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FALL PLANTING SUGGESTIONS FROM 



BUtckherries That Bear Great Crops 

 of Greater Berries 



Blackberries are one of nature's choicest gifts to mankind — ^tkey excel, in ready adaptability and 

 general usefulness, most any other fruit. Equally delightful as a table fruit or in pies, jams, or ;ellies, 

 they always form a most acceptable addition to any food program. And they literaUy grow any place, 

 anywhere, yielding splendid crops of handsome berries. The varieties offered by us are the recognized 

 leaders throughout the country. Many of them were originally introduced by us. Our extra-heavy, trans- 

 planted plants will bear the very first season, thus returning their cost in the form of fruit this coming year. 



Not until you have experienced the delights of gathering your own and tasting something that 

 cannot be bought, will you become a true Blackberry enthusiast. 



In field culture, set the plants 3 feet apart, allowing 5 to 7 feet between the rows. We handle only 

 transplanted and Root-Cutting plants, both being far superior to ordinary or sucker plants, which we do not 

 grow. Our stock of Transplantecf plants is heavily rooted, and is bound to give gratifying results next season. 



Joy Blackberry 



Unites superlative quality, ironclad hardinets 

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This "best of all" variety (excepting, of course. 

 Mount Pocono ofifered on page 7) was introduced 

 by us twelve years ago and is rapidly superseding 

 the older sorts. Joy may be briefly described as 

 follows: Canes of stocky, vigorous habit (so stout 

 and strong it needs no staking), with abundant 

 large five- fingered leafage; yields very heavily 

 every year and all the canes are loaded with fruit. 

 We nave never known any other variety, either 

 Blackberry or Raspberr3'^, to bear fruit so freely 

 as does the Joy Blackberry. 



It has endured a temperature of twenty-four 

 degrees below zero unharmed; and is apparently 



JOY BLACKBERRIES— A JOY TO THE EYE AND PALATE 



and great productive net* 



immune to "Orange Rust," and other Blackberry 

 diseases. 



The berries are large and almost as thick through 

 as they are long — a characteristic of the variety — 

 and are coal black. In rich, luscious flavor, it 

 surpasses almost all other Blackberries. It is not 

 an early variety, ripening in midseason with Ward 

 and Blow^ers. 



Joy has more than "made good"; it has proved, 

 beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be one of the very 

 finest and best Blackberries for American 

 growers as vet ofl^ered, both for commercial 

 growers and for home gardeners. 



Selected root-cutting plants, dozen, $1.50; 100, 

 $7.50i 1,000, $60.00. Transplanted plants, dozen, 

 CO; 100, $10.00. 



BLOWERS — On fertile 

 soil, canes often grow to ten or 

 twelve feet. They yield very 

 heavily and for a long season, 

 beginning in midseason. The 

 fruit is large, attractive and 

 of superb quality. Twenty 

 degrees below zero has not 

 harmed it and it is a phenome- 

 nal cropper. Dozen, $1.00; 

 100, $5.00; 1,000, $45.00. 

 Transplanted, dozen, 

 $1.50; 100, $7.50. 



BUSHEL BERRY ~ A 



most vigorous grower which, 

 in the southern part of this 

 state, is rapidly superseding 

 Star or Wonder. Being of long 

 trailing growth, it should be 

 staked like grapevines. Known 

 to have yielded a bushel of 

 fruit per plant, on an acre 

 patch. Strong plants, 

 dozen, $2.00; 100, $10.00. 



EARLY HARVEST -- A 

 favorite with western and 

 southwestern growers. The 

 mild, sweet berries are rather 

 small but firm and sym- 

 metrical. Ripens very early; 

 sometimes suffers from winter 

 injur V in the North. Dozen, 

 $1.00; 100, $4.50; 1,000, 

 $40.00. Transplanted 

 plants, dozen, $1.50; 100, 

 $7.50. 



