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/. T. LO VETT, LITTLE SIL VER, N. J. 



SMITH STRAWBERRY. The best all round very 

 early strawberry thus far thoroughly tested, and one that is 

 particularly valuable for planting- on light land and for grow- 

 ers who are in- 

 clined to careless 

 culture. It will 

 succeed where 

 even the "old re- 

 liable" Crescent 

 fails, and is even 

 more prolific than 

 that \ariety, 

 famous for pro- 

 ductiveness and 

 endurance. The 

 berries are slight- 

 ly conical (almost 

 round), bright 

 scarlet color, very 

 uniform, but not 

 of large size. In 

 firmness it has 

 few equals, ex- 

 celling its parent 

 (Wilson), the es- 

 tablished stand- 

 ard of excellence, 

 as a shipper. Its 



quality is, however, too acid to please most palates. It origi- 

 nated in Wisconsin; is a rapid grower and extremely hardy 

 and strong. It has never been known to rust or blight, even 

 in localities where all other varieties suffer from the disease, 

 which renders it of great and special value for some growers. 

 It has been my most profitable early variety for market 

 growing for the past seven years, and I shall continue to 

 plant it larsrely until I find something better. Doz., 20c; 100, 

 50c ; 1000, $2.00. 



DWARF JUNEBERRY, 



An excellent substitute for 

 the Swamp Whortleberry or 

 Huckleberr}', but of the eas- 

 iest culture. The fruit is 

 borne in clusters, reddish- 

 purple changing to bluish- 

 black. In flavor it is of a 

 mild, sub-acid, excellent as a 

 dessert fruit or canned. 

 Extremely hardy, enduring 

 extremes of cold and heat 

 uninjured. In habit it is 

 similar to the currant. The 

 blossoms have white petals 

 and completely envelop the 

 bush, rendering - it a white 

 mass when in bloom ; which, 

 with its bright, glossy, dark 

 green foliage, renders it one 

 of the handsomest of orna- 

 mental shrubs. 



SUCCESS. A superb 

 variety, the result of careful 

 crossing, and a great improve- 

 ment upon all others; pro- 

 duced by Professor Van De- 

 man, from whom I purchased 

 the entire stock. Perfectly 

 free from disease, and exceed- 

 ingly productive ; fruit large, 



beautiful, delicious, rich and full in flavor. Ea., 10c; doz., 

 75c [by mail) ; 100, $4.00. 



LUCRETIA DEWBERRY 



It is incomprehensible to me why a fruit possessing so many valuable properties as the Lucretia Dewberry should be so 

 long in attaining general popularity with fruit-growers. I can account for the slow progress it has made only by reason of its 

 trailing habit, which has puzzled growers in the past to know how to keep its canes from the ground and enable the fruit to 



be readily gathered in a 

 neat and tid}* state. This 

 difficulty is, however, readr 

 ily and cheaply accom» 

 plished by planting in 

 hills and staking the 

 plant . Since growers have 

 learned this, it has been 

 planted in vast numbers 

 in several Western States 

 and in California, and for 

 the past three or four 

 years in the East ; and in 

 every case it has richly 

 rewarde d the grower. 

 The canes are of vigorous 

 growth, with abundant 

 foliage; succeed upon all 

 kinds of soil, are of iron- 

 clad hardiness, free from, 

 diseases and insect at- 

 tacks, and are exceedingly 

 prolific. The berries are 

 of great size (the engrav- 

 ing of a single berry being 

 that of an average-sized 

 one) , glossy black, and of 

 superb flavor. They also 

 ship and keep well. What 

 gives special value to the 

 variety is its earliness — 

 ripening, as it does, in the 

 gap between Strawberries 

 and Blackberries — and the 

 berries are so large, 

 beautiful, and good they 

 always command a high 

 price. The proper dis- 

 tance to plant is six by 

 six feet, putting two 

 plants in a hill; although 

 on thin land they may 

 be planted with success- 

 ful results as close as four 

 by four feet. Trim back 

 to four or five feet, ac- 

 cording to the growth of 

 canes, when tying up to 

 the stakes in spring. It 

 needs no special culture 

 beyond this, and will 



richly repay for a liberal supply of manure. I show my faith in this fruit by my work, as I have planted ten acres of it for 

 fruiting upon my farm at Deal. Beautiful, tip plants, doz., 40c ; 100, $1 .00 ; 1000, $5.00. 



AUSTIN DEWBERRY. A stronger grower than Lucretia, but of like trailing habit. The berries are about 

 the same in size as those of Lucretia, but are shorter and broader, and ripen a week earlier, but are not so firm, hence do 2tft 

 Ship so well. This variety should not be planted closer than six by six feet. Doz., 40c; 100, $1.00; 1000, $6.00. 



