BLA CKBERRIES. 



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IPVETT' 



Lovett's Best has proved itself worthy of heading the list of Blackberries. It has now been fruited in all 

 parts of the country — North, South, East and West — and this is the universal verdict of fruit growers and horti- 

 culturists. The past season we had a field of ten acres of it in bearing and in comparison with all the popular 

 varieties it not only yielded more fruit and continued longer in bearing than any other variet} r , but the berries 

 brought a much higher price in market. In brief, this ten acres of LovetVs Best gave the largest returns and the 

 greatest profit per acre of anything in the way of berries that we have ever grown. It is a thoroughly reliable 

 Blackberry of large size, with a cane of iron-clad hardiness, and unites not only these two invaluable properties 

 in an eminent degree, but possesses in addition the merits of ripening early, great productiveness, entire freedom 

 from disease and double or rose blossom, strong, vigorous growth of cane, extra high quality, jet black perma- 

 nent color and fine appearance. It ripens early and continues to bear until the close of the season. We picked 

 steadily this summer up to August 25th and there were then green berries on the vines, and this, too, in a period 

 of intense drought, having had no rain to speak of for over two months. We pronounce it the best Blackberry 

 for the fruit grower and the best for the family garden. The past severe winter it was the only variety produc- 

 ing large fruit that was not badly injured in cane. 3 for 20c; doz., 60c; 100, $2.50; 1000, $20.00. 



CHILDS' EVERBEARING TREE or TOPSY BLACKBERRY. 



" For a blackberry it is the largest, finest flavored, most prolific, fruiting for two months and requires no 



stakes. This fine novelty * * * is surely one of the most desirable 

 new things we ever offered, and what we say of it we speak of 

 what we have seen and what we have tested, and not from what 

 others say. It grows from five to seven feet high, branching free- 

 ly into tree form * * * straight and erect, requiring no stakes. The 

 berries are of enormous size, equaled only by the Erie; borne in 

 great clusters which commence to ripen early in July and continue 

 into September, making its fruiting period fully two months or 

 more. The finest blackberries we ever ate we picked about Sep- 

 tember 1st from some of these plants which had been ripening 

 fruit since July 8th. They are exceedingly sweet, juicy and deli- 

 cious, melting in the mouth without a particle of hard core. Its 

 delicate flavor, great productiveness, enormous size, long season 

 of bearing and perfect hardiness in the coldest part of the country, 

 make it the most valuable of all berries for family use." Child's' 

 Catalogue. 



Like Wilson's Early it is undoubtedly a natural hybrid, found growing wild in New Jersey. It was trans- 

 planted to the garden and developed by us some six years ago, who first made it known. Ea., 15c; 3 for 35c; 

 doz., $1.00; 100, $7.50. — . . ^ ^ 



GENERAL LIST. 



The prices are for Root Cutting Plants. 

 Crystal White. Medium, translucent white, sweet, pleasant; productive. Early. 

 Early Harvest. Medium, glossy black, sweet; rather tender, very productive. Early. 

 Early Kinsr. Large, black, fine flavor; hardy, productive. Fine for home use. 

 Erie. Large, roundish, good quality; hardy, productive, popular. Second early. 

 Lawton. Large, fine quality, hardy and productive. Midseason to late. 

 Kittatinny. Large, delicious; strong grower, productive, but rather tender. Midseason. 

 Snyder. Medium to large, sweet; very hardy and exceedingly productive. Early. 

 Taylor's Prolific. Medium to large, fine quality; very hardy, productive. Midseason to late. 

 Wilson's Early. Large, productive. A popular market sort. Early. 

 Wilson Junior. An improvement upon the preceding, very similar. Early. 



Doz. 



100 



1000 



50 



$2 00 





40 



1 00 



$7 00 



50 



2.50 





50' 



2 50 



20 00 



40 



1 50 



10 00 



40 



1 50 



10 00 



40 



1 50 



900 



40 



1 50 



10 00 



40 



1 50 



10 00 



40 



1 50 



10 00 



