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Leamon G. Tingle, Pittsville, Maryland 



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Gooseberries 



Houghton, ^ '^^'"y ^'"^ variety, but in nearly all parts of the country the most 

 ^ * valuable. It can be depended on to bear a full crop every year. 



The berries are only medium size, and do not command so high a price as Down- 

 ing and some others, but its hardiness, productiveness and reliability to set a crop 

 every year makes it still the most valuable of any. It is this regularity of bear- 

 ing v/hich makes Houghton such a profitable Gooseberry, aside from the fact that 

 among those who know and appreciate this fruit it is eagerly sought for. 



Downing Much larger than Hough- 

 ton but less productive. Always brings 

 a fancy price and is very largely plant- 

 ed in the North. Considered by many 

 the best market variety. Try it. 



Josslyn(Red Jacket) Berries laige, 

 smooth, dull crimson, sweet and luscious. 

 A purely native variety of vio-orous 

 growth and entirely free from mildew. 

 Quality among the best. 



Currants 



Fay's Prolific For many years past 

 Fay's has held the same place among 

 Currants that Concord holds among 

 grapes— that of being the most exten- 

 sively planted of any on the list. Pro- 

 ductive, large and a good shipper. The 

 leading market variety. 



Red Cross A large and productive 

 variety, and one of the best Currants if 

 not the very best midseason variety on 

 the market. The masses of fruit are so 

 dense as to hide the naked canes from 

 view, and the fruit has a mild and pleas- 

 ant flavor. A vigorous grower. 



Asparagus 



Giant Argenteuil Finest and most 

 prolific of all; stock of immense size; 

 attractive, rich and tender; comes into 

 cutting condition earlier than most other 

 varieties. Very reliable and a sure 

 money maker. Comparatively free from 

 rust and blight. 



Palmetto Early, large and compara- 

 tively free from rust; makes a heavy 

 yield. Altogether, this variety is very 

 popular and is regarded by most grow- 

 ers as one of the most profitable of the 

 market sorts, a^d it is an excellent va- 

 riety for home use. 



