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ELLIVANGER &• BARRY'X 



AMERICAN SPECIES AND VARIETIES, INCLUDING 

 BLACK CAP, ETC. 



Columbian — Fruit very large, dark red, bordering on purple ; plant a very strong, robust grower, hardy, and 



very productive. 

 Conrath — A new Black Cap, very early, of good quality, very productive, and quite hardy. 



Cumberland — A new Black Cap, said to 

 be of very large size, good quality, 

 hardy and productive; mid-season. 

 Cuthbert (Queen of the Market) — 

 Medium to large, conical, deep rich 

 crimson ; very firm ; a little dry, but 

 sweet and good, nevertheless. Very 

 hardy. Season medium to late ; un- 

 questionably one of the best varieties 

 for market. 



Eureka (Black Cap) — Very large, glossy 

 black, juicy, rich ; hardy and very pro- 

 ductive. We regard it as a valuable, 

 very early variety. 



Gault (Black Cap) — Large and firm; 

 rich flavor. Plant a vigorous grower 

 and extremely hardy. Said to be a 

 true perpetual. 



Golden Queen — Large, beautiful amber 

 color ; firm, and of fine quality. Plant 

 vigorous, hardy, and remarkably pro- 

 ductive. 



Gregg — One of the most valuable varie- 

 ties of the Black Cap family ; fruit 

 large ; good quality ; season medium ; 

 hardy, a vigorous grower and great 

 yielder. 



Kansas (Black Cap) — A valuable second 



early variety; very large, handsome, 



firm, and of excellent quality; very 



_ ^ ___ hardy and productive. One of the 



best Black Caps. 



Loudon — Said to be a seedling of the 



Turner crossed with Cuthbert. Large, 



Ripens about with Cuthbert, continuing later, and in quality fully as 



EUREKA (Reduced). 



broadly conical, beautiful red. 



good as that variety. 

 Marlboro — The best early red Raspberry for the North ; hardy and productive. 

 Miller — A variety from New Jersey. Berry as large as Cuthbert, round, bright red, does not fade; very firm. 



Begins to ripen with the earliest. Perfectly hardy. 

 Munger — A new Black Cap, very large, productive. Ripens late. 

 Ohio — A variety of the Black Cap much esteemed for drying ; plant hardy and prolific ; fruit of good 



quality. 

 Palmer — Berries of medium size ; black, firm ; quality good ; exceedingly prolific ; early. 

 Shaffer's Colossal — Fruit large, purple, soft, with a sprightly, sub-acid flavor ; plant very vigorous, hardy, 



and productive. Much esteemed in some localities. Season medium to late. 

 Thompson's Early Prolific — Recommended for its early ripening. Berry medium size, red, vigorous and 



productive. 



STRAWBERRIES, 



DIRECTIONS FOR CULTURE. 



The Soil and its Preparation. — The Strawberry may be successfully grown in any soil adapted to 

 the growth of ordinary field or garden crops. The ground should be zvell prepared by trenching or plowing, 

 at least eighteen or twenty inches deep, and be /rt7/^r/j/ t-wr/V/^^c/ as for any garden crop. It is unnecessary 

 to say that, if the land is wet, it must be thoroughly dramed. 



To Cultivate the Strawberry. — For family use, we recommend planting in beds four feet wide, with an 

 alley two feet wide between. These beds will accommodate three rows of plants, which may stand fifteen 



