THE LOVETT COMPANY, 



LOVETTVBEST 



W bhci(Bei?r9. 



Lovett's Best has proved itself worthy of heading the list of Blackberries. It has now been fruited in all 

 parts of the country — North, South, East and "West — and this is the imiversal verdict of fruit growera and horti- 

 cultui'ists. The past season we had a field of ten acres of it in bearing and in comparison with ail the popular 

 varieties it not only yielded more fruit and continued longer in bearing than any other variety, but the berries 

 brought a much higher price in market. Ta brief . this fen aci^es of Lovetfs Best gave the largest retmms and the 

 greatest profit per acre of anything in the way of berries that we have ever grown. It is a thoroughly reliable 

 Blackberry of large size, with a cane of iron-clad hardiness, and rniites not only these two invaluable properties 

 in an eminent degree, but possesses in addition the merits of ripening early, great productiveness, entire freedom 

 from disease, and double or rose blossom, strong, vigorous growth of cane, exti;a high qualitj", jet black perma- 

 nent color and fine appearance. It ripens early and continues to bear until the close of the season. We picked 

 steadily this summer up to August 25th and there were then green berries on the vines, and this, too, in a period 

 of intense di'ought, having had no rain to speak of for over two months. "We pronounce it the best Blackberry 

 for the fruit gi'ower and the best for the family garden. Price of splendid roo-Ucutting plants, ea., 10c; 3 for 25e: 

 doz., 75c; 100, 83.50; 1,000, 825.00. 



CHILDS' EVERBEARING TREE or 

 TOPSY BLACKBERRY. 



A remarkably popular sort, the demand for plants of it being so 

 great as to exhaust our supply each year long before the close 

 of the season. "For a blackberry it is the largest, finest flavored, 

 most prolific, fruiting for two months and requires no stakes. 

 This fine novelty*** is surely one of the most desirable new 

 things we ever offered, and what we say of it we speak of what 

 we have seen and what we have tested, and not from what 

 others say. It grows from five to seven feet high, branching 

 freely into tree form**''^traight and erect, requiring no stakes. 

 The berries are of enormous size, equalled only by the Erie ; 

 borne in gi'eat clusters which commence to ripen early in J uly 

 and contiQue iato September, making its fruiting period fully 

 two months or more. The finest blackberries we ever ate we 

 picked about September first from some of these plants which 

 had been ripening fruit since July 8th. They are exceedingly 

 sweet, juicy and delicious, melting in the mouth without a par- 

 ticle of hard core. Its delicate flavor, great productiveness, 

 enormous size, long season of bearing and perfect hardiness in the 

 coldest part of the country, make it the most valuable of all 

 berries for family use." 



Mrs. C.A.Barton, Santa Anna, Cal. , says: "Received the 

 Wineberry and Tr»e currant; they are gro\\T.ng finely. If they 

 do as well as yom- Tree Blackberry I shall be more than pleased 

 with them. Have taken up all other Blackberries as we want 

 nothing but the Tree." " 



The above description and illustration are reproduced from 

 Childs' Catalogue. 



Like Wilson's Early it is imdoubtedly a natm-al hybrid, found 

 growing wild in New J ei-sej'. It was transplanted to the garden 

 and developed by us some six years ago, who first made it known. 

 Ea. 20c; 3 for 50c; doz., $1.50; 100. SIO.OO 



