144 dreer's garden calendar. 



TiEW ^7^S^?BEWY, 



THE HEESTINE. 



Another year's trial, with the testimouy of the most disinter- 

 ested fruit growers, has fully satisfied us that we have at last a 

 Raspberry combining all the requisites heretofore wanting, viz., 

 hardiness and pr'oductiveness, icith size^ bright color, and superior flavor. 



The following is an extract from the report of the Fruit Com- 

 mittee of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in 1S70 : 

 "7o the President and Members of tJie Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 



'-' GrEXTLEMEX : — Your Fruit Committee met on July 6th, at 3 p. 

 M., by invitation of D. W. Herstixe. Esq., at his residence, Old 

 York Road, near Branchtown, to examine, report on, and name 

 some seedling raspberries of his own raising, the result of many 

 years of careful attention to this subject. Your committee were 

 delighted to meet, on this occasion, with several of our most dis- 

 tinguished fruit growers, and, gladly availed ourselves of their 

 experience in forming a correct idea of these seedlings, of the 

 merits of which there was but one opinion. Your committee, out 

 of compliment to the grower, named the number one — 



'• • HERSTINE.' Plant a good grower; most abundant and 

 early bearer ; suckers moderately ; canes strong, of a pea-green 

 color, covered with white bloom ; spines green, but not abundant; 

 foliage healthy, of medium size, and often lobed, of a pearl-gray 

 color on the under side ; fruit large, oblong, with small grains 

 and crimson color ; flavor sub-acid, and very good." 



The Committee again visited the grounds of Mk. Herstixe on 

 the 2Sth of June. 1S71, and, in their report, affirm all that was 

 reported at their former visit. 



IT ALSO PROVES A SUCCESS ON SANDY SOIL, 



As the following extract from a letter, received by Mr. Herstine 

 from Mr. William Parry, an extensive and practical fruit grower, 

 most satisfactorily proves : 



'• The Herstine Raspberry plants obtained from thee bore a fine 

 crop of fruit last year, and more abundantly this year. They ap- 

 pear to be well adapted to our sandy soil ; the canes make a 

 strong, vigorous growth, are now over six feet high, and still 

 growing. We consider them as hardy and productive as the Phi- 

 ladelphia ; fruit much larger, firmer, more delicious, and of a 

 beautiful bright-red color. They are the best Raspberry for market 

 or home use that we have ever grown here, although we have 

 tested over one hundred varieties. 



^'WILLIAM PARRY, 



'' Sth mo., 11, 1S71. Cinnaminson, N. J." 



The Public are cautioned against spurious plants. — " Root-cuttings " 

 winter propagated and root-pruned plants ; they will be found 

 dear at any price. — Our stock is direct from Mr. Herstine ; strong 

 well-rooted plants, grown in the open air, and are offered at the 

 following reduced prices for the spring of 1872: 



50 Cents each; $5.00 per Dozen; $40.00 per hundred. 



