BLACKBERRIES. 



Culture.-Many kinds of blackberries will succeed, not only on good fruit land, out even on the 

 most sandy, porous soil. They require the same treatment as recommended for raspberries, but in 

 field culture should be planted in rows Ave to seven feet apart (according to the strength of the variety), 



and three feet distant in the 

 rows; in garden culture plant 

 rows five feet apart and plant 

 three feet distant in the rows. 

 The pruning should be gov- 

 erned by the growth of cane 

 and should be severe. Pinch 

 back the canes in Summer 

 when three feet high, caus- 

 ing them to throw out later- , 

 als. While we exercise every I 

 care in digging and assorting- 

 ordinary plants, known as' 

 "Suckers," putting in none 



without side roots, yet we desire to impress upon the minds 

 of planters the superior value of plants grown from 

 pieces of roots termed "Root Cutting Plants,' 1 which, hav- 

 Root Cutting Plants. Fig. 371. ing to depend on their own roots for support make much 



better and more numerous laterals and fibrous ones. 



Suckers. Fig. 377. 



NEW VARIETIES. 



( If hy mail, add 10c. per dozen; 50c. per 100.) 

 CHILDS' EVERBEARING TREE 

 orTOPSY BLACKBERRY. 



"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 from what we have seen 

 and what we have tested, and not from what others 

 say. It grows from 5 to 7 feet high, branching free- 

 ly into tree form***straight and erect, requiring 

 no stakes. The berries are of enormous size, equal- 

 led only by the Erie; borne in great clusters which 

 commence to ripen early in July and continue into 

 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 delic- 

 ious, melting in the mouth without a particle of hard 

 core. Its delicate flavor, great productiveness, enor- 

 mous size, long season of bearing and perfect hardi- 

 ness 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: 'Re- 

 ceived the Wineberry and Tree Currant; they are 

 growing finely. If they do as well as your 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 is repro- 

 duced from Childs'' Catalogue. 

 Price, (root cutting plants) dozen, $2.00; 10O, $10.00. 



