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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



BLACKBERRIES-Co"''""^'^ 



Kittatinny. Large; juicy, sweet and excellent; hardy 

 and productive. Considered the best and most prof- 

 itable late berry. SI. 00 per doz. ; $4.00 per 100. 



Wilson's Early. A well known and desirable variety, 

 ri]iens early, and commands a high price in market. 

 75 cts. per doz. ; $4.00 })er 100. 



Wilson Junior. Of large size, unsurpassed productive- 

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

 Blackberry vet introduced. 75 cts. per doz. ; $5.00 

 per 100. 



Lawton {New RocheUe). An old variety, once very 

 popular. 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. 



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 

 they 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. 

 Iia Versaillaise. A popular variety ; bunch and ber- 

 ries large, bright crimson ; fine, vigorous and produc- 

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

 Victoria. Bunches extremely long ; berries medium ; 

 brilliant red, and of excellent quality; good grower 

 and profuse bearer. $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. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



Trealmenl same as /or Curraiifs. 

 2 year, $1.50 per doz. ; $10.00 per 100, except where noted. 

 Clnster, or American Seedling. Of good quality; 



productive and hardy. 

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



family use. 

 Houghton's Seedling. Medium; pale red; vigorous. 

 Smith's Improved. Large; pale green ; productive 



bearer ; good for family use or for market. 

 English Varieties. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 

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



RASPBERRIES. 



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

 row. Cut the tops oft' 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 stent enough 

 to stand without staking. 



Brandy\rine. Large ; bright red ; hardy and produc- 

 tive ; an old varietv, extensively grown for market. 

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



Caroline. Large; orange yellow ; of luscious flavor; a 

 strong grower ; prolific and entirely hardy ; excellent 

 for home use. $1.50 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 



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

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

 and vigorous; perfectly hardy, and very pioductive; 

 succeeds well in almost all localities ; ripens medium 

 to late. $1.00 per doz. ; $4.00 per 100. 



Hansen. Medium ; bright crimson ; ^very firm, rich, 

 and of good quality ; very early, ripening ten days in 

 advance of Brandywine ; desirable for market or home 

 culture. $2.00 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 



Golden Queen. Berries large golden yellow, bright 

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

 and healthy. 40 cts. each ; $4.00 per doz. 



Philadelphia. Dark crimson ; a variety grown for 

 market, on account of its hardiness and productive- 

 ness. 75 cts. per doz. ; $4.00 per 100. 



Gregg. A large black variety; fruit firm, of excellent 

 quality and a good shipper. $1.50 per dozen ; $8.00 

 per 100. 



Shaeflfer's Colossal. An immense raspberry in point 

 of fruit, cane and productiveness ; dark color, and 

 late. Agreeable, sub-acid flavor ; of special value for 

 canning or preserving. $1.00 per doz. ; $5.00 per 100, 



Superb. A most delicious berry ; enormously produc- 

 tive ; fruit dark scarlet, and of largest size ; plant very 

 hardy. As early as most red raspberries, and con- 

 tinues to bear till late. $2.50 per doz. ; $10.00 per 100. 



Turner, or Southern Thornless. Medium size; 

 bright color ; sweet and rich, hardy, and exceedingly 

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



Industry Gooseberry. 



INDUSTRY GOOSEBERRY. 



A Gooseberry possessing desirable qualities for tableand 

 market has long been a desideratum. The best American 

 varieties have failed to satisfv the requirements, being too 

 small and of poor flavor. The foreign varieties, wherever 

 tried, have either mildewed more or less, or they have 

 made an unsatisfactory growth. Hence a large, handsome 

 sort of good quality has been much sought after. We take 

 pleasure in submitting to the public a variety which we 

 think destined to revolutionize gooseberry culture in this 

 country. Although a foreign sort, it has done admirably 

 for three seasons, being a vigorous grower and an immense 

 yielder. and showing no signs of mildew. The annexed 

 illustration shows the size of the fruit. We confidently 

 recommend it for the garden and market, being unequalled 

 for size, flavor, productiveness and vigorous growth. Color 

 dark red. 



25 cts. each ; 5 for $1.00 ; 12 for $2.00. 



Small plants of the above can be mailed, but we recommend forwarding by express, as larger plants can be sent. 



