Culture. Many kinds of blackberries will succeed, not only on good fruit land, but even on the most sandy 

 porous soils. They require the same treatment as recommended for raspberries, but in field culture should be 

 planted in rows from five to seven feet apart (according to the strength of the variety), and three feet distant in 

 the rows; in garden culture plant rows five feet apart and plant three feet distant in the rows. The pruning 

 should be governed by the growth of cane and should be severe. Pinch back the canes in summer when three 

 feet high, causing them to throw out laterals. 



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\ MAXWELL'S EARLY. 



In Maxwell's 

 Early we have a 

 blackberry whose 

 value it is difii 

 cult to over es- 

 timate. It is as 

 large or larger 

 than Wilson's 

 Early and ripens 

 as early as Early 

 Harvest. Added 

 to these qualities 

 it is sweet, rich 

 and luscious; 

 melting in the 

 mouth — n o core 

 whatever. 1 1 

 ripens before 

 strawberries are 

 gone and in com- 

 pany with Lucre 

 tia Dewberry and 

 Early Harvest 

 Blackberry, and 

 is three times as 

 large as the lat- 

 ter. The canes 

 are exceedingly 

 prolific, very low, 

 stocky and strong 

 and free from 

 rust, double blos- 

 som and all other 

 diseases. A berry 

 so lai-ge, early 

 and healthy as 

 Maxwell's Early 

 cannot fail t o 

 meet with a warm 

 reception by fruit 

 growers every- 

 where; and will 

 b e extensively 

 planted as soon 

 as its merits be_ 

 come known. We 

 have fruited the 



variety and proved its value; the accompanying illustration having been made from plants in fruit at Mon- 

 mouth the past summer. Ea., 10c; 3 for 35cidoz., 75c; 100, $4.00; 1,000, |.35.00. 



