J. T. Lovett Co. — Raspberries. 



THOiTIPSON'* EilRLlT PROL.IFIC. 



Thompson's Early Prolific Red Raspberry has beat- 

 en the record here for earllness. It Is an enormous 

 grower and stood the winter the best of all that I 

 had.— J. F. Wilson, Clarke Co., Ind. 



Remarkable for Its early season of ripening. The 

 plant is an excellent grower, the canes 

 erect and stout; quite hardy and said 

 by the originator and introducer to have 

 endured 22° below zero without injury. 

 Foliage of a dark green color, tough 

 and healthy, and endures well heat and 

 drought; here it is quite free from rust 

 and mildew. The berries are medium 

 to large in size, of a strikingly bright, 

 fresh, crimson color, very attractive, 

 which, with its extreme earliness, 

 should cause it to become a profitable 

 market sort. It is exceedingly produc- 

 tive with us and has received no special 

 care or cultivation. In brief, it is sim- 

 ilar to Brandywine, of about the same 

 size, with the same bright, fresh color 

 and ripens from a week to ten days ear- 

 lier. It has already shown much value 

 by Its early season of ripening, great 

 productiveness and vigor of plant. It 

 Is admirably adapted for planting at the 

 South, where it succeeds splendidly, be- 

 ing one of the very few. and the best, 

 that can be satisfactorily grown there. 

 It is the earliest red raspberry we have 

 seen, coming into bearing just as the 

 strawberry season is over, and ripened 

 at Monmouth the first among all rasp- 

 berries by fully a week. We have also 

 seen It In Ohio equally fine, the canes 

 of stronger growth and yielding a 

 heavy crop of fruit. Reports concern- 

 ing Its behavior are exceedingly satis- 

 factory and confirm our opinion of its 

 value as a profitable sort for both mar- 

 ket and family use. The scarcity of 

 good varieties of red raspberries ren- 

 ders this early sort especially valuable 

 and its earllness and bright appearance 

 make It profitable. 

 Thompson's Early Prolific ripened wMth me this 

 year May 29th. It is prolific, hardy, large, firm and 

 of the best quality.— J. S. Newman, Director, Ala- 

 bama Experiment Station. 



Doz., 50c; 100, $3.00; 1000, $20.00. 



Smltli'ei Prolific — A new blackcap from 

 western New York which has been highly praised. 

 The principal points of merit and superiority claimed 

 for it are canes of strong growth, perfect hardiness 

 and great productiveness. The canes throw out 

 numerous lateral branches which enable them to 

 bear large crops of fruit without danger of breaking 

 down. The berries are borne in large clusters, and 

 are about the size of Gregg, of a bright black color, 

 very firm, of good flavor. It Is also said to be a prof- 

 itable drying sort, three quarts of berries making a 

 pound of dried fruit. Its season is about second early 

 or between Souhegan and Ohio. Doz., $1.50; 100, 

 $10.00. 



Jackson's May King.— A blackcap that has 

 been especially recommended for its earliness, but 

 which we find to be really no earlier then Souhegan 

 and not so fine a variety. At Monmouth it is In no 

 way superior to the old, discarded Doolittle, and un- 

 less it behaves very much better elsewhere it is cer- 

 tainly not worthy of being placed on the list of stand- 

 ard sorts. Doz. $1.00; 100, $5.00. 



Palmer.— An early blackcap differing from Sou- 

 hegan so slightly as to be barely perceptible. The 

 fruit may possibly average a trifle larger but no other 

 points of difference can we distinguish. Its super- 

 iority over Souhegan in productiveness, vigor of 

 growth, and quality of fruit, as has been claimed, is 

 not apparent here. At the same time it is necessar- 

 ily, from its resemblance to Souhegan, a fine early 

 variety and may safely be planted in place of that 

 sort. Doz., 50c; 100, $2.00; 1000, $15.00. 



Ada.— A promising blackcap approaching Gregg 

 closely in size. It has canes of much vigor and hard- 

 iness and is decidedly productive. The berries are 

 large and fine in quality. It ripens about with Gregg 

 and may be regarded as an acquisition. Doz, 50c; 

 100, $2.00; 1000, $12.00. 



Cromwell.— A blackcap of the Souhegan class 

 which variety it much resembles. The fruit is fully 

 equal to it in size and quality, and In hardiness of 

 cane. It is a vigorous grower and productive. Can 

 be safely recommended as a valuable sort. Doz. 50c; 

 100, $2.00; 1000, $15.00. 



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