J. T. LOX'ETT, LITTLE SILVER, \. J. 



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St. Regis Everbearing 



The "early 'till late" Raspberry. (Shown on colored plate mailed herewith). 



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Bears first, 

 last and all 

 the time 



Raspberries for four months! That's 

 what you get when you plant St Regis — 

 the new everbearing variety. Moreover 

 they are not only raspberries, but rasp- 

 berries of the very highest grade. 



The variety has been aptly ♦ermed "the 

 early 'till late" variety; for it is the first red raspberry to 

 ' • give ripe fruit, while it continues to produce berries without 



intermission until late in October. 



St. Regis is of pure American blood and of iron clad 

 hardihood; the canes enduring the severest cold uninjured and 

 are wonderfully prolific. Unlike Belle de Foctenay, Henri- 

 etta, Manel of Four Seasons and all other so styled ever-bearing red raspberries that 

 have preceded it, (and many others that are not ever-bearing), its foliage never suffers 

 by sunburn or scald; nor is its growth of cane impaired bj' the heat or drought of 

 summer. 



In addition to the bright crimson color and large size of the fruit, it is so firm and rich in sugar that it will stand 

 shipping two hundred miles, arriving at market in first class order; and it can readily be kept in perfect condition for 

 several days after being gathered. In brief, it is such a marvel as to size, beauty and excellence, it has been given the 

 name of St. Regis; the finest hotel in the world, -with guests who are the most fastidious. 



The merits of this truly reliable, everbearing raspberry may be summ.arized as follows: 



1. It is the earliest of all red raspberries; beginning to ripen at Monmouth from Tune 15th to 20th. 



2. It is wonderfully prolifi.c; the first or main crop being far greater than that of any other red variety known. 



3. It gives a crop of fruit all sum.mer and autumn, fruiting on the old canes in generous quantities until late in 

 August. By this date, berries begin to ripen upon the joung, i. e., current year's canes, which continue to produce 

 berries in increasing numbers until late autumn; in fact, until severe frosts occur. 



4. The berries are bright crimson, of large size and of surpassing quality — rich, sugary with full raspberry flavor. 

 They are of exceedingly meaty, firm texture and keep in good condition longer, after being gathered, than any other 

 red raspberry-. A; a shipper it is unexcelled. 



5. The cane; are of stocky, strong growth with a great abundance of dark green leathery leaves. 



6. It succeeds upon all soils, whether light and sandy or cold heavy clay and the canes are absolutely hardy. 

 When introducing the Cuthbert Raspberry in 1878 and the Golden Queen in 1885, I said they were good varieties. 



Was I not right? St. Regis, I am fully convinced, is a much finer raspberry than were these in their palmy days; in 

 a few words, the most meritorious and valuable raspberry, by far, to date. Any one who plants thi^ variety will waste 

 space and time to plant any other red raspberry; for it is unsurpassed in excellence of fruit and covers the whole 

 season — from earliest until latest. It is not a joke but the exact truth to say, "it is the whole thing." 



BEARS THE FIRST SEASON 



Unlike any other raspberry, the St. Regis yields a crop of fruit the season it is planted. Plants of it planted in 

 early April gave ripe berries on June 20th of the same year. For four weeks thereafter the yield was heavy and 

 the canes continued to produce ripe fruit freely without intermission, until the middle of October. The berries were 

 large and beautiful, firm and full flavored to the very last. 



St. Regis Everbearing Raspberry was awarded a certificate of merit by the American- I.vstitute. It is the rasp- 

 berry for the million and the millionaire. "There's millions in it." 



Strong Plants, each, 25c; 5 for $1.00; 12 for $2.00; 50 for $8.00; 100 for $15.00. 



Heavy Transplanted Plants, each, 30c; 5 for $1.25; 12 for $2.50; 50 for $10.00; 100 for $18.00. 



