LOVETTS NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. — RASPBERRIES 



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LA FRANCE ONE OF THE FINEST 



Quality RASPBERRIES 



(Continued) 



COLUMBIAN (Cap) — Because of its dull red 

 color it is not a good market variety; but for the 

 home garden, where quality counts most, it is one 

 of the very best. It may well be described as a 

 "purple cap" sort, quite distinct from either the 

 red-fruited or black-cap varieties. The fruit, which 

 is of a dull purple-crimson, is of high quality and is 

 excellent for making jelly and jam. Canes both 

 hardy and prolific. Succeeds everywhere. Ripens in 

 midseason, continuing quite late. Extra heavy tip 

 plants, dozen, $1.50; 100, $7.50. 



CUTHBERT — Introduced by us in 1878. For 

 twenty-five years it was the most largely planted of 

 all red Raspberries and is still very popular. Berries 

 of large size, deep crimson, moderately firm and of 

 high quality, being rich and spicy. Canes of strong 

 growth, with large, healthy foliage, but not entirely 

 hardy during severe winters. Midseason. Sucker 

 plants, dozen, $1.00; 100, $5.00; 1,000, $35.00. 



GOLDEN QUEEN — Introduced by us in 1885, 

 and by far the best yellow-fruited variety. Though 

 not red, we class this with the red varieties, as it Is 

 of the same habit and requires the same culture. Of 

 luscious quality and a valuable variety for the home 

 garden. Sucker plants, dozen, $2.50; 100, $15.00. 



HERBERT — Though not a novelty, this variety, 

 introduced from Canada, is proving a highly satis- 

 factory market sort in New York State and New 

 England. Extremely disease resistant, a splendid 

 seller in nearby markets where its size never fails to 

 win customers. Selected sucker plants, dozen, 

 $1.00; 100, $5.00; 1,000, $35.00. 



About " Erskine Park," etc. 



Being only humans of the ordinary garden va- 

 riety, we sometimes make mistakes. Last season, 

 acting upon the glowing reports from (what we 

 thought) reliable sources, we offered the Redpatr> 

 Raspberry. We found it to be so nearly iden- 

 tical with Latham (offered on page 10) that we 

 are dropping "Redpath" this year. 



ERSKINE PARK continues to be a puzzle 

 It never was adaptable to general condi- 

 tions of soil, season, and climate. Be- 

 cause it is decidedly lacking in 

 pollen, the berries are almost 

 always of unattractive, irregu- 

 lar shape. Frankly, we 

 cannot conscientiously 

 recommend it, but for 

 those with whom it has 

 done well we offer: 

 Selected sucker 

 plants, dozen, $1.50; 

 100, $8.00. 



LA FRANCE 



(See illustration above) 



This is justifying every claim ever made for it and 

 fully maintaining its position as one of the very 

 finest in its class. Such berries, as are shown in 

 picture above, are borne in the fall in the same, 

 or even greater, abundance as throughout the 

 summer months. La France is extremely hardy. 

 Often reaches the height of nine feet. The late crops 

 (when the fruit is most highly prized) are at times 

 even heavier than the early ones. The fruit is borne 

 on racemes. Branches frequently show the remark- 

 able combination of buds, blooms, fruit just setting, 

 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 aver- 

 age, while individual drupes are two to three times 

 as large as those of the average sort. Extra selected 

 plants, dozen, $4.00; 100, $25.00. 



KEVITT'S HYBRID — A strong-growing, large- 

 fruited variety that appears to be perfectly hardy 

 It was one of the few varieties to come 

 unharmed through the recent severe 

 winters. Ripens here about June 15th 

 and continues for about four weeks. 

 It is indeed a very prom- 

 ising red-fruited sort. Se- 

 lected sucker plants, 

 dozen, $2.00; 



100, $10.00. J 



KEVITT S HYBRID AN EXTRA HEAVY YI ELDER 



