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CURRANTS. 



Currants and Gooseberries should be planted on good soil, which must be kept 

 rich and well worked. Trim out the old wood as soon as it begins to decline, and 

 shorten all the young shoots, to keep the bushes in good shape. Sprinkle ashes 

 around the roots occasionally, to keep the borers away. The currant worm may be 

 destroyed by sprinkling the bushes with powdered white hellebore while ihey are 

 wet with dew. Where it has been applied, the fruit should not be used without 

 first being washed. 

 Black Naples. Vigorous and productive ; used for jelly and jams, and highly 



profitable for market in some sections. 2 years, $1.50 per doz. ; $8-00 per 100' 

 Cherry. Fruit large, bunch small; deep red; acid. 2 years (very fine), $1.50 



per'doz.; §8.00 per 100. 

 Fay's Prolific. Color rich red ; as compared with the Cherry currant, Fay's 



Prolific is equal in size, better in flavor, contains less acid, and five times as 



prolific; and from its long, peculiar stem, less expensive to pick. 

 2 years, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 

 Lril Versailles. A popular variety ; bunch and berries large, bright crimson; 



fine, vigorous, and productive. 2 years, very fine, $1.50 per doz. ; $8. 00 per 100. 

 Ketl Dutcll. Medium size; in large bunches; the old and well-known Currant 



of the garden ; a profitable market variety. 



2 years, $1.50 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 

 Wllite Grape. The best white variety; large, sweet and good; best for the 



table; a good bearer. 2 years, very fine, $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



GOOSEBBRRIBS. 



Treatment same as for Currants. 



2 years, $1.50 per doz. ; $10.00 per 100. 



Downing". Large; pale green ; soft, juicy, and good for family use. 



HoUfJ'lltou'S Seedling". Medium ; pale red ; vigorous. 



Smitll'S Improved. Large; pale green; productive bearer; good for family 

 use or for market. 



Industry. This variety, though of English origin, succeeds admirably in the 

 United States, bearing immense crops and free from mildew. It has the pecu- 

 liar advantage of coming into leaf some time before it flowers, consequently the 

 foliage protects the bloom from destructive spring frosts. It succeeds well under 

 the shade of trees. It has fruited in this country for several years, and has thus 

 far proved unequalled for size, flavor, productiveness and vigorous growth. 

 25 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz. ; $12.00 per 100. 



BI.ACKB£RRIKS. 



Plant in good soil, in rows 5 or 6 feet apart, and 3 or 4 feet apart in the row. 

 After the fruiting season, or in early spring, cut out all the dead wood. Blackber- 

 ries should be planted early, before the buds start. A good top dressing of stable 

 manure, applied annually, will be conducive to large crops. Keep the ground clean. 

 Erie. This is a new berry of great promise, on account of ripening its entire crop 

 at once and early. Berries medium or large size, black when ripe, firm, sweet, 

 and of good quality. $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 

 The berry is of fair size (not large) ; long 



Early, 



Early Harvest 



form ; a splendid shipper and of good quality, 

 hardy and excessively prolific. 



$1.00 per doz. ; $6.00 per 100. 

 Kittatinny. Large ; juicy, sweet and excellent ; hardy and 

 productive. Considered the best and most profitable late 

 _ berry. SLOO per doz. ; $4.00 per 100. 

 "Wilson Junior. Of large size, unsurpassed productive- 

 ■ ness, fine flavor, and early. The largest and best early 

 Blackberry yet introduced. 75 cts. per doz. ; $4.00 per 100. 

 Snyder. Berries medium, but of excellent quality ; hardy ; 

 of strong growth and enormously productive; ripens early. 

 $1.00 per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



RASPBKRRIBS. 



Plant in rows 5 to 6 feet apart, 2 to 4 feet apart in the row. 

 Cut the tops off within a few inches of the ground when planted. 

 After the fruiting season, early in the spring, cut out all the old 

 wood which bore the last crop of fruit. Pinch the vigorous 

 young shoots. several times during the summer. They will then 

 grow stout enough to stand without staking. 

 Brandy wine. Large; bright red; hardy and productive; 

 an old variety, extensively grown for market. 

 75 cts. per doz. ; §3.00 per 100. 

 Cuthbert, or Queen of the Market. Large • firm ; 



deep, rich crimson ; of excellent quality; tall, strong and 

 vigorous; perfectly hardy and very productive; succeeds 

 well in almost all localities; ripens medium to late. 

 75 cts. per doz. ; $3.00 per 100. 

 I>00little's Improved. A popular black variety, excel- 

 lent for market or home use. 



75 cts. per doz. ; $3.00 per 100. 



Hansell Raspberry. 



Hansell. Medium; bright crimson; very firm, rich, and of 

 good quality; very early; desirable for market or home 

 culture. $1.00 per doz. ; $6.00 per 100. 



Golden Queen. Berries large golden yellow, bright and 

 firm, and of fine, rich flavor; vigorous, productive and 

 healthy. $1 00 per doz. ; $6.00 per 100. 



Greg'g". A large black variety; fruit firm, of excellent qual- 

 ity and a good shipper. 75 cts. per doz. ; $3.00 per 100. 



Marlboro'. Of largest size, color a bright crimson, very 

 firm. 75 cts. per doz. ; $3.00 per 100. 



Souheg'an. Jet black, of medium size; a strong grower, 

 very hardy and productive; the earliest of the Black Caps. 

 75 cts. per doz. ; $3.00 per 100. 



