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are melting and without core. In firmness they are like a blackberry and keep a long time either gathered or 

 upon the bush after ripe, before spoiling. The flavor is so luscious, novel and rich the berry cannot fail to please 

 everybody as a dessert fruit. For canning it is superior to all the other small fruits, and for jellies and jams it is 

 said to be unequalled also. 



The canes, which are exceedingly prolific, are of strong vigorous growth and are clothed with an abimdance 

 of large, dark green, leathery foliage and are semi-trailing in habit. (See accompanying illustration which was 

 drawn from nature). They are without the large sharp thorns of the Blackberry but have numerous fine red 

 spines, like those upon the Red Raspberry. What gives special value to this novel fi uit is its earliness; ripening 

 as it does at the close of the strawberry season, and in advance of all but the very earliest raspberries. The past 

 season we gathered ripe berries of it on June 20th, in 1895 on June 24th ; it continuing each year to give us ripe 

 berries for three weeks, perfecting all its fruit, even the last, to full size, firmness, color and flavor. 



A\' e have now thoroughly tested this new fruit in field culture and speak from personal observation of its 

 hardiness and other valuable properties. By reason of its great and many merits, coupled with its freedom from 

 disease or defects, we know it to be of untold value, both for the home garden and for profit. 



The plants we ofl'er were propagated from the original stock and are strictly pure and true. We caution 

 planters against purchasing the seedling plants that are being offered by some nurseries ; they are unreliable, 

 many of them being worthless. 



Good tip plants, each, 2r)c. 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00, 100, $15.00. 



Stronff transplanted plants, each, 50c; 3 for $1.25; doz., $4.00; 100, $25.00, 



(Tip plants will be sent by mail if desired at prices named — the transplanted plants are too large to mail). 



