NUJ^SER V DEPAR TMENT. 



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GOOSEBERRIES. 



Treatment same as for Currants. 

 2 year, $2.00 per doz. ; $12.00 per 100, except where noted. 

 Cluster, or American Seedling. Medium ; of good 



quality; ])roductive and liardy. 

 Downins;. Large; pale green ; soft, juicy, and good for 



family use. 

 Iluns^liton'is Seedling. Medium; pale red ; vigorous. 



j;i.50 per doz. ; .SO.OO^per 100. 

 Hudson. A new variety; of large size, and red color. 



75 cts. each ; .^8.00 per doz. 

 Smith's Improved. Large ; jiale green ; ])roductive 



bearer ; good for family use or for market. 

 English Varieties. 25 cts. each ; S2..50 per doz. 

 Add 25 cts. per doz., when ordered to be sent by mail. 



CURRANTS. 



Currants and Gooseberries sliould be planted on good 

 soil, which must be kept rich and well worked. Few- 

 fruits will so tlioroughly repay good and proper treatment. 

 Trim out the old wood as soon as it begins to decline, and 

 shorten all the young shoots, to keej) the bushes in good 

 shape. Sprinkle ashes around the roots occasionally, to 

 keep the borers away. Tlie currant worm may be de- 

 stroyed by sprinkling the bushes with powdered white 

 hellebore "while they are wet with dew. This powder is 

 poisonous, and, 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, SI. 50 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 

 Cherry. Fruit large, bunch small ; deep red ; acid. 2 



years ( veiy fine), $1.50 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 

 Fay's Prolific. Too much can scarcely be said in favor 

 of this most valuable fruit. Color rich red; as com- 

 pared 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. 1 year, 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per 

 doz. 2 years, 25 cts. each : $2.50 per doz. 

 La Versaillaise. A popular, old variety; bunches 

 large; berries large, bright crimson; fine, vigorous 

 and productive. 2 years verv fine, $1.50 per doz.; 

 $8.00 per 100. 

 Lee's Prolific. A new black variety ; about ten days 

 earlier than Black Naples, with large berries ; larger, 

 longer bunches, and even more productive than that 

 prolific variety. 2 years, $2.00 per doz. 

 Red Dutch. Medium size; in large bunches; the old 

 and well-known Currant of the garden ; a profitable 

 market variety. 2 years, $l.-50 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 

 Victoria. Bunches extremely long; berries medium; 

 brilliant red, and of excellent quality ; good grower 

 and profuse bearer ; a valuable late variety. 2 years 

 very fine, $1.50 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 

 White 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. 



Prince of Berries. 



^TI(AWBEI(I(IE^. 



'l"o cultivate the Strawberry for lamily use, we recom- 

 mend planting in beds 4 feet wide, with an alley 2 feet 

 wide between each bed. Tliese beds will accommodate 3 

 rows of plants, which may stand 15 inches apart each way,, 

 and tiie outside row 9 inches from the alley. The beds can. 

 be ke|)t clean easier and the fruit gathered without setting 

 the feet upon them. The ground should be Avell prepared 

 by trenching or ploughing at least 10 or 12 inches deep, 

 and bo enriched with well-rotted manure, ground bone, 

 wood ashes, or any good fertilizer. When the ground 

 freezes in the early winter, cover the entire bed with salt 

 meadow hay to tlie depth of 1 or 2 inches. If this cannot be 

 had, use straw, which is improved by being cut; ex)ra- 

 stalks, long manure, leaves, shavings, or other material 

 that will not pack and smother the plant, will answer the 

 })urpose. In the early spring remove part of the coveriug, 

 and place as much as possible under the foliage of ihe. 

 plants to keep the fruit clean and the weeds from 

 growing. 



Strawberries— Pot-Grown. 



Potted plants appear expensive, yet when the labor 

 necessary to grow them into proper condition and the time 

 saved inthe result of the crop are considered, they will be 

 found much cheaper than ordinary layer plants ; besides 

 there is absolutely no loss in their removal and a crop can 

 be taken from the ground, such as Peas, Beans, Lettuce, 

 Radishes or other early summer vegetables, before the 

 time of planting, and a crop of fruit secured in 10 montht 

 after planting. 



Prices quoted in this catalogue are for layer plant* 

 grown in the regular way. Pot-grown plants will be ready 

 for delivery after August 1st. Orders booked for plants t« 

 be grown especially, which insures the delivery of plants 

 in the best possible condition. Prices for pot-growu plant* 

 are from $2.50 to $4.00 per 100, according to variety. 



BlDWELL. 



Mount Vej!.non. 



Atlantic. Attractive, glossy color, possessing great 



keeping qualities. A productive late variety. 75 cts. 



per doz. ; $4.00 per 100 ; $24.00 per 1,000. 

 Bidwell. Fine flavor; bright crimson; firm; medium 



earlv, and large; hardy and productive. 50 cts. per 



doz.'; $1.50 per 100; $6.00 per 1^000. 

 Belmont. The berry is large, crimson iu color, oblong 



in shape, very solid and sweet, and of extra flavor and 



quality. Its texture is exceedingly fine ; no hard spots.; 



it colors evenly and perfectly. $4.00 per 100. 

 Crescent Seedling. Very productive; profitable for a 



near market; medium size. 50 cts. per doz.; $1.50 



per 100; $0.00 per $1,000. 



English Gooseberries should be thinned to prevent Mildew, 



