LOVETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J.— RASPBERRIES 



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LOVETT'S 

 Superlative 



CUTHBERT 



RASPBERRIES 



The Berry Delight for Connoisseurs 



T^O you know what causes Raspberries to be the de- 

 ^ lightful fruit they are, where they get their tempt- 

 ing appearance, delightful aroma and delicious flavor? 

 We'll let you in on the secret. The Raspberry plant 

 is first cousin to the Rose! Small wonder that the fruit 

 of one is as tempting as the flower of the other. The 

 many members of the Bramble tribe (Rubus-Rose) are 

 to be found all over the world. Both Black and Red 

 Raspberries are mentioned in European literature as 

 far back as the 16th Century, but it took the American 

 wild Raspberry- to redeem the rather poor European 

 cultivated varieties. The resulting American hybrids 

 rule supreme in size, color, flavor— in short, in all those 

 characteristics that combine to make Raspberries the 

 genuine treat which they are. 



Red Raspberries are easily the hardiest and thrive to 

 an astonishing degree in northern latitudes where other 

 cane fruits winterkill. True American Sorts were not 

 off"ered until 1860. Raspberry- culture received its 

 greatest impetus however, after improved varieties 

 appeared in the late 60's. In 1875 we introduced the 

 Raspberry triumph of the age, Cuthbert, a worthy sort still 

 "going strong." Since then, over 150 varieties have made their 

 debut and bid for popular favor. Of these, less than a score 

 are truly worth while and these you find ofi'ered in the following 

 pages. 



Culture — Plant the red or upright growing varieties in rows 

 six feet apart and the plants three feet apart in the rows, re- 

 quiring 2,420 plants per acre; or four feet apart each way, if 

 to be grown in hills. In the garden, plant four feet apart 

 each way and restrict to hills, permitting but three or four 

 canes to remain in each hill. 



St. Regis Everbearing or Ranere 



When we sponsored the introduction of St. 

 Regis, now twenty years ago, we were highly 

 optimistic concerning its future. Now, as we 

 glance back over the period since its introduc- 

 tion to the present day, it seems as though our 

 early prophecies and hopes were rather pessi- 

 mistic. Growers from coast to coast now pro- 

 claim it the greatest everbearing variety intro- 

 duced in the past quarter century. 



St. Regis' particular merit lies in its adapta- 

 bility to a great range of soils. It thrives suc- 

 cessfully throughout a large part of the coun- 

 try, and with uniformly good results. It sur- 

 passes any red variety that we know. The qual- 

 ity of the berries is exceptional, though their 

 size is not so large as that of a few other sorts. 



The plant produces fruit in abundance from 

 very early in the season until freezing weather. 

 Unlike most varieties, it yields a moderate 

 crop the first season, if planted early in the 

 Spring or the preceding Fall. 



St. Regis, because of its unusual thriftiness of 

 constitution, produces an excess of suckers, 

 which should be limited to a single row of 

 plants or not to exceed three or four plants to 

 a hill. 



Selected sucker plants, dozen, $1.00; 100, 

 $5.00; 1,000, $35.00. Transplanted plants, dozen, 

 $1.50; 100, $7 JO; 1,000, $60.00. Heavy fruiting 

 plants, dozen, $3.00; 100, $20.00. Add 10 per cent, 

 to your remittance if shipment is desired by parcel 

 post. 



ST. REGIS OR RANERE, THE EVERBEARING RASPBERRY WONDER 



