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LOVETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N.J.—RASPBERRIES 



THIS IS A VERY FAIR EXAMPLE OF AVERAGE LA FRANCE, AS OFFERED BELOW 



EVERBEARING RASPBERRIES— Continued 



ERSKINE PARK 



(See illustration below) 



_ A giant in growth and size of fruit, this va- 

 riety does wonders where the soil and climatic 

 conditions are favorable. It should not be 

 planted too far south nor on soil too light, but 

 where the soil is a good quahty of loam or clay 

 loam and the summer heat not too great, it is 

 really all that could be desired. One of our 

 Rhode Island customers writes that last Fall, 

 from plants of Erskine Park bought from us 

 in the Spring of 1921, she picked some of the 

 largest fruit she had ever seen, nine selected 

 berries placed in a row measuring eight inches. 

 As Erskine Park is frequently lacking in pollen, 

 it is always well to plant a few of the variety 

 St. Regis near it. To get the best results, it is 

 best to cut the canes of Erskine Park down to 

 within a few inches of the ground each spring. 



Selected sucker plants, dozen, $1.C0; lOO, 

 $5.00: 1,000, $40.00. Heavy transplanted plants, 

 dozen, $2.00: 100, $10.00. Extra heavy fruiting 

 plants, dozen, $3.00; 100, $15.00. 



LA FRANCE 



A giant in every way, producing immense 

 crops of immense fruits from July until frost. 

 Such berries as are shown on top of page 

 are borne in great abundance in the fall. La 

 France is extremely hardy. In growth it often 

 reached the height of nine feet. The canes are 

 short jointed and have a whitish or grayish 

 bark (the canes have practically no spines, or 

 at least none that would interfere with the 

 picking of the fruit). The foHage is abundant. 



The late crops (when the fruit is most highly 

 prized) are heavier than the early ones. The 

 fruit is borne on racemes, one to three feet 

 long, and the same raceme will show the re- 

 markable sight of buds, blooms, fruit just set- 

 ting, green berries, and the ripened fruit. The 

 berries are deep pink, juicy and of delicious 

 flavor. The fully developed fruits are about 

 twice as large as the average, while individual 

 drupes are two to three times as large as those 

 of the average sort. See illustration above. 

 Extra selected sucker olants, dozen, $5.00; 100, 

 $40.00. 



We receive scores of unsolicited testimonials each season, but are particularly obliged to Mr. Wm. H. Drescher, 

 North Bergen, X. J., who writes us as follows: 



"A week or so ago I received a package from you by express, containing a collection of flowering shrubs and 

 berry bushes. No consignment of a like kind ever gave me more pleasure when opened, than did that package from 

 you; and for a great many years I have been buying plants, trees, etc., from different dealers. Your shipment was a 

 revelation. Every plant was the exact size as stated in your cataloT I have especially in mind two dogwoods, one 5 

 foot and one 8 foot which was exactly as I received them ; the berry bushes were the finest I ever received ; as was 

 every other plant in the shipment. You may rest assured as to my future patronage and of every new customer I 

 can get for you, and you have my permission to make whatever use of this letter you see fit." 



ERSKINE PARK RASPBERRIES 



