BLACKBERRIES. 



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The source from which this fine new blackberry 

 comes should of itself be a sufficient guarantee of its 

 value and promise, for the originator is no less tnan N. 

 Ohmer, of Ohio, the originator oi the celebrated Gregg 

 raspberry, and one of the most extensive and success- 



ful small fruit growers in the United States. In this 

 case, the bearing of his own name is an evidence of his 

 high opinion of the variety, and his judgment is that of 

 an experienced growei'. It will very acceptably fill a 

 place now empty and supply the existing demand for a 

 profitable, large, late blackberry. In both plant and 

 fruit it is all that can be desired, the canes being en- 

 tirely hardy (having passed through sixteen degrees 

 below zero uninjured), of strong vigorous growth and 

 immensely productive ; foliage tough, healthy and free 

 from rust. The berries are large, jet black, glossy and 

 attractive, firm and of sweet, rich flavor, tender and 

 good. It ripens about with Taylor's Prolific, but its 

 larger size causes it to sell at higher prices, and it would 

 seem that this is to be the standard late market variety 

 for which ite great merits so well command it. Ea., 15c; 

 3 for 35c; dd^., $1.00; 100, So.OO; 1000, $40.00. 



V ELDORADO. 



The especially valuable qualities claimed for this fine 

 new blackberry are : great productiveness, hardiness, 

 extra fine quality and sweetness of flavor, without core 

 — a combination surely of all that can be desired in a 

 blackberry. Like many of our best fruits, it was an 

 accidental seedling, and comes from Preble Co., Ohio. 

 It has been in cultivation for twelve years, and under 

 careful tests for four years at the diflferent experiment 

 stations. 



It is one of the few fruits which seem to have no bad 

 qualities. While its flavor is high it is also productive, 

 and will stand any climate. It is also remarkable for 

 its keeping qualities. We have tested the fruit and 

 found it in quality all that it is claimed to be, but we 

 shall not fruit it largely ourselves until next summer. 

 The berries are large, jet black, borne in clusters and 

 ripen well together ; sweet, melting, rich, and pleasant 

 to the taste. From all we can learn of it we believe it 

 to be a superior variety and offer it with much con-, 

 fidence. Ea., 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00; 100, $12.00. 



GENERAL LIST. 



Crystal White. Berries of 

 fine translucent white, of 

 good size, sweet^and pleas- 

 ant. Canes are of a pale 

 green color, of strong 

 growth, exceedingly prolific 

 but not entirely hardy. 

 Should be planted near 

 other sorts to fruit well, 

 as its blossoms are pistillate. 

 A very interesting variety 

 and, being a white black- 

 berry, rather curious. Doz., 

 50c; 100, 12.00. 



V Early Harvest. Valuable for 

 its earliness, attractive appear- 

 ance, firmness and productive- 

 ness. Berries not of the lar- 

 gest size but very uniform, of 

 a bright, glossy black and ex- 

 cellent in quality. It is not 

 entirely hardy, but succeeds 

 in all but very cold sections, 

 and a very slight protection 

 suffices for it there. For the 

 South it is especially valuable, 

 and profitable everywhere by 

 reason of its earliness and pro- 

 ductiveness. Doz., 40c; 100, 

 $1.00; 1,000, $7.00. 



£arly King". One of the best for the home garden 

 l^oth on accoimt of its extreme earliness and very fine 



quality. The berries are larger than Early Harvest, of 

 an intense glossy black, very attractive, of delicious 

 flavor and produced in great abundance. The canes 

 are of sti'ong growth and entii'ely hardy. It should be 

 theumversal choice for the early home supply. Doz., 

 50c; 100, $2.50. 



