Strawberry Plants, General Nursery Stock 



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The Joy Blackberry 



BRINGS JOY TO ALL WHO GROW, SELL OR EAT IT 



Unites superlative quality, iron-clad hardiness and great productiveness 



Briefly described by the introducer as follows: "The canes are of stocky, 

 vigorous habit— so stout and strong it needs no staking— with abundant large five 

 fingered leafage; yields very heavily every year and all the branches on every 

 cane are loaded with fruit; (I have never known any variety, either Blackberry 

 or Raspberry, with such an inherent propensity to bear fruit as the Joy Black- 

 berry). The canes are of ironclad hardihood, never to my knowledge having been 

 injured by cold. Its canes have never been affected, even a little bit, by orange- 

 rust or other fungus disease and I believe it is immune to them. The berries are 

 large and almost as thick through as they are long— a characteristic of the var- 

 iety—and are coal black. In rich, luscious flavor it surpasses by far all other 

 Blackberries I have ever grown. It is not an early variety; it ripens in mid- 

 season— with Ward, Blowers and Kittatinny. It has been given a thorough test 

 for four years and has not developed a defect and I believe it to be the Blackberry 

 of the future, destined to become as popular as the Gandy Strawberry or the 

 Cuthbert and the St. Regis Raspberries. No one who partakes of its delicious, 

 health imparting fruit can fail to enjoy it. 



Other Varieties of Blackberries 



Blowers A sturdy grower and a very 

 prolific bearer. Originated in western 

 New York. The fruit is large, and con- 

 tinues to ripen through a long season. 

 The plant is hardy in its native region, 

 and has endured quite a low degree of 

 temperature unharmed. Since 1904 

 Blowers has been distributed over a wide 

 part of the country and, so far as I have 

 heard of, only one report of winter-kill- 

 ing has been received, and that from 

 northern Minnesota. 



Watt The plant is an excellent grow- 

 er, much better than Eldorado and fully 

 equal to Blowers. The wood is of very 



fine texture and so tough that the 

 branches rarely ever split down with its 

 load of fruit. Its habit of growth and 

 productiveness are such as to commend 

 it to all who cultivate Blackberries. It 

 extends over a long season of ripening, 

 beginning soon after the earliest and 

 continuing until very late. The fruit is 

 large, jet black, glossy and attractive, 

 and the quality is excellent. It is not 

 warranted to be proof against insects 

 and diseases of the Blackberry, but it 

 will resist their attacks as well as any, 

 and better than the most of them. A 

 good, reliable variety that no one need 

 hesitate to plant. 



