per 1,000, or $1.00 per dozen, by mail. Ordinary Ground Layers, 



$1.00 per 50; $1.50 per 100; $10.00 per 1,000, or 50c. per dozen, by mail- 



CTJRRANTS. 



Each. 



Cherry. Dark red, the best variety for market $0 25 



Versailles. Best for table use 25 



White Grape. The best white currant 25 



Black Naples. Valuable for jams and jellies (two year old) 30 



Per doz. 



Per 100. 



$1 50 



$10 00 



1 50 



10 00 



1 50 



10 00 



2 50 



15 00 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



Houghton's Seedling. A vigorous and very productive variety, not affected by mildew. 

 Probably the best American Gooseberry. 20 cents each; $2.50 per dozen; $12.00 per 100. 

 3 years old, 50 cents each ; 4. 00 per dozen. 



RASPBERRIES. 



RED VARIETIES. 



Per doz. Per 100 



Brandy wine. Large, firm and beautiful; very productive $1 00 $6 00 



Hudson River Antwerp. Very productive and excellent 1 00 6 00 



Philadelphia. Very hardy and productive . 1 00 6 00 



BLACK VARIETIES. 



Doolittle's Black Cap. Large, sweet, and juicy 1 00 6 00 



Mammoth Cluster. The largest black Raspberry 1 00 6 00 



Highland Hardy. Very prolific, best for market 1 00 6 00 



BLACKBERRIES. 



Kittatinny. Very large and of excellent flavor $1 00 6 00 



Lawton. Very large, juicy and sweet 1 00 6 00 



Wilson's Early. Flavor rich and good ; ripens early 1 00 6 00 



