NEW FLORAL GUIDE-SPRING, 1900. 



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The 



RATHBUN 

 . BLACK- 

 BERRY. 



KNOWING that 

 our friends 

 want the very best 

 of everything, and 

 are constantly on 

 the lookout for 

 choice New Garden 

 Fruits of real value 

 ive take great pleas- 

 ure in recommend- 

 ing the — 



NEW RATHBUN 

 BLACKBERRY 



which is such a 

 vast improve- 

 ment on all the 

 older blackber- 

 ries that it can 

 almost be classed 

 as a new fruit. The berries are of enormous 

 size ; forty-five of them have measured a full 

 quart ; the flavor is delicious, very rich, sugary, 

 and melting, without any hard core. The canes 

 are of tree-habit, growing strong and erect ; are 

 entirely hardy, and man^elously productive ; do 

 not sucker, but root from the tips. The color 

 is deep j et black, very handsome. They bear and 

 ripen early, and of all the blackberries ever intro- 

 duced, we can safely recommend this as the best, 

 and especially for family use. It is undoubtedl}' 

 one of the choicest and most valuable garden 

 fruits you can plant. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 

 cts,; $1.00 per dozen. 



:^HE LUCRETIA DEWBERRY-This is 



well-known and highly valued for garden plant- 

 ing ; it ripens a little before blackberries ; the 

 berries are often one and one-half inches long by 

 an inch in diameter, sweet and luscious to the 

 centre. It is very productive ; a dozen plants will 



supply quite a large family, equally good raw or 

 cooked. It is one of the very earliest and best of 

 our garden fruits. 10 cts. each, 3 for 25 cts.; 

 75 cts. per dozen, postpaid. 



XEW WHITE BLACKBERRY, "ICE- 

 BERG " — This is not offered as a curiosity, but 

 as a veritable luscious, hardy and productive 

 fruit, fully equal to the best blackberries in flavor 

 and quality, with the additional advantage of 

 variety in color. It seems to have been a chance 

 seedling discovered in California, growing among 

 others and attracting attention by its canes bend- 

 ing in all directions, with their load of delicious, 

 snowy berries, which are not only white, but so 

 transparent that the seeds may be seen in the 

 berries when ripe. Berries are large, borne in fine 

 clusters ; the plants are vigorous and productive ; 

 and it makes a handsome addition to our list of 

 garden fruits. Good strong plants, 15 cts. 

 each, 2 for 25 cts. ; $1.00 per dozen. 



ew Giant 

 Black Raspberry Cumberland 



It is the universal verdict of all who have seen the Cum- 

 berland, that it is the largest, finest flavored and most pro- 

 ductive black raspberrj' they ever heard of. The introducers 

 have held it so high, people would not buj', but the price hav- 

 ing now been reduced it will doubtless 

 have a large sale, and it is safe to say, 

 that everj-one who buj-s the Cumberland 

 will be more than pleased with its per- 

 formance. It has been thoroughlj^ tested 

 by fruit growers for years, and is sold with 

 full assurance, that it is the most profit- 

 able and desirable market variety yet 

 known, because of its immense size, firm- 

 ness and productiveness. I^erfectly hardy, 

 healthj-, and vigorous; makes no suckers; 

 roots from the tips. Strong plants, 15 

 cts. each; 2 for 25 cts,; Sl.OOperdoz., 

 »i ew G iaut Black Kaspi^erry, Ciuaberiand. postpaid. «6.00 per 100 hf «xpr«8». 



