SMALL FRUITS. 



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CURRANTS. 



Currants do well in partial shade, but require rich soil and good culture. One of 

 our patrons grows 18 to 20 tons of Currants every year among fruit trees. 

 Fay's Prolific. Color rich red ; the leading variety for home use or market 



2 years, 15 cts. each, §1.50 per doz., §8.00 per 100. 

 Cherry. Deep red. 2 years, §100 per doz., §6.00 per 100. 

 Versailles. Bright crimson. 2 years, §1.00 per doz., §6.00 per 100. 

 White Grape. Best white variety. 2 years, §1 00 per doz., §6.00 per 100. 

 Black Naples. 2 years, §1.50 per doz., §8.00 per 100. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



Blackberries respond generously to good treatment. They prefer a deep soil 

 inclining to sand, but will grow and fruit almost everywhere, 

 Wilson Junior. The present market I Early Harvest. 50 cts. per doz, $2.50 



favorite near Philadelphia. 50 cts. per | per 100. 



doz., §2.50 per 100. I Kittatinny. 50 cts. per doz., $2. 50 per 100 



Erie. 75 cts. per doz., $3.00 per 100. | Snyder. 50 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 



RASPBERRIES. 



There are several remarkably fine new Raspberries on the market, both red and 

 black. Of the newer reds, Miller and Loudon are prominent, and of the blackcaps 

 the Kansas and the Eureka. 



Miller's Red. Hardy, prolific, fine 

 flavor ; berry large and showy. §2.00 

 per doz., $12.00 per 100. 



Loudon. Rather later than Miller's 

 Red, and by 6ome growers thought 

 to be better. $2.00 per doz., $12.00 

 per 100. 



Kansas. One of the new black-caps. 

 A Pennsylvania grower produced fruits 

 in 1896 that measured fifteen-sixteenths 

 of an inch in diameter. 50 cts. per 

 doz., $3.00 per 100. 



Eureka. Another large, new black-cap. 

 60 cts. per doz., $3.00 per 100. 



Mansell. Bright crimson ; very early. 



50 cts. per doz., §3.00 per 100. 

 Qolden Queen. Large golden yellow. 



50 cts. per doz., §3.00 per 100. 

 Gregg. Large black. 50 cts. per doz., 



§2.00 per 100. 

 flarlboro'. Bright crimson, very firm. 



50 cts. per doz., §2.50 per 100. 

 Souhegan, or Tyler. Jet black, of me- 

 dium size. 50 cts. per doz., §2.00 per 



100. 

 Brandywine. Large, bright red. 50 



cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 

 Cuthbert, or Queen of the Harket. 



Large ; deep, rich crimson. 50 cts. 



per doz., §2.50 per 100. 



Clinton. 

 Concord. 



Champion, or Talman 



Small ; black, very sweet. 

 The most popular grape, succeeds everywhere. 

 Delaware. Light red; sweet, sprightly, fine flavor. 

 Diana. Pale red ; sweet, rich and aromatic ; late. 

 Duchess. Medium size ; greenish white ; flesh tender. 

 EI Dorado. A very beautiful grape ; clear, golden yellow. 

 Empire State. White, fine flavored and productive. 

 Jefferson. Berries large ; light red ; juicy, sweet. 

 Jessica. White ; remarkably early. 

 Lady Washington. Beautiful pale yellow. 

 lona. Medium; pale red; sweet and sprightly. 

 Lindley {Rogers' No. 9). Large; black, good quality. 

 Martha. (White Concord). Large; pale yellow. 



HARDY GRAPES. 



Agawam. (Rogers' No. 15). Large; dark red ; sweet. 



Bacchus. An excellent black grape ; fine flavor. 



Brighton. Resembles the Catawba, with the richness of the Delaware. 



Catawba. Red, sweet and rich, with pleasant musky flavor. 



Berries, large and black. 

 Merrimac. (Rogers' No. 19). Large; black; juicy, sweet. 

 Hoore's Early. Large; black, good quality. 

 Niagara. Berries large ; light greenish white, slightly 



ambered in the sun. 

 Pockllngton. Bunch and berry large ; golden yellow. 

 Prentiss. Berry medium to large ; yellowish green. 

 Salem. (Rogers' No. 22). Large; bright reddish brown; tine. 

 Telegraph. Large; black ; juicy ; sweet, agreeable flavor. 

 Vergennes. Chocolate color ; ripens early. 

 White Lady. Yellowish green, rich and sprightly. 

 Wilder (Rogers' No. 4). Bunch and berry large ; black. 

 Worden. Black ; hardy ; healthy, of fine quality. 

 Wyoming. A fine, early, red grape. 



Price— Strong selected 2 years old vines, 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. ; $15.00 p?r 100. 



FOREIGN GRAPE VINES. 



BLACK VARIETIES. 



Black Hamburgh. Flesh firm, juicy, and richly flavored; 



the most useful and popular Grape in cultivation. 

 Barbarossa. Bunches very large, a valuable late Grape ; 



requires heat to ripen properly. 

 Qros Colman. A very handsome Grape, berries and 



bunches of enormous size, hangs very late. 

 Lady Downe's Seedling. Flesh firm and sweet ; one of 



the best late Grapes, and an excellent keeper. 

 Black Muscat, or Muscat Hamburgh. An excellent and 



richly flavored Grape. . 



Madresfield Court. Berries very large, of a rich Muscat 



flavor, a superb Grape 



WHITE AND YELLOW VARIETIES. 

 Bowood Muscat. A first-class variety. 

 Buckland Sweetwater. A large, handsome berry and 



bunch, a good bearer, and excellent. 

 Chasselas de Fontainebleau. Rich Muscat flavor. 

 Duchess of Buccleuch. Very large berries and bunches. 

 Foster's Seedling. A fine Grape, sweet flavor. 

 Frontignan White. Fine white Grape, abundant bearer. 

 Muscat of Alexandria. Flesh, firm and rich, berries large, 



a superb variety, requires heat to ripen. 

 Golden Hamburgh. A fine variety, handsome bunch. 

 Golden Queen. Amber, large bunches. 



All of the above varieties in strong 1-year-old vines, 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. Strong 2-year-old vines, $1 .50 each; $15.00 

 per doz. excepting Bowood Muscat and Muscat of Alexandria, which are, 1-year old, §1.50 each ; 2-year- 

 old, $2.00 each. Extra strong fruiting vines of Black Hamburgh, at $3.50 each. 



